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yeah been having trouble finding a kit there really is nothing to go bad in these carbs as long as the floats are good as far as i remember.
yeah been having trouble finding a kit there really is nothing to go bad in these carbs as long as the floats are good as far as i remember.
Just an FYI, a Mikuni VM carb will work just fine on that bike. You can purchase a brand new one for less than $100. One could easily spend that much purchasing parts for your old carb, such as a new float, needle, seat, jets and slide and still not get it running right if there is internal corrosion. I’m not sure what size the bike currently has, but it may be a 36mm VM.
A genuine Mikuni vm36 is more than $100. Copies are garbage, do not buy. On top of that, the new carb doesn’t come with the proper brass, you still have to buy all the appropriate nozzle, needle, PJ, AJ and MJ for your application. I have few vintage Yamaha motorcycles with rebuilt VM28, I put 5,000km this summer on my 79 RD400 no issue.
A real VM36 will cost $97 if you look around.
The jetting will be close enough to get the engine started, and possibly the jets and needles are in good enough shape to use from the old carb.
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They still make Lectron carbs!?? I put one on a 1973 Penton 125 Six-days. In about 1979...and it worked great...it was very “trick” at the time...Lectron and Smartcarb are options if you need to replace your carb and want a bit of an upgrade.
The best 2 stroke oil I found is torco gp-7.I just want the best bang for the buck 2 stroke oil thats readily available did you see the oil i have? What can i get locally wm or meijers or should i go to a motorcycle shop and buy 2 stroke oil? As far as the crankcase does WM or meijers have anything for the gearbox?
They still make Lectron carbs!?? I put one on a 1973 Penton 125 Six-days. In about 1979...and it worked great...it was very “trick” at the time...
My 2013 yz250 holds less than 1 quart.A YZ250 can't take more than a couple quarts in the transmission I'd think. If it calls for 10W-40 then I'd go with the Valvoline 10W-40 at Walmart for around $4.50/qt.
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I had a brand new 98 and was racing hare scrambles as well. Mc1 is still available last I checked. Currently riding a 2013 yz250 and love it.i owned a brand new 1981 YZ125H
the 1st watercooler
i think i posted a few pics of my paper can castrol 2cycle oil i used it in when i cleaned out mom's house 3 years ago
in '82 the big change was to the linkage of the swingarm to the monoshock .... no more direct
but still had that stupid radiator between the forks...huge issue with the leaking steering stem
the best oil to use in the gearbox is Pennsoil Type F ATF ... maybe costs $2 per quart
i raced with this in the '98yz250 for 24+ harescrambles and enduros and the clutch pack looked new and tranny sparkled
2smoke oil is whatever ... yamalube R is pretty darn good ... yes mc1 was awesome but cannot be found as it was discountinued
you actually make more hp with more oil as it seals the rings better. 32:1 is good
spooge is all about jetting