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So the carbs are apart, i left them on the rails...cleaned everything up real nice and have lots of pictures if anyone is interested in knowing what is inside the BS34's...i havent figuired out how to post multiple pictures without doing a separate posting and i still feel weird about stepping on Grinch77's toes here.
sorry for hijacking your thread Grinch.
so tomorrow i need to round up some O-rings somewhere...i am wondering what holds the little brass plug...the manual says i should put a fastening agent of some sort...I am tired, but the things are clean, ready to go back together and all the parts in great shape...happy camper...thanx for listening. peace out.
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so tomorrow i need to round up some O-rings somewhere...i am wondering what holds the little brass plug...the manual says i should put a fastening agent of some sort...
I assume you are talking about the plug over the pilot jets, right? I've never used any "fastenting agent". I just let the o-ring hold it snug.
For the O-rings, the quickest solution would be to head down to Harbor Freight Tools in Medford and pick up their Metric O-Ring Assortment kit. It contains hundreds of o-rings of all sizes.
This is what I'm talking about.
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The guys at the Kawaski shop in Medford are jerks...tried to tell me that my '82 KZ isn't worth the time i am putting into it and that the carburators are junk because they are old...what an idiot...he wouldn't even go look for some O-rings for me...he wanted me to "consder buying a new motorcycle"....what a jerk.
I couldnt get bowl gaskets so i had to make my own...again they will do for this rebuild...here is some pics showing how to cut gaskets when in a bind. One of my most handy tools is a set of punches that make the screw holes and passage holes in the gasket material...i got 'em at the chinese tool store about twenty five years ago and they have made many gaskets since...a must for any shade tree mechanic.
assembly tomorrow and maybe we see if these gaskets and O-rings are gonna fly...it's all experimental ya know.
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thanx...peace.
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The easiest way to remove them is to CAREFULLY drill a small hole in them, then pry them out with an awl, or pick. Be carefull when you drill the hole that you don't keep going after the drill breaks through the cap, and mess up the screw. Don't worry, it's not that difficult--just don't put a lot of downward pressure on the drill, and take it slow.
Edited to add: I'm talking about the plugs on the top, not the ones in the float bowls that cover the pilot jets. The float bowl plugs ARE necessary--but these can be removed without destroying them.
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