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Broken Carburetor Body

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by ZVZ, Oct 5, 2020.

  1. ZVZ

    ZVZ New Member

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    I was disassembling the carburetor rack off my XJ550 Seca but was struggling with a stripped/rusted screw. I was using an impact driver to attempt to remove it and busted the corned of the body completely off. I was looking for a replacement but everything I'm finding is either crazy expensive or just in bad condition. Hoping that maybe someone here has an extra carb body sitting around that I buy??

    Picture shows the broken corner but I'm not sure if this is Carb #1 or #4. Also, I started to separate the carbs, which is why it looks wonky.

    Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you everyone!
     

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    Any luck finding an extra carb body? Thanks!
     
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    bigfitz52 Well-Known Member Premium Member

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    That is the #1 carb and "sitting around" isn't applicable. I haven't had a chance yet, but I will pull the #1 carb from my parts rack and see what shape it's in; unless somebody beats me to it and hooks you up. Did you find a factory service manual yet?
     
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    Yes I got a parts manual and a service manual
     
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    You might get away with gluing (epoxy obvs) that - if you add some reinforcing material.
     
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