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Suzuki 160 needle stuck???


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I cleaned my carb on my 160 1991 and then was using it for some mud. And when ever i would go full throttle it would jam open. I would have to kill it then push the arm of the throttle cable back into the carb. I would then be back in business. But i had it happen one more last time. I killed and was gonna try to push the cable back in but it was jammed. I took the carb apart and had to use a freakin screw drive to push the the needle out. The cable also got stretched some how so i cut the end off, took a bolt of the same size, cut the end off and used that as a new end for the cable. I kept is on by wrapping a wire around the cable and then soldering it. The shaft/sleeve thingy was full of dirt and mud so i sprayed carb cleaner in there and clean the sleeve and needle clean. I reinstalled the carb and everything and now the needle will not move...why wont it move??

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How is your carb getting full of mud? Correct that problem.

You have the sliding tube throttle valve attached to the needle jet. The tube and needle needs to slide up and down smoothly and the needle jet needs to enter and exit the jet orifice without sticking.

Clever on your throttle cable fix, however, shortening it might cause the engine to rev higher when you turn the steering. Suggest you get a new cable.

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