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Maybe missing hoses on my carbs?
Written by douglasvanb on 12/16/2009 at 07:37 pm

As you all are probably painfully aware, I'm tearing apart my engine to find an
oil leak and clean the carbs. As I was lifting the carbs off this morning I
found what appears to be a couple of missing hoses.

One barb that didn't have a hose dumped a bunch of gas out on my pants as I
freed the carbs. I'm guessing that's bad.

The first barb is at the intersection of the vacuum lines. That's the one that
dumped gas at me. There is a corresponding barb on the plastic panel where the
gas cap and trunk release live that also is lonely.

The third barb is on the right carb at the bottom. There is even a piece of
tube on it. Because the internet is out at my house I can't tell you right now
if that is just a plug rather than a piece of tube or if it's a legitimately
severed piece of tubing.

My bike has been running fine and without problem so is this one of those cases
where I should just leave well enough alone or do I need to worry about these
open barbs?

Here are photos:
http://www.douglasvanbossuyt.com/2009/12/16/am-i-missing-a-hose-or-three-on-my-p\
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