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Don't faint wish shock everyone but my missus told me on Sunday she wants me to get my 400/4 on the road for 'Sunday jaunts..It last ran in 1986 ! !! ....I think it has larger main jets as it originally had K&N pod filters..... so you can have those if you want them as I am going to get the correct standard ones for it .
Ash - they will clean out just fine. Main problem would be if the pillars supporting the float pin have corroded away at all. Be careful in case they are weak.
Quote from: tom400f on July 28, 2016, 03:05:03 PMAsh - they will clean out just fine. Main problem would be if the pillars supporting the float pin have corroded away at all. Be careful in case they are weak.Cheers .. Yes ..I am making a tool to try to push the pins out out without putting any undue force on the pillars. The other thing that concerned me was the bottom of the casting that the main jet fits into but it looks OK internally. I have one carb body in the US cleaner at 70°C at the mo' in Allendale carb fluid, so fingers crossed. I think I will remove the cam cover too and put a bit of Trigger recommended Graphogen on the top end before I start it. I put STP down the bores in '86, as I remember and it does turn over fine. I am replacing the Antrares Red tank with a Varnish Blue one (as it's an early F) and the Blue one is squeaky clean inside. If I remember correctly, I think cam cover comes off without removing the engine. Is that correct anyone?IronJimcb ...hope I am not hijacking your thread?
OK Graham ..I understand now about your Graphogen stuff .. what would you put on the cams followers then, of used components then? I originally assembled it with STP as that was the done thing in '86.