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Hey I have had trouble locating new butterfly shaft seals! Any idea where I could find some online?

Awesome, thanks for all the suggestions! @xschris, i've got the floats set at 26.5 +- .5mm. The brass floats were bent out of shape when I got them, so I bent them back so they're level. I just finished cleaning out my gas tank and as I was putting on the petcock, I came to realize that it...

Here’s a most recent pic. Days upon days of scrubbing to get her to look half decent lol.

I did sync with a manometer but I haven’t replaced the shaft seals, they seemed like they were in good condition. But that very well could be the problem. I did spray starter fluid around them (among plenty of other places) to check for vacuum leaks, but didn’t find any change with the idle upon...

Thanks for replying! The throttle linkage snaps back properly when I tested them off the bike. The very first issue I had was a stuck butterfly valve. So I ended up having to install a non-rusted set from some donor carbs / spent hours making sure it works right. Oooh good point. I didn’t...

anybody? :)))

Howdy! I just recently bought a 1980 Yamaha XS400 Special II, and need a bit of help with an issue that I can't for the life of me figure out. I am by no means a mechanic, just started rebuilding bikes as a hobby a few years back. These threads have been an absolute godsend in my rebuild...