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Did I drop something out of my carb? (Sanity Check)

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Hello everyone, stupid question here. 
So I was pulling the carb off my bike because it wasn't running right and when I took it apart, I looked down the main jet and the pilot jet to see if it seemed to be blocked. I then walked across the shop and when I looked back in the main jet (I think), it seemed like it was much more open than I remembered. Now I've convinced myself that I've dropped some critical component out of the carburetor onto the shop floor. Can I get a sanity check here and can one of you more experienced guys let me know if I've actually messed something up or if I'm just losing it? Thank you all.

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05 Sep 2023 18:06 #1

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That should really be the "jet setter" with the o-ring to seal into the well in the float bowl.   It looks like a main jet with a HUGE hole like someone drilled it?  I also don't see the thick brass washer that should be under the jet setter. 

Main jet goes on end of jet holder that threads into side of float bowl. 
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The brass washer, which fits under the main jet, and secures the needle jet into the carb body, is missing. If you can't find it, a replacement should be easy to obtain.
Last edit: 06 Sep 2023 01:27 by yam-fan.
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I'm guessing it's a DT2 & washer #6 looks to be missing 'as MarkT & Yam-Fan says' but not easy to get a good look.
Also be sure to have the Oring #7 that fits onto #5 & seals into the bowl. Yours has a side mounted main jet in the bowl & #5 seals the needle jet extension into the bowl so it can suck from the main jet which sits in item #9
www.partzilla.com/catalog/yamaha/motorcycle/1972/dt2/carburetor
Just another thought--if you've had the needle jet out then be sure it's located'right where we're looking in your pic' as carb has a pin to locate the needle jet in 'that' fat bit to the right of your pic. If you've missed that, then the airway could be mis-aligned but i doubt that's happened as needle jet wouldn't sit all the way down & would sit on the pin.
Last edit: 06 Sep 2023 04:43 by RT325.
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Yes, thanks RT325...  I looked at it on a bigger screen and that could be a jet setter with the oring groove...  don't see an oring and with straight on view hard to see the round end, looked hex all the way on a tiny pic.

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