I'm in the middle of an ongoing carb rebuild for my '85 GS550L with the weird dual throat carbs. Exploded diagram linked below.
#41 in the diagram is the choke plunger. On the other side (no separate part #), there is a rubber seal that is embedded into the plunger. Mine were dry rotted and cracked.
I should've left them alone, but I dug at one with a pick, and managed to get it out. I was hoping I would be able to get an o-ring to replace it in some way. Once it is out, I see that the brass is flanged up around the seal, so squeezing anything else in there will be about impossible.
I was thinking of using some sort of sealant or gasket material to fill in the hole, and then trim off the excess with a razor once it sets. Unfortunately, the list of fuel-proof products at that auto store is short.
Or, maybe I could order the part, but I'd like to get it up and going sooner than all that.
Any help?
Rob
#41 in the diagram is the choke plunger. On the other side (no separate part #), there is a rubber seal that is embedded into the plunger. Mine were dry rotted and cracked.
I should've left them alone, but I dug at one with a pick, and managed to get it out. I was hoping I would be able to get an o-ring to replace it in some way. Once it is out, I see that the brass is flanged up around the seal, so squeezing anything else in there will be about impossible.
I was thinking of using some sort of sealant or gasket material to fill in the hole, and then trim off the excess with a razor once it sets. Unfortunately, the list of fuel-proof products at that auto store is short.
Or, maybe I could order the part, but I'd like to get it up and going sooner than all that.
Any help?
Rob
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