Someone who speaks carburetor better than me will have to answer that one. I know the diaphragm controls raising and lowering the needle into the intake to adjust the air/fuel mix or flow or something. How it works with or without it I'll let someone else guess.
-Kyle On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 4:01 PM, Laran Evans <laran.ev...@gmail.com> wrote: > Will do. > > Any idea what the symptoms of a torn diaphragm would be? I was > surprised to see the tear because I didn't notice anything while > riding. > > On Jul 14, 1:59 pm, Kyle Munz <kyle...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I'm not sure how interchangeable the 550 stuff is with the 650 and 700s > but > > I would look into it. I'd keep an eye on eBay and see if there are any > > salvage yards within a hundred miles of you. I do occasionally see entire > > rebuilt carbs on eBay for a couple hundred $. Again, those are usually > for > > 650s and 700s but something worth watching. I just don't think any sort > of > > patch job on that diaphragm will be flexible enough or reliable enough > for > > it to work. > > > > -Kyle > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 3:52 PM, Laran Evans <laran.ev...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Replace the whole throttle valve or just the seal? Where could I find > > > a replacement? Bikebandit doesn't have any in stock, and they'd be > > > $110 if they were. Can I use one from another model bike? > > > > > On Jul 14, 11:09 am, Kyle Munz <kyle...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Replacement > > > > > > -Kyle > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 12:55 PM, Laran Evans <laran.ev...@gmail.com > > > > > wrote: > > > > > What's the appropriate way to fix this? > > > > > > > Here's a link to a picture of the tear. > > > > > > http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/CxUws4MM8T-5ViDoCyreTg?feat=dire. > > > .. > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > -- > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > Groups > > > > > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > > > > To post to this group, send email to > nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com > > > . > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > > nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<nighthawk_lovers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com><nighthawk_lovers%2Bunsubscrib > e...@googlegroups.com><nighthawk_lovers%2Bunsubscrib > > > e...@googlegroups.com> > > > > > . > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com > . > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<nighthawk_lovers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com><nighthawk_lovers%2Bunsubscrib > e...@googlegroups.com> > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lov...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<nighthawk_lovers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lov...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
