Pilot Jet tube broke

[Guest]

The pilot jet was stuck fast, so after googling around, heated it up and tried to unscrew, well the tube broke, 3 pieces came away they will go back nicely as it didn't fracture into a gazzilion pieces but now i am wondering if they can in reality be fixed back

further googling it would seem that some have used things like JB weld to repair carburettor bodies, and profess no leakage if you let it cure properly


What do you guys reckon, could i fix this or is this carburettor which has taken me an eternity to lay my hands on dustbin only material now


I am so gutted at this point i know it may seem silly but i could just sit here and cry


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GS550LT (1980) USA model imported to UK sometime in the 90s

[chuck hahn]

Make an add in PARTS~WANTED...theres buckets of them laying around. I have given all my CV bodies away already or else I would just give ya one. 32 or 34 MM throats??

What number body do you need???

[Tzian]

they recommend either this http://www.jbweld.com/product/j-b-waterweld/

or this http://www.jbweld.com/product/j-b-steelstik/

as per their faq for gasoline repairs http://www.jbweld.com/faqs/

[Tzian]

Make an add in PARTS~WANTED...theres buckets of them laying around. I have given all my CV bodies away already or else I would just give ya one. 32 or 34 MM throats??

What number body do you need???

they are BS32SS carbs, i can see only the number on one at the end which is 34260 but i don't know if all 4 are the same and that number doesn't correspond with what is supposed to be on the 550 or the 650E the carb came off of.

Sadly here in the UK they seem to be v.rare

[Steve]

By "what number carb", he was meaning "which pot?"

Each position is unique, you can not swap positions.

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[Tzian]

1 being near side (left as your sitting on the bike) its carb no.2 next to it

and i never knew that you couldn't change them, you often see people selling odd ones on their own, learn something new everyday thanks



Do I take it that metal welding it is not a good idea then? even if it was for a temporary fix cos it took me months to find these carbs and to be honest i got lucky in that someone was giving away a whole bike that they were on.

[Steve]

Do I take it that metal welding it is not a good idea then? even if it was for a temporary fix cos it took me months to find these carbs and to be honest i got lucky in that someone was giving away a whole bike that they were on.

The long-standing, "conventional" wisdom has been that JB Weld does not stand up to constant immersion in gasoline, which is where it would be, in your case.

However, this quote from their FAQs leads me to believe otherwise with the two specific formulae mentioned:

Is J-B Weld resistant to water and/or gasoline?

When fully cured, J-B Weld is completely resistant to water, gasoline, and about every other petroleum product or automotive chemical. For wet-surface or submerged water or gasoline repairs, try our SteelStik or WaterWeld.


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[chuck hahn]

Bit is STEEL stick compatible with ALUMINUM carb bodies??? And what about that water weld..steel or aluminum rated??? The most responsible and logical fix is to get another carb body. Time your done with all the "potions" and refixing it over and over again you could have just as well done it right and moved on.

[Tzian]

yeah i get that Chuck, but there are no carb bodies over here, it has taken me an eternity to get these, and i only got lucky cos someone gave me a whole GS, i never see any for sale, yeah i see the old ones (too small) all the time but never these ones,

So was thinking it would be taking me months again to find a replacement, so could a chemical metal weld fix me up temporarily till i do, supposed to be riding her to my friends hen/stag do at a rally the end of the month, no clue how we are going to get all the camping gear and the 2 of us on one 454LTD if my bike aint running

I know its not an ideal situation and like what Steve says, the recommendation in the faq gives the impression that it could work.



P.s

This you can't change the order of the carbs, i totally take your word for it, please don't think i am challenging it, but could you explain why rather than just it is, i like to know why i am believing something thanks

[Chancho196]

The fuel inlets, breather holes and throttle etc. all need to tie up to the next carb. The outer two bodies are blanked off, on the outside, where the fuel or breather T-pieces would go. The throttle linkages also need to link into the next carb.

[chuck hahn]

Put ther add in the parts section..theres lots of them around here. Somone will get ya one.

[Tzian]

yeah i have put something in the wanted section

and thanks for the explanation makes sense

[Agemax]

yeah i have put something in the wanted section

and i have supplied a link to a set of carbs on ebay, in the UK

[Tzian]

i emailed JB Weld to ask them for clarification regarding the petrol resistance of the product Steelstik and this is the reply i got




"Our products are impervious to gasoline, however with the amounts of ethanol being put in these days, it can cause the JB Weld to break down over time. There is no way for me to tell you how long that will be, or if it will even do that, it is just something that COULD happen with the higher ethanol content. Thanks for your inquiry!

Sincerely,

Customer Service
JB Weld "

[londonboards]

Is this the sort of thing:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/80-Suzuki-GS-550-Carburetor-Carb-G12-/130878338018?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item1e78f4f3e2

It looks like a no.2 carb.

Greetings