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    Carb cracked!

    I was having a hard time getting Rising Sun to run properly after replacing the kawasaki carbs with a set of XS carbs before I took it to my brother in law Tom (who is supposed to join here!)....and eventually took the set off Great Ranger and figured I would figure it out later.

    Well its later, and I found a problem. One carb body had a crack in it.

    I never noticed it cleaning them before but this time my finger ran across it and I could feel the ridge.

    Back of bowl near choke.

    I thought about trying to fix it, but Im just gonna replace it with a spare. Otherwise I would always wonder when it might fail. (I was gonna try soldering)

    Anyway if you just can tune them, check for cracks!

    I have bought several kinds in past just for problems like this so this time I have stripped all four completely for another ultrasonic bath, gonna use only the best parts when going back together.



    John
    Last edited by jwhughes3; 07-04-2012, 10:13 PM.
    John is in an anonymous city with an Alamo (N29.519227,W-98.678980)

    Go ahead, click on the bikes - you know you want to...the electrons are ready.
    '81 XS1100H - "Enterprise"
    Bob Jones Custom Navy bike: Tkat brace, EBC floating rotors & SS lines, ROX pivot risers, Geezer rectifier, new 3H3 engine

    "Not all treasure is silver and gold"
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  • #2
    How about a photo?
    XS1100F 1980 European model. Standard. Dyna coils. Iridium plugs. XS750 final drive (sometimes). Micron fork brace. Progressive front springs. Geezer regulator/rectifier. Stainless 4 into 2 exhaust. Auto CCT (Venturer 1300) SOLD. New project now on the go. 1980 European model.

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    • #3
      You are gonna make me arent you?

      I thought I'd get away with just a description.






      John
      John is in an anonymous city with an Alamo (N29.519227,W-98.678980)

      Go ahead, click on the bikes - you know you want to...the electrons are ready.
      '81 XS1100H - "Enterprise"
      Bob Jones Custom Navy bike: Tkat brace, EBC floating rotors & SS lines, ROX pivot risers, Geezer rectifier, new 3H3 engine

      "Not all treasure is silver and gold"

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      • #4
        Yes!

        Interesting, that. I wonder what caused it?
        XS1100F 1980 European model. Standard. Dyna coils. Iridium plugs. XS750 final drive (sometimes). Micron fork brace. Progressive front springs. Geezer regulator/rectifier. Stainless 4 into 2 exhaust. Auto CCT (Venturer 1300) SOLD. New project now on the go. 1980 European model.

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        • #5
          Splitting rack or dropped

          I figure either sometime in past the rack was split up or it got dropped.

          I had to break it off the rack and when I put them together they are getting allen screws!

          John
          John is in an anonymous city with an Alamo (N29.519227,W-98.678980)

          Go ahead, click on the bikes - you know you want to...the electrons are ready.
          '81 XS1100H - "Enterprise"
          Bob Jones Custom Navy bike: Tkat brace, EBC floating rotors & SS lines, ROX pivot risers, Geezer rectifier, new 3H3 engine

          "Not all treasure is silver and gold"

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          • #6
            I was thinking that could be tig welded, but then the way it goes through that lip that holds the slide diaphragm... It's still probably doable with a lot of dremmel work afterwards, but it would be a giant PITA and with a million Mikuni carbs out there, probably not worth it.
            Try your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.

            You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!

            Current bikes:
            '06 Suzuki DR650
            *'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
            '82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
            '82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
            '82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
            '82 XJ1100 Parts bike
            '81 XS1100 Special
            '81 YZ250
            '80 XS850 Special
            '80 XR100
            *Crashed/Totalled, still own

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            • #7
              That crack missed everything that is a conduit to fuel. Heck, you could seal it with JB Weld ar almost anything. I wouldn't put anything in the groove that seals the diaphragm though.
              Skids (Sid Hansen)

              Down to one 1978 E. Stock air box with K&N filter, 81H pipes and carbs, 8500 feet elevation.

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              • #8
                I may try

                I might try if I just desperately need another body now that I am out of spares

                John
                John is in an anonymous city with an Alamo (N29.519227,W-98.678980)

                Go ahead, click on the bikes - you know you want to...the electrons are ready.
                '81 XS1100H - "Enterprise"
                Bob Jones Custom Navy bike: Tkat brace, EBC floating rotors & SS lines, ROX pivot risers, Geezer rectifier, new 3H3 engine

                "Not all treasure is silver and gold"

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                • #9
                  I have a couple of messed up bodies around just to look at if I need to figure something out or for show and tell here. They come in pretty handy sometimes.
                  Greg

                  Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

                  ― Albert Einstein

                  80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.

                  The list changes.

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                  • #10
                    Good idea greg

                    Better than pulling them for pics or trusting memory!

                    I already stripped my bad bodies looking for parts to salvage. Not much, most jets were screwed up from POs or me

                    Got a few stock ones though to pass along as needed when time is right. Got my early carbs setup thanks to generosity from Richard (rpgoerlich) and will be paying it forward next rally.

                    I do need to get one of those right angle screwdrivers though...that was nifty and easy to make adjustments without raising tank.

                    John
                    John is in an anonymous city with an Alamo (N29.519227,W-98.678980)

                    Go ahead, click on the bikes - you know you want to...the electrons are ready.
                    '81 XS1100H - "Enterprise"
                    Bob Jones Custom Navy bike: Tkat brace, EBC floating rotors & SS lines, ROX pivot risers, Geezer rectifier, new 3H3 engine

                    "Not all treasure is silver and gold"

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                    • #11
                      Bodies

                      Which carb is it, I have some spare bodies.
                      78 XS1100E Standard
                      Coca Cola Red
                      Hooker Headers

                      http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/p...m/DSC00580.jpg

                      1979 XS1100 Special
                      http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/p...m/DSC00612.jpg

                      1980 XS Standard
                      http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/p...m/DSC01137.jpg

                      2006 Roadstar Warrior
                      http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/p...um/warrior.jpg

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