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VM fuel T- suggestions from the Hive mind..

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So as it always seems to happen, a perfectly nice fitting fuel t on a set of VMs ive rebuilt for another GSR member has shrunk in the matter of a couple of days and now fits a bit sloppy in its port. I've tried a few different things I've read to get the rubber to swell back up or expand a bit, it's currently soaking in a concoction now. But I dunno if it'll work and of course Z1s site says they're out of the Alu/oring replacements...
Any suggestions fellas?
 
sk843143 said:
What about cycle o rings.com........
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These fuel Ts don't use orings. ;) they're milled out of...whatever, Alu, pot metal..., and then the ends are coated in rubber...
I
Should correct this..they actually look to be cast honestly...
 
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Just because Suzuki went cheap doesn't mean we have to.
The carb bodies are the same as the older ones that used o rings.
 
tkent02 said:
Just because Suzuki went cheap doesn't mean we have to.
The carb bodies are the same as the older ones that used o rings.
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The spacing is incorrect... Already looked at that option :) fuel Ts on the VMs are wider than the CV.

If I could afford even a cheap lathe, ($1000) I'd already have em :p
 
Found a mini lathe that'll handle up to 16" long and 4" diam...still $600 sheesh.
Hahaha
 
What about a cheep china freight. Mini lathe.....or modding the current parts to use o rings
 
Steve said:
What length do you need? I might have one with me. :eek:

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I have a couple actually, they all just suffer from the same issue...
I don't have em in front of me to measure but they're roughly 1.5 times longer than CV fuel Ts. I can give you an exact in the AM..
 
sk843143 said:
What about a cheep china freight. Mini lathe.....or modding the current parts to use o rings
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China freight. Love that place. Again..4-600 bucks. Checked the other day when I was there.

I could possibly make some grooves with a dremmel...not exactly precise. If they were for my bike id give it a go...but these are for someone else and I don't want to let em down with a leaky janky fuel T..
 
What strikes me as odd is that ALWAYS the transfer tubes (which have the same coating) seem to fit tight, never shrink...but the Ts do. I did notice the transfer tubes seem to be brass with the coating over it, whereas the T, as I said, is something else entirely.
 
Try using a drill to turn the piece and then cut it witha saw.........oh and im on aphone so sorry for the spelling
 
sk843143 said:
... oh and im on aphone so sorry for the spelling
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How does a phone change your ability to spell? :-k
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Does not matter if you are using a phone, a "smart" phone, laptop, desktop, whatever, the secret is PROOFREAD BEFORE HITTING "SEND". :p

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I searched ebay motors using the terms "mikuni" and "fuel tee" and got a list of three items including the one I linked to.

Are you talking about these?
 
Steve said:
How does a phone change your ability to spell? :-k
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Does not matter if you are using a phone, a "smart" phone, laptop, desktop, whatever, the secret is PROOFREAD BEFORE HITTING "SEND". :p

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Sometimes the spell checker and the predictive text thing combine to change words into unintelligible gibberish, and sometimes the fine print is too small to read. Sometimes things are going to be spelled wrong. This happens on my laptop as well as my phone.

Mostly it's because nobody in the USA cares about appearing incredibly stupid anymore.

Like this teenage punk the other day, bermuda shorts around his knees prison style, stupid baseball hat all sideways, standing there waiting for the light to change, picking his nose and texting at the same time. The light turns green and a Jeep with a loud pipe, an automatic and a four cylinder engine floors it slowly down the road only to be cut off but another idiot in an SUV wandering across the road aimlessly.

Everytime I return from a road trip I am amazed how the idiocracy is progressing.
 
tkent02 said:
Sometimes the spell checker and the predictive text thing combine to change words into unintelligible gibberish, and sometimes the fine print is too small to read. Sometimes things are going to be spelled wrong. This happens on my laptop as well as my phone.
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That just leads to my plea to PROOFREAD, PROOFREAD, PROOFREAD, then SEND.
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tkent02 said:
Mostly it's because nobody in the USA cares about appearing incredibly stupid anymore.
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I am afraid you hit the nail on the head with that one.
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tkent02 said:
Everytime I return from a road trip I am amazed how the idiocracy is progressing.
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"Road" trip? :confused: I thought your "roads" were at Angels 35. :-k

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Absolutely!

Absolutely!

Steve said:
How does a phone change your ability to spell? :-k
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Does not matter if you are using a phone, a "smart" phone, laptop, desktop, whatever, the secret is PROOFREAD BEFORE HITTING "SEND". :p

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I totally agree, along with stupidphone shorthand-'guna' for 'going to', for instance. A form of laziness, I guess, of which I'm certainly guilty, but not in this instance.
 
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