Dellorto carb - choke retaining screws

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MotoV

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Can someone confirm that the screws are M5 x 0.75? One of the b*****Ds has escaped and M5 x 0.80 doesn't fit. This does not seem to be a common size around here...dead in the water because of one screw...
 
I dunno the answer off the top of my head. I sippose I could go and take one out of my bike and measure the pitch, but unless your Laverda is a single carb model, you could do that for yourself. Sorry, I don't mean to sound terse, I just don't want to go out in the rain, cold and dark to my shed and fiddle around taking screws out of carbs and measuring them.

Shit. Now I feel like a mean bastard. OK, I'm going out to the shed. I'll be back in a few minutes ...

(wait)



Right. I'm back. It's M4.5 with 0.7mm pitch. Good luck finding one of those at a bolt shop. Fuck, I forgot to measure the length. Surely you can do that for yourself you lazy bastard  :D

Cheers,
Cam

 
Motov, look under your starter motor. There's usually at least one of the little mongrels sitting in there, even if it wasn't the one you just dropped and it disappeared. Both triples I've owned had one in there the first time I looked, anyway.

Ken
 
14mm long and I used a 5mm x .75 die and it fit but that's one of those combinations that the local bolt shop doesn't have - can't find 'em online so that why I was curious
I fished under the starter for a long time...I can't believe it got too far but...
 
I can send you one tomorrow if you want (I'm in Florida), I have no use for the ones I have since I installed Mikunis (I'LL NEVER GO BACK!), and even if I have to sell it there's a local Italian bike dealer who has them in stock. PM me with an address if you're interested.

Ken
 
Thanks for the offer Ken. I have a friend that I will coerce into parting with one until I can get a few replacements - maybe I'll put 'em under the starter... :-X
 
the plugs were in but I did fish around the intake ports... :o

Ken  - you were almost right, it was on the other side in the notch on the left...
 
I remeasured the pitch and mine are definitely 0.75 not 0.70. Are there different versions? or do they shrink when its cold... :D
 
Self tapper, sorted, next problem please. :o

                                                              Dave
 
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