Hi there, my 78SE appears to have Mikuni 34's (AMEND) on it when it would originally have had 38's (AMEND. I'm in the process of getting it running after about a year and a half.
Basically I wondered if its worth me sticking with the 38's and getting them sorted and tuned or whether I'd be better off with 38s (AMEND) in the first place?
Some background..... It has aftermarket exhaust (cocktail shakers) and K+N filters, not much else modified. There rest is cosmetics really. Last summer I realized the carbs were flooding and opened them up, cleaned what I could and replaced o rings that were perished and letting fuel flood into the float bowls. I set the ignition timing also and recently adjusted the valve clearances (although I therefore think I need to do the timing again). Put fresh fuel in and it started pretty easily on the choke. Dies when I kill the choke after 5mins or so. The new plugs were quite blackened (from only being on choke?). I did notice that fuel through the filter was a bit slow so will replace that at the weekend. I've not had it on the road since I bought it 2 / 3 years ago (started a family in the meantime)so I dont know how well the carbs were performing prior to my ownership.
So, yeah, basically, am I likely to be able to get these 34's (AMEND) working well or should I start looking for replacements to get me off to a better start?
Thanks in advance
Basically I wondered if its worth me sticking with the 38's and getting them sorted and tuned or whether I'd be better off with 38s (AMEND) in the first place?
Some background..... It has aftermarket exhaust (cocktail shakers) and K+N filters, not much else modified. There rest is cosmetics really. Last summer I realized the carbs were flooding and opened them up, cleaned what I could and replaced o rings that were perished and letting fuel flood into the float bowls. I set the ignition timing also and recently adjusted the valve clearances (although I therefore think I need to do the timing again). Put fresh fuel in and it started pretty easily on the choke. Dies when I kill the choke after 5mins or so. The new plugs were quite blackened (from only being on choke?). I did notice that fuel through the filter was a bit slow so will replace that at the weekend. I've not had it on the road since I bought it 2 / 3 years ago (started a family in the meantime)so I dont know how well the carbs were performing prior to my ownership.
So, yeah, basically, am I likely to be able to get these 34's (AMEND) working well or should I start looking for replacements to get me off to a better start?
Thanks in advance
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