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Re: 29 smoothbores

27 Nov 2008 08:20
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Plummen... I don't believe the bowls will interchange from a VM26 to a VM29. the 29 bowl is quite a bit larger and shaped differently.
are we gonna bet one of those big ol texas steaks on this one?:laugh: done it many times,check your collection of carb bowls.
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does anybody know how to zoom in on the carbs in this picture?29s with 26 bowls :laugh:
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Re: 29 smoothbores

27 Nov 2008 20:06
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Who was it that said you could use the 26mm carb bowls on the 29's?

I tried it a while ago,to gain the overflow lines,but the 26mm bowls I have...no way they would work.:huh:
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Re: 29 smoothbores

27 Nov 2008 20:20
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look at the picture above!of course that bike is sitting in my dads basement 600 miles from here where i cant get a shot of the carbs:S
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Re: 29 smoothbores

27 Nov 2008 20:40
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So what did you have to do to get them to work,Plummers Crack?:huh:
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Re: 29 smoothbores

27 Nov 2008 20:45
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Tried zoomin in,but to no avail...
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Re: 29 smoothbores

27 Nov 2008 20:47
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tried to get the daughter to resize the picture but this was as clear as it got :S no drain plugs on bottem of these carb bowls,i guess im gonna have to make a roadtrip for christmas and take a picture!:laugh:
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Re: 29 smoothbores

28 Nov 2008 08:12
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The bowl gaskets used for 26s and 29s are totally different. The 29 gaskets are much larger. As noted, I don't believe bowls from a 26 or 28 will fit a 29 body. See the picture below. In order for the 26 bowl to fit a 29 body, the bowl gaskets would have to be the same size/shape. They definitely are not. The only bowl that will swap is a VM33 bowl which uses essentially the same gasket.
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Re: 29 smoothbores

28 Nov 2008 08:17 - 28 Nov 2008 08:45
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Some standard half-inch putty should easily do the trick. B)

Concur with Sandy in thinking it would be nice to gain overflow lines on the 29's. :)

And I wouldn't mind foregoing the quick mainjet access afforded by the large floatbowl plug. :)
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Re: 29 smoothbores

28 Nov 2008 09:52
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looks like christmas in arkansas for me!:laugh:
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Re: 29 smoothbores

30 Nov 2008 09:46
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Some early 29's didnt have the 17mm nut on the float bowl and the float bowls resembled the 26-28 mm carbs.
www.z1enterprises.com/images/parts/early...thbore-floatbowl.jpg

Taken from here
www.z1enterprises.com/reference/z1-carb-guide.aspx

Like WG said, the 26-28mm float bowls wont fit the 29's.

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Re: 29 smoothbores

05 Dec 2008 05:21
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Ok, I talked to the guy and he now is saying he thinks they are 28's with the centers milled/honed/ground? out to 29 MM. What is the difference between the 26/28 visually? The carbs look just like my 26's that I know work so I am trying to decide which carbs to use. These carbs where given to me so I have nothing to lose really.
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Re: 29 smoothbores

05 Dec 2008 05:23
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use them you will notice a difference.
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