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On 2007-03-14 11:12, ResearchRat wrote:
DC,
I saw from the link that you rebuilt your cabs with OEM compenents- I imagine that OEM is considerably more costly than aftermarket. Does Mikuni offer replacement parts?
Also, how does one determine which carb parts need replaced? Is there a general rule-ie replace everything: seals, floats, etc. Or, other way of determining replacement need?
Thanks.
-RR
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RR,
I looked around for a long time at online parts stores for carb parts including Mikuni's own site but in the final analysis the price difference was so small compared to what the dealer charged I just went ahead and bought my parts from Triumph. I'm a RAT member so after my discount it was pretty close to the price I could get elsewhere and if there was a problem my dealer would be a lot easier to deal with than some faceless e-store. I do buy a lot of parts off the internet but it just depends on what it is.
In my case I had 63,000 miles on the clock, had never done any carb work (apart from cleaning and a jet kit at 30,000 miles) and a considerable amount of rust had gotten past the fuel filter from my rusty tank so I opted for a large scale rebuild.
You'll need to take the carbs apart to assess what you'll need. But a general rule is with a bike as old as yours (and mine) the float needles probably need replacing but since the needles don't come separately you have to buy the whole float assembly ($43.00 ea.)! The thinking on replacing the whole assembly is that after about 8 to 10 years the floats just don't float like they used to and will cause the bike to run rich (low gas mpg). The seals and O rings are cheap so you may as well replace them too since you'll have everything torn apart anyway. In my case the carb boots were all cracked from heat and age and they're only $6.00 so again while you're there why not.?
And as bradtx said bad coils can produce the same symptoms as carb trouble so if in doubt get a competent mechanic to check them.
Here's a link to my carb rebuild post
click here
good luck,
dc
[ This message was edited by: daytonacharlie on 2007-03-16 07:50 ]
