• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

  • Hi everyone,

    As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.

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38mm micuni float bowl drain/vent tube

fran...k.

fran...k.

Husqvarna
AA Class
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Due to another thread on here lately I investigated the bottom piece for the micuni round slide carbs, The 38mm ones which generally come with bikes in this section. And also seem to be the preferred replacement for the bing and gunther which also came on bikes but ones earlier than I have invested much effort in.

I found three with the vent or overflow pipe at B. The upside down one doesn't have the notch at A, the one not in the picture has stickers sudco and not for airplane use on it. I don't recall getting any of the carbs any other way than on an assembled bike or perhaps partially dis assembled bike, husky bike.

The 430 auto gives you a radiator overflow bottle maybe that one was a source. Or perhaps the highest serial # 1988 model. Or perhaps they all were swapped out by prior owners. The 40mm carb on the 500 bikes has this feature. It also seems (past tense in my situation) more prone to making rainbow looking effects at water crossings. Is this supposed to be an overflow? it sticks up just a little above the gasket surface and is on the side that gets raised when on the side stand.

Which version are folks buying these type of carb new in modern times getting?

Fran
 
Hi Fran,

Of the four 38mm Mikuni's I have, none of them have an overflow tube. Just the two vents above the float bowl.

I know for certain 2 of them came originally supplied by Husqvarna and the others are identical. The other two came off Husqvarna's, but I can't say for sure they were original, but I believe they were.

I assumed they are all the same. Thank you for correcting my assumption.
Ron
 
I've had the same 38mm Mikuni fitted to my 1988 WR 250 since I bought it new, and mine doesn't have the tube in the float bowl.

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:)
 
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