Yup, your ears are upside down.
Damn. Really called me out with my own bike
As always, your info is great. As far as new seals for everything where can I get the rest of it all? The bowl gaskets are bad also, and it's been so many years since I first rebuilt these, I have a much better grasp on carbs now than I did back then. I'm gonna give them a full go through and would like to replace everything.Rebuild kits are not recommended. They are aftermarket and the quality of the parts can be bad. Many times the float needle and seat assemblies leak right out of the box, and the jet sizes are wrong. For the float needle and seat, genuine Yamaha is best. The floats are just a common Mikuni item, the VM24-171, retailing for about $15 ......
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It's crazy how much they changed in such small ways from year to year. What's crazier is that you guys KNOW every single little change that was made. Suppose I should pull the washers and o rings back out then lolIf your carb set is a '76-'77 one then there are no o-rings or washers on the mix screws, just a spring ......
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The o-ring came along on the '78-'79 BS38s, and the little washer didn't happen until the '80 BS34s.
Yes, your choke plates are on the wrong carbs.
Well some do... apparently I ain't one of 'em...is that you guys KNOW every single little change that was made.