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  • Grimace
    XSive
    • Sep 2005
    • 77
    • Edmond, OK

    #1

    carb tee question

    Do the ones from mikesxs.xom work on the 1100 carbs? Thanks.
  • TopCatGr58
    Administrator
    • Jul 2002
    • 12650
    • Portsmouth, Va.

    #2
    Hey Grimace,

    IF yours is dry rotted away, it has a metal inner layer just like the ones on MikesXS. You should be able to go to the hardware store and find some NEOPRENE or Buna-N Orings that you can fit around that metal base and fit snugly inside the carb "T' inlet port, essentially the same setup as the MikesXS one! I can't remember for sure, but I think someone has gotten it and used it successfully on an XS11. You might want to get several washer/O-rings to provide more support than just 1 for each end of the fitting! BTW, cut or remove the rotted rubber from around the old one..duh!
    T.C.
    T. C. Gresham
    81SH "Godzilla" . . .1179cc super-rat.
    79SF "The Teacher" . . .basket case!
    History shows again and again,
    How nature points out the folly of men!

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    • Grimace
      XSive
      • Sep 2005
      • 77
      • Edmond, OK

      #3
      Didn't think of that TC Thanks for the tip

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      • TopCatGr58
        Administrator
        • Jul 2002
        • 12650
        • Portsmouth, Va.

        #4
        Hey Grimace,

        Let us know WHAT SIZE Oring you find that works and how well it works, so we can possibly make this a tech tip! Thanks!
        T.C.
        A photo or two would be nice too!
        T. C. Gresham
        81SH "Godzilla" . . .1179cc super-rat.
        79SF "The Teacher" . . .basket case!
        History shows again and again,
        How nature points out the folly of men!

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        • Grimace
          XSive
          • Sep 2005
          • 77
          • Edmond, OK

          #5
          Well, I can probably find that, but I was in a pinch and needed to get my bike going so I did the sensible thing. I mixed up some of that magical fuel tank sealer we use at work and sealed the tee fittings into the carbs. Worked like a charm, and with the new butterfly shaft seals from mikesxs.com (thanks Mike ) I am back on the road.

          In a few weeks, (this bike hates me so I WILL be back in the carbs), so I can get the correct o-ring size

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