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Broken choke feed tube...
- Thread starter Chadske
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- bobber carburetors maintenance
Is it this pickup tube?
Without it, the choke on that carb won't pull fuel from the bowl, just air. If your bike starts reasonably well, you could go without it.
Otherwise, this is a good craft/restoration project. You'd have to make a new tube from brass, crossdrilled to match the original aeration holes. Then, carefully bore out the remnants of the old tube, and press/glue the new tube in place. Use the other carb for reference...
Without it, the choke on that carb won't pull fuel from the bowl, just air. If your bike starts reasonably well, you could go without it.
Otherwise, this is a good craft/restoration project. You'd have to make a new tube from brass, crossdrilled to match the original aeration holes. Then, carefully bore out the remnants of the old tube, and press/glue the new tube in place. Use the other carb for reference...
Maybe a hobby store. They have small brass tubing but an exact size may be a problem.
You can make a lot of things work, so maybe.
My best advice is contact gggGary and see if he has a carb set he would part with.
Or watch the classified.
My best advice is contact gggGary and see if he has a carb set he would part with.
Or watch the classified.
Getting a bit creative, I suppose you could fit a reinforcing tube inside the originals, at the break, and jbweld them. Best if it's a snug fit, and no blocking of any passages.
If you feel this is out of your league, maybe you could find a local hobbyist machinist...
If you feel this is out of your league, maybe you could find a local hobbyist machinist...
Without some sort of reinforcing, it won't hold very well.
Here's an example of a reinforced repair on a float bowl's broken overflow vent:
Being a hobbyist machinist, these kinds of repairs are easily done, take it for granted, and I forget that some folks aren't in that arena. I'm sorta at a loss as how to fix that outside of my shop...
Here's an example of a reinforced repair on a float bowl's broken overflow vent:
Being a hobbyist machinist, these kinds of repairs are easily done, take it for granted, and I forget that some folks aren't in that arena. I'm sorta at a loss as how to fix that outside of my shop...
