• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

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1973 250CR Mikuni jetting??

Timmer

Timmer

Husqvarna
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I have a 1973 Husqvarna 250CR that I just got done restoring. The only carb that I got with the bike when I started was a Mikuni round slide. The threads at the top of the carb and in the cap are messed up and the needle is broken. I have tried a couple other Mikuni VM carbs that I borrowed but the jetting is way of in those and I am not confident that the jetting in the carb I got is correct. It floods itself out on the bottom with the borrowed carbs and flooded itself from mid to top with the carb I got with it. I asked John Le Fevre and he said to buy a Bing. I have it set up for Mikuni now and have heard that they were better. I would prefer to stick with Mikuni. I have found the stock jetting numbers for a Bing. My question is what should the stock jetting be for a VM Mikuni round slide carb on a 73 Husky 250CR? I want to either buy a new VM carb or a jet kit for one so I can get it running. I just have no idea what jetting should be. I live in Indiana and my elevation is 797ft. Will only be riding it in 60+ degree weather. The bike is beautiful and it kills me not to be able to ride it. Thank you.
 
pic looks good to me...im sure someone will be along to share jetting with you. i have never run the piston port huskys much..
 
if you have a 38mm vm mikuni, if i were you i would start with 400-450 main, 35 pilot..2.5 slide...and whatever needle you have in it...see where its at there
 
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