i know that the roommates 600 1988 shadow was the same carbs as my 1200 1986 GL... just half as many... i would look at other honda bikes from that era (plus or minus 3-5 years) make shure to get lots of pictures to make shure you get what you actualy need
On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 5:15 PM, David Cummings < david.logan.cummi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yeah, it's my understanding that in a CV carb the vacuum diaphragm > does most of the work - raising the needle to let more fuel flow > through the main jet when vacuum is increased by opening the butterfly > with the throttle... > > I'd guess you'd have poor throttle response with a torn or worn out > diaphragm, ultimately to the point that you wouldn't get any response > if the diaphram was absent or completely torn through. > > -Dave > > On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 5:05 PM, Kyle Munz <kyle...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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_lov...@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<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<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. 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