VM 26 Carb body differences

[niclpnut]

I'm cleaning up a set of 78 26mm carbs for the 1000.

A fuel mixture screw tip had broken off, and after getting it out, it appears that the hole in the carb body has been widened some

I had a spare parts set from a 79, so I decided to use the #2 body from them, however, I've run into a bit of a problem.

#2 bodies from the 78 on the left and 79 on the right:



Obviously the hose nipple has been eliminated in the 79 set and is sealed. The 78 set had a cap over the nipple, with no hose running from it.

How are the hoses to the petcock routed between the two? can I still use the 79 body?


Regards,

Nic

[niclpnut]

Well, after looking over both racks I cam to a stunning realization...




Looks like the "parts" set had the bodies installed on the rack in the incorrect order...

body #1 was in the #2 position

Realized it after looking through the fuel delivery passage, and saw one side was blocked.

Regards,

Nic