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Double checking carb work before ordering parts

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I have an extra set of carbs for my 83 1100E. I disassembled them last night in preparation for dipping and installing the cycleorings kit I own. I noticed two things:
First, the screens that go on top of the needle and seat are missing. Pretty sure I need those or they would not have put them there in the first place. Partshark wants $25 for the set. Any cheaper sources out there?
Second, when I took the bowl off carb #2 the pilot jet plug was laying at the bottom of the bowl. All the others were somewhat loose. Is this part going to expand when fuel is in there or should I just go ahead and replace them also (~$10)? Note, these carbs were shipped halfway across the country, so some shaking occured. Also, they have been sitting unused for ~3 years, so things have dried out.
I already have the washers to do the needle washer mod, new fuel bowl gaskets and ss hex screws for everything, so I am set there.
My plan is to rebuild these, install them on my bike while I rebuild the ones that came on the bike, then sell them as bike-synched rebuilt/repainted carbs.
 
I'd get new jet plugs. They will indeed swell up, but the fact that they shrunk means it's best to go with new ones.

I wouldn't bother with the screens -- some bikes had them and some didn't, but the petcock includes an effective filter. The screens only guard against large chunks from the petcock itself.
 
New rubber plugs are nice. The friction to hold them in place is not necessary, as they are actually held in place by a nub inside the float bowl.

The screens are also nice, but as bwringer said, are mainly a secondary protection. If you feel that you need them, I have some extras.

When you are ready to sell your carbs, go ahead and advertise them as rebuilt/repainted, cleaned, whatever, but don't bother advertising them as "bike synched". Yur valve adjustment and general engine condition will be different from the engine they will be installed on, so they will have to be re-synched, anyway.

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Ah, but my bike is perfection, so perhaps I should say "perfectly synched"? :lol:
I understand what you are saying, but they will be much more than just bench-synched. When the event occurs, I will state both - synched on my stock bike, but will need to be re-synched on the target bike. I won't advertise here anyway, we all know how tight GSR members are. ;)
Realistically, that may not be for another year, so I'm not really going to worry about it. Having a spare set will just allow me to ride whilst I clean up the current set.
 
bwringer said:
I'd get new jet plugs. They will indeed swell up, but the fact that they shrunk means it's best to go with new ones.

I wouldn't bother with the screens -- some bikes had them and some didn't, but the petcock includes an effective filter. The screens only guard against large chunks from the petcock itself.
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Since they did not have any screens, I won't put any on there. I just never saw any w/o the screens before. Live and learn.
 
My 750 didn't have any screens, the GK had two out of four.....This reminds me I have a set of BS32SS carbs that need to be done, so I have a spare set. :)
 
Larry D said:
My 750 didn't have any screens, the GK had two out of four.....This reminds me I have a set of BS32SS carbs that need to be done, so I have a spare set. :)
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Hey, winter is the time to do the work. Get on the stick. Summers are for riding. ;)
If you need any help, LMK. After doing the unique GPz carbs, these are a piece of cake.
 
koolaid_kid said:
Hey, winter is the time to do the work. Get on the stick. Summers are for riding. ;)
If you need any help, LMK. After doing the unique GPz carbs, these are a piece of cake.
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After my epic rebuild of the 750 last winter, I've been a little lazy this winter.....I do have a few minor things to take care of. I was going to build one good running spare 16v 750 engine out of the two I have in the garage, but, as I said, laziness took over.

The wife is wanting some shelves built in her office here at home. I told her I didn't have the proper tools to build them, so, she got a new table saw for Christmas. She's kinda sneeky that way...... :)
 
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