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Hey guys I need a bit of help my wife has a Smokin Joe version of this bike and the carbs are toast I need to know if any of you guys could direct me to who or were I might locate a good set thanks in advance?
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I cannot imagine carburators are so much toast that some cleaning and new seals wouldn't do the job.
Ultrasonic baths do 99% of the job, so buying new ones would be a bit excessive.
Especially because I think they are very expensive...
And almost every garage can clean carburators or tell you who can
Ultrasonic baths do 99% of the job, so buying new ones would be a bit excessive.
Especially because I think they are very expensive...
And almost every garage can clean carburators or tell you who can
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Ok guys here it is the original carbs were left with seafoam in them for about three yes three years and it really gummed them up I purchased another set used and sent the bike to a friend that works well with older carb motors. Once installed I could get the bike to run but they aren't 100% a match so missing some vacuum ports on the carb body and once I connected it runs really crappy and no throttle response. The original ones since I was under the impression they weren't needed I took them a prt still have everything but can't find anyone who wants to take on rebuilding them because the jets were removed. I could have sent the carbs back but I didn't know they weren't a match until the warranty expired the never mechanic never said anything. Bonehead yes but I thought this would be an easy fix for him I should have just sent it to a local indy for the repairs.
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It's not the worst mistake anyones made. Don't sweat it.
why not take a shot at rebuilding the originals yourself?
It's not an insurmountable thing to do. It mainly takes patience as it's a tedious thing, a few special tools and the willingness to do it
There are a lot of videos to show you how and all the help here.
even if you bought a brand new OEM set out of the.box, they would still need to be sync'd.
why not take a shot at rebuilding the originals yourself?
It's not an insurmountable thing to do. It mainly takes patience as it's a tedious thing, a few special tools and the willingness to do it
There are a lot of videos to show you how and all the help here.
even if you bought a brand new OEM set out of the.box, they would still need to be sync'd.
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It's not the worst mistake anyones made. Don't sweat it.
why not take a shot at rebuilding the originals yourself?
It's not an insurmountable thing to do. It mainly takes patience as it's a tedious thing, a few special tools and the willingness to do it
There are a lot of videos to show you how and all the help here.
even if you bought a brand new OEM set out of the.box, they would still need to be sync'd.
why not take a shot at rebuilding the originals yourself?
It's not an insurmountable thing to do. It mainly takes patience as it's a tedious thing, a few special tools and the willingness to do it
There are a lot of videos to show you how and all the help here.
even if you bought a brand new OEM set out of the.box, they would still need to be sync'd.
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Just watched a video of guy syncing a set of carbs on an old Honda he says he removed the vacuum lines and capped them just curious how is that done? I will post a picture of them a bit later and if you guys will give me your opinion
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