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looking for carbs for my '82 xj. Are they the same as the xs? I stripped out most of the screws trying to clean em out for my first time... willing to send the old ones back to you too! I just don't have enough time, or nutcracker to deal with these
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There are only two types of bikers...
those that have layed it down, and
those that have not layed it down...YET!
1982 XJ1100J Maxim (F-Bomb)
Not going to lie, Brand new at this... thanks for having a bit of patience with dumb questions
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I don't have any to give but I will take your old ones off your hands!Nathan
KD9ARL
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1978 XS1100E
K&N Filter
#45 pilot Jet, #137.5 Main Jet
OEM Exhaust
ATK Fork Brace
LED Dash lights
Ammeter, Oil Pressure, Oil Temp, and Volt Meters
Green Monster Coils
SS Brake Lines
Vision 550 Auto Tensioner
In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.
Theodore Roosevelt -
You can use XS11 carbs, only major difference is manual choke lever, no cable operated choke. Sorry, "fuel enrichment lever".
2H7 (79) owned since '89
3H3 owned since '06
"If it ain't broke, modify it"
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The XJ carbs aren't quite the same; you have a handlebar mounted choke lever which the earlier bikes lack. Their lever is on the left side carb. Somebody else will have to weigh in on whether or not you could swap parts and 'convert' a early set. It may be possible on a '80-81 set, but I doubt it on the '78-79 versions as there's too many differences in the carb body casting.
If you don't care about that, any XS carb set will work.Fast, Cheap, Reliable... Pick any two
'78E original owner - resto project
'78E ???? owner - Modder project FJ forks, 4-piston calipers F/R, 160/80-16 rear tire
'82 XJ rebuild project
'80SG restified, red SOLD
'79F parts...
'81H more parts...
Other current bikes:
'93 XL1200 Anniversary Sportster 85RWHP
'86 XL883/1200 Chopper
'82 XL1000 w/1450cc Buell, Baker 6-speed, in-progress project
Cage: '13 Mustang GT/CS with a few 'custom' touches
Yep, can't leave nuthin' alone...Comment
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What screws did you strip out? Was it the mounting screws or things like the pilot jets and idle mixture screws? I have had great success with using a dremel cutting wheel to cut big flat head notches in stripped out phillips screws. And with the acquisition of a large drill press, really great results using Fred's recommendation from a long time back to check driver bits in it and use the press to put lots of force against the screw and turn the chuck by hand or with some channel locks.'81 XS1100 SH
Melted to the ground during The Valley Fire
Sep. 12th 2015
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the mounting screws all stripped except for one, and the four ontop of the first one all stripped except for one... Got frustrated and gave up.... for now... but I'll probably be putting this off for a while again now becaue My upstairs toilet broke, and drained into the downstairs... Lots of damage...There are only two types of bikers...
those that have layed it down, and
those that have not layed it down...YET!
1982 XJ1100J Maxim (F-Bomb)
Not going to lie, Brand new at this... thanks for having a bit of patience with dumb questionsComment
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If its just those screws you could probably just grab them with a visegrip and turn them out.Nathan
KD9ARL
μολὼν λαβέ
1978 XS1100E
K&N Filter
#45 pilot Jet, #137.5 Main Jet
OEM Exhaust
ATK Fork Brace
LED Dash lights
Ammeter, Oil Pressure, Oil Temp, and Volt Meters
Green Monster Coils
SS Brake Lines
Vision 550 Auto Tensioner
In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.
Theodore RooseveltComment
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Sorry to hear about the toilet, that always sucks.Nathan
KD9ARL
μολὼν λαβέ
1978 XS1100E
K&N Filter
#45 pilot Jet, #137.5 Main Jet
OEM Exhaust
ATK Fork Brace
LED Dash lights
Ammeter, Oil Pressure, Oil Temp, and Volt Meters
Green Monster Coils
SS Brake Lines
Vision 550 Auto Tensioner
In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.
Theodore RooseveltComment
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1980 XS850SG - Sold
1981 XS1100LH Midnight Special (Sold) - purchased 9/29/08
Fully Vetterized and Dynojet Kit added, Heated Grips, Truck-Lite LED headlight, Accel Coils, Irridium plugs, TKAT Fork Brace, XS850LH Final Drive & Black SS Brake lines from Chacal.
Here's my web page devoted to my bike! XS/XJ User's Manuals there, and the XJ1100 Service Manual and both XS1100 Service manuals (free download!).
Whether you think you can, or you think you cannot - You're right.
-H. FordComment
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I have to do that right now on quite a few of the crappy rusty phillips screws that are scattered throughout the bike as i tear mine apart.Nathan
KD9ARL
μολὼν λαβέ
1978 XS1100E
K&N Filter
#45 pilot Jet, #137.5 Main Jet
OEM Exhaust
ATK Fork Brace
LED Dash lights
Ammeter, Oil Pressure, Oil Temp, and Volt Meters
Green Monster Coils
SS Brake Lines
Vision 550 Auto Tensioner
In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.
Theodore RooseveltComment
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Hi Kronk,
if the carb screw heads have gone all cone-shaped there's ways to get those screws out, some of them posted here.
Then you can put Allen screws in their place like they should have done at the factory.
If the threads in the carb. bodies are stripped, you are in the soft and brown.
Same kinda deal with your upstairs toilet, eh?
I do hope it's the clean water inlet that failed.Fred Hill, S'toon
XS11SG with Spirit of America sidecar
"The Flying Pumpkin"Comment
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On my buddies KZ (which used the big 6mm phillips all over the engine) I had lots of good results cutting in flat head notches and using the big flathead bit that comes in the little impact driver set. Oh, and don't forget the BFH to use with it
'81 XS1100 SH
Melted to the ground during The Valley Fire
Sep. 12th 2015
RIPComment
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Rule no 1 of carb work on these bikes, spray EVERY thing with liquid wrench, or PB Blaster BEFORE trying to loosen it. Rule no 2, when rule no 1 does not work, get out the dremmel. I've lost count of how many of those bleeding phillips head screws I've rounded out and used a dremmel with a cutoff wheel in it to cut slots and used a flat head screw driver to remove them.
As to the toilet thing, well....once again the rule is proven, it all rolls down hill. The other two rules of plumbing...payday is on Friday...and do NOT bite your finger nails!!
Life is what happens while your planning everything else!
When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.
81 XS1100 Special - Humpty Dumpty
80 XS1100 Special - Project Resurrection
Previously owned
93 GSX600F
80 XS1100 Special - Ruby
81 XS1100 Special
81 CB750 C
80 CB750 C
78 XS750Comment
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There are only two types of bikers...
those that have layed it down, and
those that have not layed it down...YET!
1982 XJ1100J Maxim (F-Bomb)
Not going to lie, Brand new at this... thanks for having a bit of patience with dumb questionsComment
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Everybody knows these arent regular phillips head right? They are JIS and need special driver to not strip,
Trapped in time. Surrounded by evil. Low on gas.
1980 XS1100G 1179 kit, Tkat brace, progressive springs & shocks, jardine spaghetti, Mikes coils, Geezer's rectifierComment
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