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Compared to the cost of a new S&S Super E or Mikuni HSR42, it's something to consider if you're looking to save some money. Trying to find a consensus on 'favorite' carb is like asking: 'What cam?' or 'What oil?'....
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Have you checked the float needle seat? Sometimes you get build up or wear on the actual seat that a new needle will not cure.
Never did it myself but I hear there is a trick to cleaning the seat with polishing compound or similar.
Also so check for body warpage where the two halves meet. YD
Never did it myself but I hear there is a trick to cleaning the seat with polishing compound or similar.
Also so check for body warpage where the two halves meet. YD
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Takes a little time but has fixed more than one. including mine
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Its a hollow plastic float.
I've cleaned it out the best I could- There is a guy an hour away that can rebuild it for me, I'm tempted- but worried when I take it home, if it will be the same way.
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She's hollow.
I took it over to a buddy who's a mechanic on base here-
The drain screw is kinda pooched, all knicked up around the end, he set the correct float height with a vinear caliper.
When I put the carb back on and tested it, it was like a gas explosion. It went everywhere.
In the black- I'm now shopping for the HSR42 Easy Kit. And then I'm gonna throw this CV in the River.
I took it over to a buddy who's a mechanic on base here-
The drain screw is kinda pooched, all knicked up around the end, he set the correct float height with a vinear caliper.
When I put the carb back on and tested it, it was like a gas explosion. It went everywhere.
In the black- I'm now shopping for the HSR42 Easy Kit. And then I'm gonna throw this CV in the River.
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My buddy from town took the CV in to his shop and left it in the ultrasonic cleaner over the weekend.
Works beauty. We'll never know what it was exactly- although I'm placing my bets on something in the needle seat.
It was a cold day here so after cleaning its wet-sump puke, I left it.
Should be good to go in a few weeks.
Cheers,
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You've said that twice now. I think you made a wise decision by letting someone else tackle this 
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