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In my efforts to match up a "pair" of carburettors I have come into posession of 2 carbs that are, on the face of things, physically the same. The only obvious differences are: the thread sizes on the throttle cable ferrule, and the hard stamping. One is stamped: 12 66.  389 236, and the other is stamped: 12 66  689 236. The two on the bike are stamped:389 /71 and 389 /002.

In single sylable words can anyone tell me what I am looking at and whether any of the four carburettors could, or should, work in tandem.

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Bacon's Norton Twins Restoration to the rescue....

389/236 was, according to Mr. B, from a 1966 Export Atlas.  669/236 also.  Being the left and right handed carbs in the pair.  He doesn't say anything about the '12 66' but they must obviously be the date of manufacture.

389/71 from 1961-63 twin carb 99.

389/002 is not listed.

But the numbers were only used to assist in factory assembly.  It's up to you what settings you use.

 

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