Carburetor Adjustments & Turning Tips; Carburetor Adjustments & Tuning Tips - Honda CRF250X 2006 Owner's Manual & Competition Handbook

Carburetor Adjustments & Tuning Tips
The carburetor used on your CRF will seldom
experience trouble with the standard settings
under average load, and average climatic and
barometric conditions. However, to fine-tune the
engine's power output, the carburetor may
require specific adjustments for competition use.
However, in order to comply with emission
regulations, we recommend that you make no
carburetor changes unless you use your CRF for
competition only.
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Adjustments for Competition
Carburetor Components
Cold Start Circuit
A very rich mixture must be delivered to the
cylinder when cold engine is being started. When
the choke knob (1) is pulled out, fuel is metered
by the starter jet (2) and is mixed with air from
the air passage (3) (located above the throttle
valve (4)) to provide a rich mixture for starting.
The mixture discharges through the orifice (5)
into the cylinder.
(3) 3
(4)
(1) choke knob (4) throttle valve
(2) starter jet (5) orifice
(3) air passage
Hot Start Circuit
A lean mixture must be delivered to the cylinder
when a hot engine is being started. When the hot
start lever is pulled back, the hot start valve (1)
opens, allowing air to be supplied to the main
bore (2) through the hot start air passage (3). This
extra air enters the air-fuel mixture from the slow
circuit resulting in a lean condition.
(1)
(1) hot start valve
(5)
(2) main bore
(3) hot start air passage
(2)
(1)
(3)
(2)