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replacement Needle Jet

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by Tom1969, Jan 25, 2012.

  1. Tom1969

    Tom1969 New Member

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    I was cleaning 33mm hitachi carbs on 85 xj700n. I dropped the neddle jet, which fits into the emulsion tube. It landed on the concrete perfectly... to bend it. The needle jet is engraved with Y-20. Any ideas on how to get a replacement?
     
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    Is there no way to try and bend it back into position? I believe it's Aluminum.
     
    LVSteve2011, Jan 26, 2012
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    Straightening it will not work.

    Check with XJ4Ever, chacal should be able to hook you up.
     
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    Thanks - will check with Chacal. Yeah, I did not think straightening would work because the fit in the emulsion tube has to be dead-on. What a deal breaker. Had just put valves into spec., religned the fuel tank, rebuilt the petcock and was finishing off with cleaning the carbs. The needle jet was the last piece I had to put in the last carb... guess I got a bit jittery.
     
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