• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

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Mikuni carb swap on a 175 Cross Country

Mark Roper

Mark Roper

Husqvarna
AA Class
I have a 1976 175 that's fitted as standard with an Amal MK2 concentric, twice now the float has taken in fuel
and caused the fuel level to rise. The Replacement float, so called "stay up float" went the same way as the original
so I am thinking of replacing it with a VM Mikuni and wondered has any one done something similar ?
 
I haven't swapped out the stock carb with a VM on a 175 but I have on a 450 as many others have with every other model vintage Husky. I think the VM would be an good upgrade in your case. Its well worth the research to find out what the correct jetting is for your 175. On my 450 I jetted a VM from scratch and the cost of jets was expensive and the procedure was time consuming as well.
 
It was not until 1983 that Husqvarna came out again with the 175 after 1976. Below is a link to an article on the then 'new' 83 175. There is a good discussion on the Mikuni, with OEM jetting specs, and what jetting mods were done. In addition, they go on to talk about what size carb to use. This info may be helpful to decide what size and what preliminary jetting to start with.

 
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