Trying to remove the bowl screws and they are real tight phillips head just strips them. Tried using Vice grips, that don't work either. Thought about trying an easy out. any tips on removing these screws ??

 

You do have the carb off the motor!
You can either use a needlenose vice grip or I have had good luck with a small 4" channel lock.
Remember to turn counterclockwise - to the left.

 

Usually some small needle nose vise grips work when it gets that bad. Have you tried cutting a slot to fit a flat head screw driver in the screw? Before I attempt to remove any of those OEM carb screws I put the screw driver in the screw and give it a couple of taps with a hammer and that seems to help and using a screw driver that has a black coated tip, seems to help as well.

Once you get them out make sure you replace them with a socket type screw of your liking.

Chris

 

well, no, haven't figured out how to remove the throttle/choke cables at the carb off yet. loosened the barrel nut, but not sure how to get the cable loose.

 

It takes 2 small screwdrivers. Open the carb all the way and hold it open with one screwdriver. Take the other one and fish the cable and ball out of the holder. Be careful not to loose the end that goes to the carb. It can get lost easy.

 

ya i played with my carb for a day or two, try tapping the screw driver with a hammer, be sure you dont break the carb, its like white metal, soft, it breaks easy. Go to your local shop and get the same screw but with a alen/hex head. You will never have that prob again.
They do make them, its sweet if your cleaning you carb alot.

 

alright, got the screws out, rejetted, replaced with new screws.started her up, sounds good, however , now I got fuel leaking off the bottom of the bowl. back to the drawing board.

 

Your floats got bumped up so the bowl is overflowing out the overflow and going out. I did this very thing when mine had a stock carb on it, dumb mistake but easy fix. The floats are set too high. remove the bowl and pull them down a little bit.

 

Ditto what cynick said. We've all done it! Check out the OMR summary and it will give you the perfect setting for the float and have that thing popping wheelies in no time.