XT 500 Carburetor Rebuild 

Thanks about the speed thing but I just finished a 250 1974 enduro carb and the video was normal slow speed plus he talked and walked the viewers through it and it helped a lot and the 500 xt is more complicated

Beautiful job. Mine is not quite as pretty, but I get a second kick start reliably, and I am very pleased with that.

Ok thanks a lot I appreciate the help

Thanks so much for your reply and suggestions I’ll try that and let you know how it turns out

Hi. Can you do a video with a close-up on how to pre-load the throttle return spring, I can't figure out how on mine. Thanks much, Joe

You don't have to make that video for me.I watched it a bunch of times and finally saw you preload the spring by pulling it back with your finger. Thanks, I think I got it now, Jo

I wish I had your experience at cleaning the carburetor and rebuilding it

Great video, keep up the excellent work.

great work! font of your subtitle-explanations is hard to read though...

The carb on my 79 SR500 had been giving me problems, Had started (pinking or pinging) at anything above 2\3 throttle when giving it some stick. I rebuilt it after cleaning it in my ultrasonic cleaner, raised needle to top & upped main jet by 2 sizes. Not much better, Checked timing, (spot on) Anyway, yesterday I fitted a New VM36 & made up a new throttle cable, Totally different machine now, runs brilliant. Weird things carb problems. I also have a 1978 XT500, never had any problems . Both great machines. Great video by the way.

What happened to the long brass pin like tube you had in the tupperware at 15:45? I didnt see it get installed? Thanks for the video btw!!!

Thanks a lot for replying it ran perfect before for an hour and then suddenly just started to bogg when given throttle so I cleaned out petcock and carb bowl and I thought I had it because petcock was full of dirt put it together and it still Boggs frustrating it is

I’m almost done my diy restoration on my 1976xt500 and you have been most helpful I appreciate it a lot. I bought a new 6 volt battery I think I have it charged properly I put new ends on battery cables attached it them but still no power to lights or gauges can you maybe give some insight on my problem thanks

Thank you for putting this together!

Wondering if the 125-500’s all have the same carburetors just different sizes? Anyone?

I want to fix my one too its high on petrol .am gona install new kit

This me again with the 1976 Yamaha xt500 I took the petcock off my tank it was filthy dirty and cleaned out the carburetor bowl but when I start it now I have to choke it all the time and when I give throttle it still bogges. So now I don’t kn if there’s a easy fix or if I have to take it all apart again

How did you get the carburetor to look brand new like that

Too bad he doesn't talk through it. step by step

How many turns on the adjustment screws on the carb ?

Thanks a lot for your reply I’ll try that my tank is full so will I have to train the tank first before checking the tap filter?

Hi, my xt 500 carb wont turn . It has some type of white rust holding it tight. I have tried putting it in petrol for a day , boiling water and Q20( rust removal spray) . What can I do?

How do you slow your video down from being in high speed?

Hi it’s me again asking for your help I got my restoration done my xt500 is on the road it was running great till yesterday it sounded like it was starving for fuel so I put a new fuel filter on it it run great for 5 minutes or so now it’s doing the same down the road at slow speed not too bad put sputtering I give it throttle bogs out so I choked it a little and it goes and then bogs again is it something inside the carburetor I dont know what it is I appreciate some help thanks

Hi Don, what did you use for cleaning the carburettor that makes is look like out of the factory?

I don’t think my old girl has that kind of tap is there some how I can send you a picture of it ? Is it the two screws by the shut off toggle for reserve and off and on sorry for all the trouble

Hello ! whta method did you use to get restore the alumminum of the carb?

Looks like a TT carb to me.

Is that a 36mm?

Carnt see anything as youve speeded up the most useful parts of the video ,thus making it pointless .

Wtf maybe you should go a bit slower and talk people through it that people can actually understand what you’re doing