Carb sync gauge wanted

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I am after a carb sync guage to beg borrow, hire or buy.

Up till now I have used a tube filled with oil, taped to a stick in a U shape. Has worked OK but the trial and error takes a long time and the bike overheats.

I'd be grateful if someone can help me out. Happy to leave a substantial deposit, return with beers, donate to your favorite charity etc.
Cheers, John.

[Akzle]

trial and error takes a long time and the bike overheats.


youre going to want to fix that

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youre going to want to fix that

Yep, having the bike standing idling for an hour or more while I fiddle is not good.

[Akzle]

Yep, having the bike standing idling for an hour or more while I fiddle is not good.

you need to hurry the fuck up. Take it for a skid to temp then about 5 mins to sync up.

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you need to hurry the fuck up. Take it for a skid to temp then about 5 mins to sync up.

Yep, piece of cake. Have you got a carb sync guage you can loan me?

[Akzle]

Yep, piece of cake. Have you got a carb sync guage you can loan me?

youre in auckland. So no.

[Murray]

I am after a carb sync guage to beg borrow, hire or buy.

Up till now I have used a tube filled with oil, taped to a stick in a U shape. Has worked OK but the trial and error takes a long time and the bike overheats.

I'd be grateful if someone can help me out. Happy to leave a substantial deposit, return with beers, donate to your favorite charity etc.
Cheers, John.

Welcome to the site - you picked the worst (or he picked you) person to reply to your thread.

Wait for someone who is not such a dickhead and I am sure they will be able to help out.

[Laava]

Assuming this is for an xz550 then i would def stick with the long looping tube with oil. It will be more accurate and easier to use. The only thing to watch is when you start up, if the oil starts to get sucked off to one side, you need to be quickly pinching the tube or killing the motor.
But before you even start you need to have your carbs in good shape re jets, float levels and clean etc. plus ign needs to be all sorted re plugs, leads timing etc.
Otherwise you can be just wasting your time.

[pinhole]

Thanks for the advice; have done what you recommended

Why would my $10 DIY device be more accurate than a $150 Morgan Carbtune Pro?

I put a couple of fish tank air valves at the top of my U tube to prevent accidentally sucking ATF oil into the vacuum ports. Also parked a household fan in front of the radiator to prevent overheating.

After about an hour of patient fiddling and adjusting, everything is sweet again after my full carb rebuild. All very "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" and very satisfying.

Cheers

[Laava]

Good result then. The oil filled manometer has the downside of being potentially messy, is not very portable as a result and has the possibility of flooding the intake with oil. Also, it is really only good for doing 2 cylinders at a time. Other than that it is better IMO.