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KZ305 rubber plugs impossible to find
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05 Jul 2023 19:41 #886897
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The Kawasaki version Mikuni BS34's use a pilot plug made from zinc, employing a small O-ring to seal. I'd make them out of brass if it came to that, along with the O-ring.
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If you want to reproduce that plug out of rubber on a lathe consider grinding it with rough paper or use a Dremel tool with a carbide burr at a fairly high speed (work piece one direction, tool in the opposite direction) Cutting rubber with conventional lathe tools only deforms it, the stuff is like chewing gum even at a high hardness.
I use to work for a rubber company doing prototype engine mounts, ground and carved a lot of different parts using all types of tools. Grinding it will give you a smooth uniform shape.
The Kawasaki version Mikuni BS34's use a pilot plug made from zinc, employing a small O-ring to seal. I'd make them out of brass if it came to that, along with the O-ring.
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06 Jul 2023 10:10 #886910
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94 KE100
81 CM200t
82 KZ305
85 VF1100c
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94 KE100
81 CM200t
82 KZ305
85 VF1100c
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