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Re: The humble carburettor main jet
Posted to Technical Theory Forum on 7/8/2020

Hi Steve.

OK I'll bite. The following is my understanding of a main jet:

The main jet is a calibrated restriction [assuming no metering rods, which change the effective jet size as they move] which meters fuel into the carburetor main well. The reason fuel... Login to read more.