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Went in to my local Yamaha shop to day, posted labor cost for cleaning carbs; $108 per carb/ syncing carbs $72.00. Glad I can do my own. LOL. Later 'Dog
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Wow! If i had only charged those people who I did that for free, I could almost retire early. -
dog - Am I understanding you correctly - $432 to clean four carbs and another 72 to synch? That's over $500!!!! Do they charge you extra if you need parts, or do they throw in free bowl gaskets to every sucker, er, customer? Even if the dealership put a full mark on it, that's still outrageous. Good news for shade tree mechanics, though - I feel better already
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I think I have a loose screw behind the handlebars.
'79 XS11 Standard, Jardine 4/1, Dyna DC1-1 Coils, 145 mains, 45 pilots, plastic floats - 25.7mm, XV920 fuel valves, inline fuel filters, speed bleeders, Mikes XS pods, spade-type fuse block, fork brace, progressive fork springs/shocks, manual petcocks, 750 FD, Venture cam chain tensioner, SS brake linesComment
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dog,
That's another $500.00 you can spend on the bike!!
RIP Whiskers (Shop Boss) 25+yrs
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WOW...and the "Gansta Garage" only cost ya a six pack!!! What a bargain!!
I am sure you could find a more reasonable fee at a local independent shop. But not less than $300 I would bet, and I suspect nothing under $70 for a synch. I would think they have to have the price setup for a cleaning such that they are covered when the folks bring in carbs with old fuel basically solidified in the bowl and passages and they have to play holy h@ll getting things loosened up to come out. JMHO.Life is what happens while your planning everything else!
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80 XS1100 Special - Project Resurrection
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That is correct!, and to think we are suppose to triple clean ours. LOL. Later 'DogOriginally posted by dbeardslee View Postdog - Am I understanding you correctly - $432 to clean four carbs and another 72 to synch? That's over $500!!!! Do they charge you extra if you need parts, or do they throw in free bowl gaskets to every sucker, er, customer? Even if the dealership put a full mark on it, that's still outrageous. Good news for shade tree mechanics, though - I feel better already.Comment
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I have the receipt the PO gave me from when he had the local shop do the carbs.$945.00.
BTW the main jets they put in are 130's ,supposed to be 137.5 for a '78.
It ran like crap.I just got new kits in yesterday from georgefix.So I will be redoing their mistake.But hey I got a good bike for $400.
Rick80 SG XS1100
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I was told to take out the diaphrams and soak the whole lot in diesel. It works well and only cost a gallon of diesel! All the crud comes off fairly easy and a small brush to get those little awkward places
1979 XS 1100 Special
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How'd you get all the diesel out of it? Just let it air dry?
Also did you remove the notorious butterfly valve shaft seals? I wouldn't think diesel would do anything to them, but who knows.Comment
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