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Offline WhyNot2

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Carb woes...............uh------oh
« on: February 11, 2012, 02:07:58 PM »
What is with the below pics?

Should these plugs be the same length?

Is this why the bike won't idle correctly, and can it cause exceleration problems?

Thanks

And uh oh on the over flow tubes........any ideal if there is a fix?
« Last Edit: February 11, 2012, 02:09:53 PM by budlite282 »
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Re: Carb woes
« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2012, 02:10:36 PM »
Those appear to be float bowl drain screws used to drain the floats before a long storage. Should not have an effect on the bike unless they leak bad. They should all be the same length on standard carbs, but as long as they do not leak you would be OK. Regarding the running issue...have you cleaned and rebuilt the carbs?
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Re: Carb woes
« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2012, 02:11:49 PM »
I've seen posts on how to fix cracked over flow tubes; but completely snapped off?  You might be better off getting some new bowls, or a complete set of carbs.
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Re: Carb woes...............uh------oh
« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2012, 02:15:25 PM »
Carbs have not been rebuilt.....

But have been off the bike, all jets, floats and float pins removed and cleaned and have blown all passages with air compressor.
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Re: Carb woes...............uh------oh
« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2012, 02:15:30 PM »
possible the bowl were from different carbs with the difference in lengths, Id buy some new bowls with the broken over flow tubes
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Re: Carb woes...............uh------oh
« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2012, 07:36:23 PM »
Well if your cheap, plug the overflow tube holes with permatex gas tank sealer from autozone. Hope you are real sure about your carb overhaul! Floats set correctly and always shut the petcock off when not running. This may be bad advice but could get you up and running while tuning and looking for replacement bowls.
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Re: Carb woes...............uh------oh
« Reply #6 on: February 11, 2012, 11:15:45 PM »
dude...seriously?...that much corosion in your float bowls?...those carbs are totally ruined and completely ........f-u-c-k-e-d....
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Re: Carb woes...............uh------oh
« Reply #7 on: February 14, 2012, 12:13:49 PM »
The overflow tube on that bowl on the left in the pic is broke! So if that float doesn't work for that carb your going to be in a world of GAS, flooding the motor and air cleaner. Not a good situation.
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Re: Carb woes...............uh------oh
« Reply #8 on: February 14, 2012, 12:16:31 PM »
dude...seriously?...that much corosion in your float bowls?...those carbs are totally ruined and completely ........f-u-c-k-e-d....

 Really? I've seen MUCH worse carbs saved. Hell, I'VE saved worse!!
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Re: Carb woes...............uh------oh
« Reply #9 on: February 14, 2012, 12:48:40 PM »
different drain screw sizes will not effect bike performance, however, you're gonna need some new bowls, or figure out a way to install new overflow standpipes.  i doubt either of those will hold any gas.

....or...plug them and be perfect in the maintenance of your float heights  ;D
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Re: Carb woes...............uh------oh
« Reply #10 on: February 14, 2012, 04:24:09 PM »
Thanks all............................yeah, those carbs can be saved, however the bowls are a different story.

I'm going to try to get those tubes out and play around with trying to press in some new brass/copper tubing.

Gonna be a pain......but time is all I got right now. Gas hikes are causing me to try to be a lot more innovated.
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Re: Carb woes...............uh------oh
« Reply #11 on: February 14, 2012, 05:00:57 PM »
No wait!  Jeez.. if you dunk the parts in Pine Sol for 24 hours, pull 'em out, rinse thoroughly with fresh water.  Soda blast everything carefully, works really good on delicate brass stuff and you'll clean up all the nasty parts.  Make sure you get the seats for the float needles cleaned real well.  Either replace bowls with broken tubes or use JB weld to stick new pieces of brass tube in place.  Use a sanded down toothpick shoved in from underneath to work as a guide (wax it so the JB won't stick to it) and make sure you cut the brass tube to length first.  Diameter is not as important as length.  Make sure you probe the passages for primary and secondary circuits, you can see on the casting where the passages run and use a high E guitar string, carb cleaner (protect your eyes) and get the passages really clean.  New O rings and/or a whole kit, google that carb model to get the right setting for pilot and float height.  Also identify how the bowls vent, sometimes a tiny hole somewhere, other times a tube off each body that joins other tubes and dangles a rubber line down low.  If the bowls don't vent, you don't go.  What is the carb model ID?  I may be able to point you to a guide.
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