85 honda saber 600 carbuertor won't fit

 

All - We pulled out carburetor out and cleaned it what whatnot, now we
can't get the thing back in!

First it wouldn't fit in the frame because of the rubber bushings,
then we popped those off, and got the carb back in, but now it won't
fit on the exhaust tubes (I think they're exhaust tubes)

 



Have you tried smearing a bit of vaseline inside the rubber carburetor
mounting hoses?

Another way to get carbs to go into the hoses is to spray them with
carburetor cleaner like Berryman B12 or STP or GumOut.

You can also heat the hoses by pouring hot water over them. That will
soften the rubber.

But don't let any water run down the hose into the engine, that could
cause major problems.

 

chris f wrote:

I don't think it will run too well if you fit the carbs to the
exhausts.....they are supposed to deliver fuel to the engine, so it can
burn it and then dump it out the exhausts......if you cut the engine out
of the process, there will be a loss of power.

Like most of the workshop manuals say......"Assembly is a reversal of
the dis-assembly process".....if it just 'pulled' out.....it should just
'push' back in. (Put the hammer down.....)  :)

 



But a marked increase in fuel economy.

 



<Holds head in hands>

They aren't exhaust tubes. Not when a carb is on the *inlet* side of an
engine.

What pipes aren't fitting? The one between the carb and the big metal
bit with cylinders that makes a noise and gets hot, or the pipe between
the carb and the mysterious box?

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