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Thanks! I tried shimming and that was semi-successful...too tight without and too loose with the shim. But then my Norvil packet arrived, and the new seal works perfectly all by itself, getting a 10 thou gauge in there just fine between the covers. Little cleaning and anti-seize on the dowels seemed to make the fit a bit smoother. But now I realize...is the 10 thou standoff supposed to be metal-to-metal, or is that supposed to be measured with the gasket in play? Seems like it should include the gasket to me, but the manuals are silent on that. If so, the shim should put everything back to the right standoff.
'Course, in the meantime, I put the carbs back on, freshly-sleeved from Andy Hardan at amalsleeve.com. Unfortunately, the slides are sticking in the barrels a little, despite being only finger-tight to the head. Don't know if it's my cable routing, or weak springs, or what, but I have to manually shove the throttle closed to get them to return. Messaged Andy to see if this was a normal break-in condition but he says it's not...makes me wonder about my cable routing and my springs, but I can't see any other way to do this, and the springs worked fine before sleeving. I took great care to test the slides while the bodies were still loose on the mounting studs. Ugh. Andy said he'd call me in an hour or so; hopefully he can help me out. Edit: He recommended fully mounting carbs w/o slides, loosening jet block and giving it a tap from underneath, then installing slides and tightening down the jet block. Will try that tomorrow.
And...the greatest humiliation...found this in the driveway and have NO idea what it is, where it came from, or if it's even associated with the motorcycle. That said, it's sitting on the side near the primary which has been uncovered for some time and I can't think of anyplace else it would have originated. Anyone recognize it?!
Edit: Wait, that's a clutch roller. Looks like the cage broke. Trying to order another from Clubman racing in Connecticut, as I'm also in New England at the moment and it's in their stock list.
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