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I know this is an old thread but if your into hueys you should read Chickenhawk by Robert Mason,
He was a huey pilot in Vietnam and the book is a fasc…login to view the rest of this post

mellorp23 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 23, 2022 7:54 am In the UK use The Image Works http://www.bike-stickers.com/homepage.htm

Ok cheers I will give them a call…login to view the rest of this post

Hi everyone haven't been on for a long time ( had a shitty 18 months but I'm not going to get into that) Last time I was on I bought a set of carbs of…login to view the rest of this post

I could tell as soon as I opened them up , the insides were absolutely mint!! Again many thanks

Well the old girl runs once again
A replacement set of carbs and a ht lead trim and it now runs a treat
Many thanks for the advice and huge thanks to newsh for the carbs
Al

Hello and welcome from a fellow newbie
Al

Thanks newsh much appreciated

Cheers for the advice gents
Newish Where are you based and what sort of price , I have seen some on eBay for £275 and £399 and I've also seen some carb bodies for £30 each but there all no2 carb and typical I need no3
Cheers Al

It's on the corner and it broke across the threaded hole for the float bowl screw so it could be alloy welded and 'retapped

Yes the corner of the carb body fractured

Unfortunately I need to replace no3 carb as one of the float bowl screws was seized and I managed to break the corner off using an impact driver ( schoolboy error I know!!)
Once that is sorted then yes it's an ultrasonic bath for them

Hi folks my name is Al Had a 4xv for 15 years , bought a zzr1400 12 years ago and so the r1 got passed on to the wife Due to her having an op it has been stood for about 4 years Decided to get it back on the road this year but unknown to me the fuel tap had leaked so the carbs were in a bit of a mes...