Venture carb swap?

[oldschool]

I recently got a good deal on a '88 Max that has been sitting a few years.

I have done this job on more bikes than I can count in my years as a mechanic and also from just owning a lot of different bikes.

So of course I knew the carbs were going to be needed cleaned, but after I took them all down, found lots of parts that needed replaced as well ($$$)

Like slides, diaphragms, etc. but one carb has the pilot screw completely frozen and I tried EVERYthing to get it out but no way.
So I need the #3 carb body.
My local salvage yard has lots of Venture carbs and will sell me just the one I need but I am not sure if the bodies are exactly the same. The look like it but there could be differences in the pressed in air jets.

Anybody done this?

 

[shawn kloker]

Aren't they 34mm instead of 35mm?

 

[maxcruiser]

Aren't they 34mm instead of 35mm?

Yes they are 34mm - vmax is 35mm

Mike

 

[oldschool]

Yes they are 34mm - vmax is 35mm

Mike

Thought they looked kind of smaller, hard to see 1mm by eye.

Anybody have a line on a #3 vmax carb?

Thanks, Greg

 

[one2dmax]

I may have a spare carb body but have repaired many that had stuck A/F screws. A sell a bare carb body for $100 or repair it for $50. If it won't repair I don't charge for the attempt.

Sean