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Getting ready to rebuild carbs, got a few concerns.

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by raytrace, Aug 17, 2009.

  1. raytrace

    raytrace New Member

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    OK, since we have some bad weather heading this way and riding is out of the question (along with the fact that my bike runs terrible now) I am about to go rebuild the carbs over the next week or so.

    Now here's my first question. The YICS eliminator I'm seeing on Ebay, is that a legit eliminator? (just google YICS eliminator and it's the first link to Ebay). I mean, does it work as well as the original?

    Second question. I just bought a carb repair kit which consists of only a float bowl gasket, o-rings, float needle, seat assembly, and pilot screw blind plug. Maybe it's just me, but shouldn't there be more than just this for a carb rebuild? I figured there would have been a diaphragm in there as well.

    Any little "Gotchas" I should know about that is not in the Hayes repair manual?
     
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    wizard Active Member

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    Unless you paid about $500 for the kit it wouldn't have diaphrams.
     
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    Well since I won't be able to ride this bike until I get it working right anyways, should I just open up the carbs, see what I need, and just order the parts that look worn?

    And are there any parts in a carb that should be replaced in pairs? Say if one part looked worn but another didn't, but those two parts should be replaced together.

    Yes, I'm trying to do this as cheaply as humanly possible.
     
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    after you egt them torn apart go to your local hardware store and spend about an hour finding the right o-rings to replace the ones that dont come in the kit and they are alot cheaper at the hardware store than at Yamaha. Have fun and clean as iuf you had to eat out of the bowls and dont forget the starter pilot jet
     
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    In the forums find "Carb cleaning" by Rickomatic... (and others)

    Replace 'butterfly shaft seals" probably

    Clean and air leak free carbs are a must do for bikes this age.
     
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    Raytrace,
    The Eliminator you saw on ebay is made by a guy in Salem, OR. His name is Larry Foster.He is a great guy. He helped me a lot when I first bought my 1100. He has a passion for keeping these older bike on the road. The Eliminator come with extra O-rings in case you ruin them installing or removing the tool. I believe he also includes his phone number in case you have a problem with it. I'm not sure if he is a member here but I know he is on The XS11 site.
     
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