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Discussion in 'Hangout Lounge' started by Graytwhyte, Aug 15, 2010.

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    Hello to everyone. I am new to the forum and just bought my first bike on the 10th. It's a 1981 XJ550 Maxim. It runs, but has starting issues. I have been reading up a lot on here about carb cleaning and took the dive today. I found some frightening things from the previous owners; Some severely stripped float bowl drain screws, and so far a cracked main jet housing on carb #1. Luckily the bike also came with a spare set of carbs, so I can match up what needs replacing. Thanks for all of the info so far! Tim.
     
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    Welcome to the group!

    Where in Central IL are you?
     
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    Hey, thanks for the welcome. I live near the U of I Urbana-Champaign campus.
     
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    Well, the horrible happened tonight while I was trying to extract a super frozen idle mixture screw...the carb body broke instead of the reverse thread extractor. Couldn't believe it. And the carb I need (#4) that's in use now has a cracked body around the diaphragm from one of the previous owners. Thanks for listening, Tim.
     
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