VM29 Choke enrichment tube damaged

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VM29 Choke enrichment tube damaged

13 Nov 2018 06:33
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Will VM29 smooth bores still perform with one damaged choke enrichment tube. Tube is still there but has a crack in it and bent a little.

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Re: VM29 Choke enrichment tube damaged

13 Nov 2018 07:19 - 14 Nov 2018 01:16
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Once the choke is off the tube has no function. So as long as the bike starts on 3 cylinder choke, which it should, it will be fine. It might be worth trying to put some kind of sleeve on it to cover the crack if poss?

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Re: VM29 Choke enrichment tube damaged

14 Nov 2018 15:49
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Just solder up the crack. It supposedly can be done with just a normal soldering iron.
Try googling “solder overflow tube”
and read up on it.

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Re: VM29 Choke enrichment tube damaged

14 Nov 2018 16:29
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I tried solding those tubes before and failed. After that I followed this tutorial and it worked great
cx500forum.com/forum/general-discussion/...ube-raplacement.html

Used the dimple in the side of a threading die to roll over the end. For the choke tube you need to drill a small cross hole near where the tube plugs into the float bowl. Overall, it's quite a simple process.
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