I have a couple sets of 771A 79 GL1000 carbs. One set has what I believe are plastic caps that just turn for as long as you want to turn them without changing anything. I am assuming these are caps to prevent end user adjustments (maybe some Cal. idea perhaps). Has anyone run into this before. I assume if I pry them off all will be fine but hate to take a chance of hurting anything on otherwise rebuildable carbs and would not wnat to rebuild unless I can clean and confirm settings on the idle screws anyway. Any advise apreciated.
Plastic carb idle screw tops
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Plastic carb idle screw tops
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If the wife knew how many bikes I actually have I would be living alone...here are the ones she knows about.
73 Suzuki T500
73 Honda CB750K
76 Honda CB750F
73 Honda CB350F
Current Project
79 GL1000 New To Me Stock W/Vetter V & 3 bags
And now a 78 GL that may become naked
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Re: Plastic carb idle screw tops
You guessed right. The caps are idle mixture limit caps to prevent the idle mixture being adjusted past the factory setting. They were part of the newly added emission control starting on late model 78 wings. You can easily remove them and set the mixture. The shop manual gives a good description of the procedure using the idle drop method.
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Re: Plastic carb idle screw tops
Thanks05c50 wrote:You guessed right. The caps are idle mixture limit caps to prevent the idle mixture being adjusted past the factory setting. They were part of the newly added emission control starting on late model 78 wings. You can easily remove them and set the mixture. The shop manual gives a good description of the procedure using the idle drop method.
.............Paul
Rob T
If the wife knew how many bikes I actually have I would be living alone...here are the ones she knows about.
73 Suzuki T500
73 Honda CB750K
76 Honda CB750F
73 Honda CB350F
Current Project
79 GL1000 New To Me Stock W/Vetter V & 3 bags
And now a 78 GL that may become naked
If the wife knew how many bikes I actually have I would be living alone...here are the ones she knows about.
73 Suzuki T500
73 Honda CB750K
76 Honda CB750F
73 Honda CB350F
Current Project
79 GL1000 New To Me Stock W/Vetter V & 3 bags
And now a 78 GL that may become naked
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