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I had my '80 special in the shop 8 months ago for valve adjust and carb adjust/synch. they removed (for the very first time since new) the factory original aluminum(?) plugs covering the mixture screws and when the tech was done he put some clear rtv into the holes covering the screws again. bike has run like a new one ever since but I noticed today that one of the rtv "plugs" was loose so I just pushed it back into its hole. are these "plugs" needed for proper carb function? any problems if they were not there? thanks
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While the remote possibility exists that something could leak into the hole, the reason for those aluminum caps were to prevent riders from messing with the factory settings. If u notice in the manual, it says not to mess with them. I guess Yamaha never figured that we'd be knowledgeable to learn proper stoichiometric mixtures.1979 XS1100F
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I think it's Japanese for "please leave it the hell alone". but I could be wrong
however, it doesn't answer my question. if those plugs are not there will the air/fuel mixture be effected?Comment
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no it won'tSeamus Ó hUrmholtaigh
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They were there on 1 of my bikes ( before I found out what to do ) to waste fuel. Had to keep the enrichener full open for 2 mi. and then another 2 mi. on half. So by the time I hit the slab 4 mi. down the road from home the bike was ready to rock, BOUGHT NEW ! Never had a bit of trouble other than this so I guess the jetting was rich enough to keep from holing a piston.76 XS650 C ROADSTER
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They run fine without them. Only issue I ever had was when one of my springs on that screw was loose, one of my mixture screws apparently vibrated loose, and out, while at XSEast last year.
Not something easy to see and diagnose. Also not something you pick up at o-Reillys or Autozone.
But I have never put them in any carbs I have worked on.Life is what happens while your planning everything else!
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I put a small dab on mine to keep them from vibrating loose. Doubt they would but a little spot of rtv is cheap insurance.Nate
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He could have done it for one of these 3 reasons or all...
1. So the screws dont back out and hold their setting
2. So no air or water leaks in
3. Keep the owner out
Since they have an o-ring #2 isnt a problem, I'd dare say it was primarily #3. Should'a asked him.
It's not a bad idea, eliminates one possible variable if you start having issues with the bike. I'd do it to mine if I had the later carbs...Last edited by WMarshy; 06-17-2013, 04:26 AM.'79 XS11 F
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I think the reason for it is more likely to keep dirt and crap out. I have had to drill out at least one pilot jets, or mixture screw on about every single set of carbs I have had to work on. On the later model carbs, you never have issues getting those mixture screws out. But the later model carbs you get dirt and water in there and it tends to make then sieze up.Life is what happens while your planning everything else!
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