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SCHNIKIES!! What do I do now? Carb Help!

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So I just started the deep cleaning process on my 81 GS650 Carb. As I got the first one apart, I found a bunch of rubberish material surrounding one of the float bowl posts. I pealed it off and found this (see pict). One of the posts was cracked. A slight tug to see if it was a crack or break revealed a break. Looks like someone tried to JB or silicone it together. There was lots of that stuff flaked all over inside the float bowl too and I trust that was cloging the works up.

So I got a major problem here, so me thinks. Any ideas on how (or if) this is fixable? Or am I on the search for a new carb to use as parts? I'm doing 1 carb at a time and I sure hope the other 3 aren't like this (or worse!)

I appreciate all the help and advice!

Russ
 
Not trying to brush you off but if you do a search you will find lots of different threads. My opinion...find a used carb body. Post in the Wanted section here.
 
Go to a hobby shop and pick up a short length of brass tubing having an inside diameter the same as the outside diameter of the post. With a Dremel, slot the tube to fit over the flange on the base of the post in the bowl. At the same hobby shop, buy some 1.5mm x 3mm screws. Drill and screw the brass collar to the post base and fit the broken top piece into the top of the collar, securing with the screws. Broken posts can usually be fixed.

You can also center drill the post and use a short length of 4/40 threaded rod (also available at hobby shops) and tap and thread the broken post and base, rejoining it with the threaded rod.

Earl
 
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