Broken slide guide nib on - Carb #1 - 1979 GS1000L

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  • dubwicht
    Forum Apprentice
    • Sep 2024
    • 89
    • Alberta, Canada

    #1

    Broken slide guide nib on - Carb #1 - 1979 GS1000L

    I just noticed that the plastic nib that guides the slide on carb #1 is broken off. All the other nibs are intact. Is it possible to replace this part? It appears to be part of the carb body and I can't find it on the parts schematic.
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  • dubwicht
    Forum Apprentice
    • Sep 2024
    • 89
    • Alberta, Canada

    #2
    No wonder the needle was damaged. It was flopping around in the cylinder. I am surprised that Mikuni would use plastic for the part. I have never seen on like this.
    Last edited by dubwicht; 08-07-2025, 12:48 PM.

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    • dubwicht
      Forum Apprentice
      • Sep 2024
      • 89
      • Alberta, Canada

      #3
      As it turns out, it wasn't broken off but had somehow been pushed back. I pushed it back in with a round chisel and epoxied the hole. Hopefully it will not pop back out.

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      • Don R
        Forum Mentor
        Past Site Supporter
        • Feb 2024
        • 202
        • Galesburg Illinois

        #4
        Good fix, it saved a lot of other trouble.

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        • dubwicht
          Forum Apprentice
          • Sep 2024
          • 89
          • Alberta, Canada

          #5
          Thank you Don. I was worried I might have had to buy a second set of carbs.

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