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I have not been able to synchronize my carburetors, so I thought I would try to replace the gaskets between the intake boots and the block. I found there were no existing gaskets between the block and the intake boots. The intake manifold gaskets I purchased have a waxy/shiny side and a dull paper ...

Thank you everyone who has replied so far.

I have rebuilt both carburators, and it appears I still have a problem with the left carburator. I used a vacuum guage on both carbs and one reads about 20hg/cm and the other reads 30hg/cm. The manual lists that the carbs should be within 16-24hg/cm.

The ...

I found that the cdi had failed. I have ordered a new one.

Hello, I recently purchased a vulcan 750. The person I purchased it from mentioned that after removing and cleaning the carburetor that the bike no longer starts. I checked and the rear 2 plugs have no spark. Does anyone know of anything I should look for?

I checked the 2 wires (red and dark green ...

I'm going to try this today, and if it doesn't work purchase a couple of carb rebuild kits. When I previously disassembled the carbs to clean them I found a couple of the jets appear to be pressed fit into the carb. How can I remove these? Can I fish something into the intake opening of the carb and ...

No, I didn't do a float level check. I'm not sure exactly how to do that.

I did take the carbs off and disassembled/cleaned everything but the diaphragms on top. I noticed that there is a little spring driven nub on the bottom of the float valve that is frozen on one of the carburetors. I couldn't get it to move, but the float valve itself seems to move in and out. Also ...

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I recently purchased a CB360 and after riding it for a day found the right exhaust pipe was turning blue. I tried cleaning and synchronizing the carbs, and cannot get them to synchronize. The right carburator appears to have the correct vacuum about 18hg/cm, but the left carburator reads ...