1982 XJ650 Carb rebuild kit...

Hi. I bought a set of K&L carb repair kit, and I need help identifying these two pieces, as to what they are and where they should go.

it's the 2 items on the right that is in question: a round rubber thing like a gasket, and a button-like piece.

apologize for my ignorance. somebody else took apart my carburetor and I am trying to put them back together.

Thanks. any help is appreciated:

Harold
1982 XJ650 Maxim

 

The o-ring is an incorrect piece, it's not needed on your carbs. Why K&L puts it in their kits is beyond me.

The round disc is a block-off cap for the pilot circuit mixture screw, which you don't want to use, as it makes access to the mixture screw (which needs periodic adjusting) impossible.

 

Harold, you should have gotten your rebuild kit from ^^^^^ Chacal
He is honest, he is fast with delivery, he is trust worthy and he can really write up some fine articles.
Like this one:
http://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/in-the-church-of-clean.14692/
Which you should read whilst playing with you carbs.

 

I think the o - ring goes on the drain screw.

 

Hitachi carbs don't use a drain screw o-ring, and only some of the Mikuni carbs do............

 

Thank you very much.

 

Thanks. you are right. I should have gotten it from Chacal. He answers to the questions fast as well. I will search his website next time for whatever my bike needs. Thank you.

 

Chacal is so good he provides technical support even when you buy from someone else! Len, you are excellent!

 

P.S. the K&L kits used to contain a needle that is too long (it's about 1mm longer than the stock needle) and it screws up the original geometry of the float/needle/seat arrangement.......meaning they will leak, and no amount of adjustment can solve the issue. I don't know if they have resolved that issue. If the needle in that kit is longer than the stock needle, then you may experience much frustration with getting it to work properly......

 

Thanks for the warning. I have not been back in the garage yet to work on it. Been busy with the other life.