is this the correct air slide[choke]
seems to be smaller than I remember....it's brass
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Many thanks! I just though…
Many thanks! I just thought it didn't restrict air flow much
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I don't know what the oth…
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I think you're right - I…
I think you're right - I hadn't realised the magnification was so much! Of course the slide should fit quite nicely into the hole in the throttle slide that we can see.
Well spotted Rod.
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a better photo, there is a…
a better photo, there is a guide and the brass slide is shown in the down position, but if memory serves me right, it is smaller than on previous bikes[mind you are going back 50 years!]
the slide goes down and does restrict the air a bit, but there is nothing to support it......it just hangs loose
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The slide usually locates…
The slide usually locates in that cutout in the throttle slide and is a sort of top hat section so I think what you're showing is incorrect.
You can see it on the link Rod posted.
What you have does look similar to the one I had on the 1931 Sunbeam I restored recently but TBH I can't remember exactly what that was like (Amal Type 74 carb).
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Oops! My apols, John. Rod…
Oops! My apols, John. Rod is quite right. I've just been down and shone a torch up the carb orifice and the air slide completely covers the width of the opening, stopping short at the bottom to allow some air through. Like Ian, I was misled by the scale. George
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Many thanks again, I wonde…
Many thanks again, I wonder how many other 'problems' I'll find before I get it on the road........ I bought it in good faith from a chap who said he had it running beautifully but because of ill health couldn't ride anymore!
still it will keep me out of mischief this winter.
And a very strange tank fitting!
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Funny, that's what the ve…
Funny, that's what the vendor of my ES2 said....... I have yet to seriously delve inside but am not encouraged by what seem to be metric Allen screws holding the rocker cover on.....
The tank fitting will provide a source for making new nuts.
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It should run ok without t…
It should run ok without the choke slide but you should remove the brass guide and cable and seal the carb top with a small nut and bolt.
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i removed my choke slide a…
i removed my choke slide and associated parts and just siliconed the hole that was left it worked ok .
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Looks OK to me. As long as it retracts fully so it doesn't protrude on WOT and is able to go down fully it should be OK.