Concern about my carbs

[Guest]

So I have carbs from 2 different racks that Im having to put together to make one good rack...

Here are the carbs. Both from the same position on each rack and both are the same size and seem to be the same other than the little hole inside the body.



The one on the right is from the original rack and the one on the left is the one in question here.

One on the right:


And the one on the left:


The small hole. What is this hole for? Can I use this carb body with the rest of my carbs that look like the carb on the right? Will it effect performance? Is this even a concern?

PS: my bike is a 1980 GS1000g. No idea what bike the other carbs (the one on the left) are from. I do know that they are the correct size.



Thank you for time in advance folks

~GSJohnny

[tkent02]

I believe you could tune it to run very close to the other carbs, you may need to turn the mixture screw a little farther in or out to get it perfect. Those tiny ports are designed to help the engine transition from idle to very small throttle openings. Probably they had more of those ports on later carburetors to get cleaner emissions or something. At normal cruising throttle openings up to full throttle there would be no effect at all, it's just a transition thing.

Yeah, just run it, you should have no problems at all other than a slightly different screw adjustment, final answer.

[Steve]

Tkent might be right about that "transition port" thing.

Most of the carbs I have seen have had the transition port at the top of the bore, right where the throttle plate sits.

This is the first time I have seen such a hole at the bottom, and I have seen many, MANY sets of Mikuni GS carbs.

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[JEEPRUSTY]

A bit of flux and silver solder and you could kiss that hole good-bye.

[Nessism]

A bit of flux and silver solder and you could kiss that hole good-bye.

Can zinc be soldered in this fashion? I'd leave the hole and not worry about it.

[JEEPRUSTY]

Zinc?
Hmm well choose an appropriate solder and rock on.
Scotch tape is too flimsy.

[Nessism]

Zinc?
Hmm well choose an appropriate solder and rock on.
Scotch tape is too flimsy.

Yes zinc. What do you think they are made from?

[JEEPRUSTY]

I had assumed an alloy not a pure element.

[GSJohnny]

I think Ill just not worry about it and adjust accordingly if it needs it.

Thanks for the quick response guys

Much appreciated.


~GSJohnny

[Pendulum]

My VMs from my '79 550 have those holes. Not that it helps answer your question lol