Hey strangers. Just picked up a '80 500 Custom recently. Plans on doing some light modifications at first, larger scale items farther down the road. Was not running when I got it, previous owner is pretty sure it's due to a gummed up carb. So currently I'm cleaning and rebuilding that. Got Larry's book on the way, as I know nothing about carbs.
Here is what it looked like when I picked it up.
Cleaning the carb is going fairly easy so far, pretty sure he was right about that being the cause of not running.
Only question I have is should I replace the plastic seal in the vacuum cylinder? It has a small gouge on it, not something I like to see.
All the rebuild kits I've seen looks like a large o-ring instead of the hard plastic that this is. Any ideas?
Thanks ahead for any help, hope to see you guys out on the road soon.
Here is what it looked like when I picked it up.
Cleaning the carb is going fairly easy so far, pretty sure he was right about that being the cause of not running.
Only question I have is should I replace the plastic seal in the vacuum cylinder? It has a small gouge on it, not something I like to see.
All the rebuild kits I've seen looks like a large o-ring instead of the hard plastic that this is. Any ideas?
Thanks ahead for any help, hope to see you guys out on the road soon.