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checking to see if anyone has an idle mixture screw or know a source for one..bike is 79 standard..the tip is broken off one of mine..little part with big job..thanks stevo
I had good success a few years back with machining a new point on a broken screw. Chuck the screwhead in a drillpress and sping it a fairly high speed. Use a combination of files and sandpaper to grind a new point that matches an unbroken one.
strom i tried to get mixture screw #2a2-14923-00-00 from a couple of different sources including MR motorcycle..if you know where i can get one i'd certainly buy one
ken i appreciate the input and actually i had thought about trying what you said "spinning it in a drillpress and shaping " is it going to be that hard to find a new one...i'm assuming you spun yours because you couldn't find one...right now i have it kinda halfass turned down (bench grinder fine stone spinning the needle with my fingers) it's just sensitive as hell to adjustment...i have at least moved it to #1 carb so it will be a breeze if/when i find one....surely someone has some old carbs laying around
The one I spun, I had to do that way because it was for another XSive who came to Revelstoke to get some work done on his bike. Home was 2.5 hours away, it was a weekend, and at that time there was no dealership here. Even now, the nearest dealer with any stock of parts is 2 hours away, and I'd bet money they would not have one of these screws in stock. The advantage of the drillpress wethod over using a bench grinder is the ease of getting a true round shape and taper. Really, it only takes a few minutes to get good results, even going slow and checking frequently.
If you can't find one let me know. I may have one you can have. Just let me know. Just email me. ccogswel@earthlink.net Just be sure to put Idle Mixture Screw in the subject line so I won't delete it by mistake. Shouldn't cost that much to ship beings you are not that far away.
Just let me know
Chris
79 XS1100 Standard aka: Mutt
87 Honda TRX350D 4X4: Old Blue!
93 NewYorker Salon: Sleeper...
71 RoadRunner 440 Magnum: Mean Green!
69 Charger 440 Magnum: Pleasure Ride!
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81SH "Godzilla" . . .1179cc super-rat.
79SF "The Teacher" . . .basket case! History shows again and again,
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