Is there *always* a spring inside the choke plunger assembly? I seem to be missing it on reassembly, and don't recall if it was or wasn't there when I took them apart. The lever works properly, lifting/holding/lowering the plunger. The exploded view shows a spring, but there are so many VM variants....
(https://i.ibb.co/dLJcbLT/3-A4495-DD-E2-E3-4-EEC-9-E76-705-A8-DD33-FC4.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/P5ZH9gM/9917-E339-CE3-B-47-EC-9-B2-D-C49-DE67-FDC5-D.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/wpF8MbR/2-B076441-441-A-4-A0-B-9944-1156010-A56-D0.jpg)
yes, and it needs to be there.
Well I bought an Ebay VM plunger kit. Plunger itself is the wrong length so I combined my old brass with new bits from the kit.
Given it's nice 'snap' now I suspect the spring has been missing for some time.
50's this week so I hope to get carbs back on and run the R5 for the first time since November...
(https://i.ibb.co/crmvFGP/E71-E66-DF-38-D3-4-C9-B-A495-BF5-D4162-CF10.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/D4bVWcw/DE3-D589-B-0688-47-C8-BD94-C2-BEA7884-B38.jpg)
yup. that should run well. :clap:
Mine doesn't have a spring on my stock rd carbs. :( Never knew that one lol.
def should
Quote from: m in sc on March 08, 2021, 10:18:15 PM
def should
I cranked the outer spring up to put pressure on the plunger. I bet my choke circuit was leaking. Remember how you said the plugs looked really carboned up when I killed the bike?
Maybe that was one of the issues.
Yep and it makes me wonder what effect I was getting from that missing spring....
can cause rich condition. that spring seals the rubber insert to the port. with no tension can/will leak.