1980 carb parts in 1981 bike? Both GS850

[Kruder]

Hey guys.

I've been following the procedures on the site for pulling apart and dipping the carbs on my '81. As our old friend (Murphy) would have it I'm on the last of the four when the air screw head decided to strip. Picture attached of damaged screw head.

I am probably going to try the method described in other posts where I will try to take off the top part of the tube and see if I can put a slot in the screw. However, I dislike putting all my eggs in one basket. My plan B may consist of taking the carbs from my 1980 GS850 and seeing if I can get that safely disassembled, dipped and put in place.

If Plan A fails can I use the carb from the '80 without issue or are they going to be too different?

Thanks,

Ken

[Steve]

Should be no problem with the '80 carb, but try slotting the head first.

No need to take off the top of the tower, just use a large cut-off wheel in a Dremel tool to cut a slot down the tower, all the way to the screw.

It should look a bit like this:



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