Not a question - Just some help for those of you who haven't re-jetted yet:

The Prairie 650/700 float bowl screws (8 total) are M4.0 x 14mm and should be switched ASAP to socket head cap screws verses the OEM phillips heads. Then buy some hex ball drivers so that the screws are easier to remove/install the next time.

The correct size fasteners can be purchased at your local hobby shop believe it or not:

Look for DUBRO brand, P/N 2278
I paid $1.69 for a bag of four. Sure beats the Kawi dealer price of $2.00 each for the phillips head variety that are almost impossible to remove...

The hex ball drivers can be purchased at your local hobby shop also.

 

Thanks for sharing.

 

I've changed mine out except for one. One of the original screws is stripped and I can't get a good grip with needle nose to get it off. I'll worry about it later if I ever have to take the jets out.

 

RebelDS, if you need to get that one screw out, cut a slot across it with a dremel tool so you can use a straight screwdriver. That is, if you can't get at it with the vise grips.

 

neato.....thanks for the info.

by hobbyshop you mean like HobbyTownUSA or somehere like that?

 

Yup - almost all local Hobby Shops carry DUBRO hardware. The R/C guys guys (used to be one on e'm) buy all kinds of small metric hardware for their Helicopters, Cars, Airplanes, etc.

- If for some reason they don't have DUBRO brand, just look through their Metric hardware selection and find the M4.0 x 14mm Socket Head Cap Screws.

 

Hey Prarie,
any other tips for re-jetting the carbs? I also have a P-700 and I'm going to re-jet soon. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
thanks,
Sirmill

 

Thanks for the post! I pulled my carbs today.

Most difficult thing was knowing what to do with the choke and throttle stuff. Once I poked around enough I figured it out. Im shocked that one of these sites doesnt have a simple pictorial of pulling the carbs.

I used NYROCS site for the "choke calbe replacement" that helped me with the choke stuff. Then I lifted out the carbs enough to review the throttle setup. Just uncrew the top one and unhook the cable.

 

Or another option is to Dremel two sides of the screw head flat so you can get a good grip with the vise grips has worked for me in the past. Those are soft screws, terrible.