T350/T250 carb flange questions

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T350/T250 carb flange questions

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The o-ring barely sticks out of the groove. That plus the typical warped flange is not a good thing.
So this morning I was wondering if:
1) has anyone put a flat washer under the o-ring? Maybe Viton or metal?
2) has anyone used a sealant on the flange surface? Maybe a Permatex that’s fuel resistant?
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Re: T350/T250 carb flange questions

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Hi!

I align the flange sealing surface, leave the O-ring away and use a self-made 0.5mm paper gasket.
(Like the one between isolator and cylinder.)
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Re: T350/T250 carb flange questions

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jabcb wrote:The o-ring barely sticks out of the groove. That plus the typical warped flange is not a good thing.
So this morning I was wondering if:
1) has anyone put a flat washer under the o-ring? Maybe Viton or metal?
2) has anyone used a sealant on the flange surface? Maybe a Permatex that’s fuel resistant?
I repair the warped flange if possible and use a new rubber.
To repair the flange I use a flat diamond sharpening stone and rub the concave surface over it repeatedly, until it is level again. Then clean the flange and put in new rubber o-ring and you are good to go. I suppose for extra measure you could use some Three Bond smeared onto the new ring, but it shouldn't be necessary usually.
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Re: T350/T250 carb flange questions

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I should have explained:
New O-rings should be reliably fuel-resistant.
If not, they can swell so that the thin wall of the O-ring groove will burst.
How it happened to me and can be seen here: Image 32
Since the O-ring is then not properly held anyway, I omitted it and used the said paper gasket instead.
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Re: T350/T250 carb flange questions

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Soak oring in atp-205 or blue devil for a bit of time. I think Oring is obsolete I never try to cross it
O RING (D:3.5,ID:31.7)

I find once the T350 carbs have been mounted onto bike and temp cycled for a while they fit better. If they have been off the bike setting in a box for a time they take a while to reform. Tighten flange nut lightly then go back after a while and recheck. I don't see any leaks
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