• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

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72'WR250 carb to air bell seal

DPete

DPete

Husqvarna
A Class
Can't seem to find a new one, it is a Mikuni to stock airbox seal. Does anybody know where to look? I have tried the vintage guys on the West coast with no luck, here's a couple pics. The old is loose , I'm concerned about sucking dirt.


Husq carb seal 001.JPGHusq carb seal 005.JPGHusq carb seal 006.JPG
 
Thanks for the link Gord, I bought it with the Mikuni, only had it 3 weeks, trying to get it sorted out.
 
You won't find a factory sealing ring for your Mikuni you'll have to improvise, heres why. Your bike came with the Bing 54. Your Mikuni and the attached intake manifold was an aftermarket kit that had two o-ring grooves turned into the carb were it fits into the air cleaner bell. Many people purchased only the manifold and then fitted a Mikuni off of who knows what, so many of these applications didn't have the o-ring seal. All of the non o-ring applications I've seen were sealed with gasket sealer of some type. Sorry I couldn't be more help.
 
Yes I'm finding that out, wouldn't take much to turn oring grooves into the carb and I know just who would do it. That would fix it from now on. Maybe a little work to find correct O-rings but shouldn't be to much of a problem. Thanks
 
My new mikuni would just fit in the bell with nothing else. I bought a bicycle tube and cut it the width of the carb intake. Took my dremel with a sanding drum and enlarged the air bell. It didn't take a lot and it made a good seal.
 
That's good thinking, I had already taken my carb in to a machinist when I saw your post, here's how it turned out.Candy calf 006.JPGCandy calf 005.JPG
 
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