CARB POST BROKE WHAT TO DO ??

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CARB POST BROKE WHAT TO DO ??

14 Apr 2013 20:13
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hello again everyone,
i have a broke post in the number #3 carb on my 82 kz1000J( i didnt break it my awsome local shop did me that favor) :angry: which is letting it leak becouse the float needle wont seal. my question is- were would be a good place to get carbs? and should i hunt for factory carbs or is there something beter out there rebonding the post maybe?
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Re: CARB POST BROKE WHAT TO DO ??

14 Apr 2013 20:19 - 14 Apr 2013 20:20
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Steve1986 wrote: hello again everyone,
i have a broke post in the number #3 carb on my 82 kz1000J( i didnt break it my awsome local shop did me that favor) :angry: which is letting it leak becouse the float needle wont seal. my question is- were would be a good place to get carbs? and should i hunt for factory carbs or is there something beter out there rebonding the post maybe?
JBWeld, properly used, will repair the post and withstand continuous immersion in gasoline.

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Re: CARB POST BROKE WHAT TO DO ??

14 Apr 2013 20:33
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thanks i didnt know jb weld would take the gas and i didnt want anything breaking down in there
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Re: CARB POST BROKE WHAT TO DO ??

15 Apr 2013 16:26
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check out this post.
kzrider.com/forum/3-carburetor/535889-br...post-can-be-repaired

www.jmfmicroweld.com/MicroLaser.php

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Re: CARB POST BROKE WHAT TO DO ??

15 Apr 2013 17:08
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maybe jb weld is the only answer, aluminum is not easy to weld. another alternative would be a screw or small bolt with a helicoil.

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Re: CARB POST BROKE WHAT TO DO ??

15 Apr 2013 17:13
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It probably could be welded also but jb weld should be sufficent.
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Re: CARB POST BROKE WHAT TO DO ??

15 Apr 2013 17:21
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check the link i posted fellas.
they can and have been welded.






very affordable to.

leon
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Re: CARB POST BROKE WHAT TO DO ??

15 Apr 2013 17:23 - 15 Apr 2013 17:25
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banshee's got skills for days.
I bet a bit of molten melted aluminum dropped on there wouldn't have worked that well.
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Re: CARB POST BROKE WHAT TO DO ??

15 Apr 2013 21:24
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thanks guys im gonna try the jb weld if it dont work guess i will send it away to be welded
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Re: CARB POST BROKE WHAT TO DO ??

15 Apr 2013 22:17
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What are carbs made out of?

Good 'ol pot-metal

Except for smoothbores (and perhaps some others) -- aluminum.

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Re: CARB POST BROKE WHAT TO DO ??

16 Apr 2013 14:51
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JB Weld didn't work for me. Flat slides. Probably my err. It crumbled when the gas touched it. Sent the carb out and had the post replaced. The shipping cost as much as the repair.

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Re: CARB POST BROKE WHAT TO DO ??

19 Apr 2013 13:03
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I had a post break on me. I pinned it and used gas tank repair epoxy to hold it in place. Still holding after a couple of years.
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