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Old 09-23-2008   #1 (permalink)
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Unhappy is there any way to fix this??




cause its terribly expensive, the four of them are broken like that.. is there ANy way to fix that? or new one is the way?


ps: if any one has them i can buy them urg. its form a zx600e 1993

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The picture isn't clear. I can't even tell what it is.
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The picture isn't clear. I can't even tell what it is.
m m im pretty sure if you knew the answer certainly you would already knew whats the problem with that picture, doesnt need to be more clear than that for the knower.

its a valve vacuum with a hole.
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What in the hell is a valve vacuum?
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Looks like a perished diaphragm from a CV carb, don't know if you'll manage to glue or repair it well enough for it to maintain either the vacuum it needs to work properly or without affecting the smooth rise and fall necessary for correct fuel metering at part throttle by the needle.
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What in the hell is a valve vacuum?
It goes in your carburator.

there are four of them,

just google it.

i cant believe you dont knwo what im talking about thats more common than changing oil!
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You have such a pleasant way about you when asking for help.
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Pictorial TK carb Main jet, needle spacing change - Yamaha TW200 Trailway Discussion Forum
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You have such a pleasant way about you when asking for help.
may be in English sounded bad i was just saying.
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sorry i used the name its quoted on the manual and Kawaaki page, and bike bandit.. but yes its a diaphgragm.

i dont know if theeres a real way to fix it. =/
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LOL! I thought it was a speaker with a hole at the outer edge of the cone!
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here a link more clear: Pictorial TK carb Main jet, needle spacing change - Yamaha TW200 Trailway Discussion Forum
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It goes in your carburator.

there are four of them,

just google it.

i cant believe you dont knwo what im talking about thats more common than changing oil!

Whoa whoa there amigo!
I've been around bikes for 35 years and while I may not be an expert, I, like many here cannot always tell what part of a bike your picture is from.

It looks like a rear axel bearing.
It looks like the inner housing for the alternator.
It looks like a side cover for some bike.
It looks like a horn diaphram.
Cover for oil filters.
Gasket assy for headlamp .
Airbox boot for carburator.

Anyways, have fun with your carb. overhaul.
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It's the vacuum slide inside the carb. it's got a diaphram on the end of it. That's the one that was bad on my Vulcan when it was only running on one cylinder. He has one for each carb, I'm assuming.

S7, I don't know of any way to repair the rubber gasket. I'm guessing that's what is torn in the picture, correct? Your best bet is to buy a new one, but you could also check on the internet for used motorcycle parts and perhaps you can located a good used one. Not sure about shipping to your country though.
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Not cheap for a repair either!! $175 US Dollars Carburetor Diaphragm Repair

Try this method for $6 !!
XS11.com - Carb Diaphragm Repair

Try these guys in the UK.
NRP motorcycke carburettor repair specialist

That's enough for now, got to go riding on this beautiful day.
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It looks like it was a Jelly donut, that got overcooked....easy to solve.
Make a new batch, and cook less time, they should be brown not black.
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cause its terribly expensive, the four of them are broken like that.. is there ANy way to fix that? or new one is the way?


ps: if any one has them i can buy them urg. its form a zx600e 1993

thanks guys
Is this a CVK carb? If so there is no way to repair the diaphram. The good news is that Harley uses it on the Sportster and it's a whole lot less expensive than the Kawi replacement.
Good luck.
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dam its not that hard to tell its a diaphram.
personally i would try super glueing them to see if they will hold/work first before buying 4 new ones. or get a set of old carbs off ebay.
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i cant believe you dont knwo what im talking about thats more common than changing oil!
It's the translation to and from English.

A lot of your posts are difficult to work through because you use different terms than we do for various parts... such as this one.
"Valve vacuum" is probably a literal translation that actually should be phrased as "vacuum valve"... but as someone else mentioned, we call it a diaphragm.
The diaphragm is a PART of what we would refer to as the valve. In "valve", we would normally be referring to the complete assembly with the actuator rod, cover, etc...
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dam its not that hard to tell its a diaphram.
personally i would try super glueing them to see if they will hold/work first before buying 4 new ones. or get a set of old carbs off ebay.
Super glue ain't gonna hold that. It cures hard and will just peel off the first time the diaphragm flexes.

The only thing that I can think of that MIGHT work is Aquaseal. It's a glue similar to Shoo Goo or RTV, but it is VERY sticky, and it flows out very well. I actually use it to seal holes from stitching in my scuba drysuit.

But I don't know if it's available in Ecuador.
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