Carb Rebuild Kits

[JStones]

Are Carb rebuild kits worth the money? Looking for opinions.

[kirkn]

In my experience, most of the time, one doesn't need most of the stuff that comes in the kits - jets, needles, hard parts, etc. What one DOES need is the soft stuff that seems to be left out - O-rings, gaskets, soft parts.

In my experience, all the hard parts can be refurbished perfectly by a thorough disassembly, clean (by yer favorite method) and reassembly.

Seek out the soft stuff - O-rings, gaskets, etc. and be happy.

Kirk

[Rover]

Are Carb rebuild kits worth the money? Looking for opinions.

Nope,Get O-Rings from member here,Robert Barr

[BassCliff]

Hi,

The best practice is to re-use all of the metal bits after disassembly and thorough cleaning. Cleaning should include dipping in a carb cleaner bucket (Berryman Carb Dip or similar) for up to 24 hours. Then reassemble using a new O-ring kit from http://cycleorings.com. If necessary, replace any worn or broken parts with OEM parts. They may be a little more expensive but they WORK and you don't have to worry about it for another 20 years or so. Those aftermarket "carb kits" contain inferior parts. Please see my website for more information.

Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

[karllmt]

air mixture screws

I just finished rebuilding my carbs. (GS750E) I agree with the other posts to reuse everything that is not rubber. I used the gasket kit from cycleorings.com - very happy, worked like a charm. However, my air mixture adjustment screws were a real challenge to get out, and were pretty much useless after disassembly. The K&L carb kits that I bought included these screws (in brass), and are difficult to buy any other way. So originally I thought I had wasted money on the kits, I'm sure glad I had them after all.

[karllmt]

I just finished rebuilding my carbs. (GS750E) I agree with the other posts to reuse everything that is not rubber. I used the gasket kit from cycleorings.com - very happy, worked like a charm. However, my air mixture adjustment screws were a real challenge to get out, and were pretty much useless after disassembly. The K&L carb kits that I bought included these screws (in brass), and are difficult to buy any other way. So originally I thought I had wasted money on the kits, I'm sure glad I had them after all.

I just discovered that georgefix on ebay carries the mixture screws with spring and washers. $13.99 each. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/GS750...Q5fAccessories

[Nessism]

I just discovered that georgefix on ebay carries the mixture screws with spring and washers. $13.99 each. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/GS750...Q5fAccessories

Z1 Enterprises sell them for less. http://z1enterprises.com/Fuel-Mixtur...1150-2569.aspx

[karllmt]

Z1 Enterprises sell them for less. http://z1enterprises.com/Fuel-Mixtur...1150-2569.aspx

Excellent! Thanks for passing that on.

[JStones]

I ended up ordering the Z1 Kits. Upon tearing it down I noticed some damaged float seats and the floats were a mix of sizes, and I could go on. Decided to just give it a fresh start. Kits were perfect for what I was doing. In the future I can do what everyone suggested which is just cleaning the hard parts and replacing the o-rings.

[Nessism]

You might want to compare the jet numbers to what the service manual calls for on your bike. Many times the kits jets don't match each all the bikes in the range.