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From: animal@ihlpa.UUCP (D. Starr)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Re: aux gas while synching carbs
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Date: Thu, 11-Sep-86 17:31:43 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep 11 17:31:43 1986
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> In mp-mojo.24.UUL1.1#119, <Morris Jones>:
> 
> > I'm eager to synch the carbs on my Maxim-X.  I have the "Carb Stix"
> 
> I just bought an XJ1100J Maxim and I would be greatly interested to hear of
> your carb synching experiences.  Please post a summary or send mail when
> you get done.  
> 
> How about an old lawn mower gas tank?  The Sears kind are almost
> all plastic nowadays, and the output fitting is usually just a plastic nipple 
> which might be coerced into fitting into your gas tube.
> 
> Also, did you get the plastic or the glass Carb Stix?  Why are they no good?
> What do the shop people use for this job?
> 
> Chuck Rogers @ ATT-ISL, Denver

Back in the days when I had to synch carbureters, 
I used to just set the gas tank atop a
shelf in the garage or on top of my car (put something under it to avoid
scratching the paint!) while doing the synch job.  I needed about eight feet
of gas line (available by the foot at most auto parts stores) to do the
job.  If the Maxim has a vacuum-operated petcock you'll have to set it
to the 'PRI' position (that's PRIME, not Institutional Revolutionary Party)
to get gas to flow.  

As for the complaints about carb-stix accuracy, I know several mechanics
who swear by them.  I used them myself with great success.  About the
only problem I can think of with Carb Stix is that (a) you don't know the
actual vacuum values, so you can't tell if all four cylinders are screwed
up, and (b) the cheap plastic adapters they give you for hooking up to
the manifolds may leak.  This latter was no big problem on my Kawasaki
since the hoses fit right on the manifold fittings, but on my Suzuki I
had some difficulties.

If you still have problems synching carbs, I recommend you go out and buy
a big single or a Harley, and do away with the problem permanently.

Dan Starr