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  1. WFO Speedracer

    550 fuel vaccum issue

    One more thing I can see in the photos that the solenoid -rev limiter is still in the ski , I would suggest removing that garbage SBN's already have a built in restrictor in the body of the carb so no need for one in the return line.
  2. WFO Speedracer

    550 fuel vaccum issue

    There are no jetting kits as such , you have to buy the individual jets and springs and start swapping them out , you will also need a popoff pressure gauge to set the popoff. For sure I would start at the rich end of those jetting specs , maybe even a few sizes up and lean it out as needed ...
  3. WFO Speedracer

    550 fuel vaccum issue

    Any Yamaha 44 will work fine , you will of course have to rejet it to match the engine but a Yamaha 650 SBN jetting should be fairly close as a starting point . Thick head washers indicate that the head has been milled considerably , your compression numbers also verify that. This of course...
  4. WFO Speedracer

    550 fuel vaccum issue

    Thats not a 38BN that's a 44BN , I would ditch that like yesterday , you already have a manifold the SBN will bolt to you just need the spacers and gaskets. The vacuum hose goes to the pulse fitting on the carb just like on the one you have now , The SBN's have arrows and an infinity symbol on...
  5. WFO Speedracer

    550 fuel vaccum issue

    All the 440's came with 38 BN's 440's never had starting issues like the 550's did , the 1986 models had severe hot starting issues with the 44BN's , fuel would leak out of the low speed circuit on the carb into the intake manifold when the engine was warm making them damn near impossible to...
  6. WFO Speedracer

    Out of surgery

    I have to say even after all the PT and gym exercises I am still having sore muscles from working, I guess some things like bending down off a ladder working on a boat or laying on your stomach working on one there are no exercises that can compensate , different muscle groups I suppose , I know...
  7. WFO Speedracer

    USPS problems

    Yes on their new Ground Select shipping I have seen lots of issues.
  8. WFO Speedracer

    550 fuel vaccum issue

    Yes get an SBN44 and intake, it will run and crank much better.
  9. WFO Speedracer

    550 fuel vaccum issue

    38's actually worked pretty well, the BN 44's were absolute garbage IMHO
  10. WFO Speedracer

    550 fuel vaccum issue

    Yep fuel inlet is at the very end of the carb , the pulse line connects in the middle of the pump body, return is at the banjo fitting . also those older models had an oddball rev limiter plumbed into the return line , it used a solenoid and injected extra fuel into the carb to bring the revs...
  11. WFO Speedracer

    Purchase

    I suggest Sparkplug, that will get you at least five posts easily
  12. WFO Speedracer

    550 fuel vaccum issue

    The choke is not needed to pull fuel, somewhere you have an air leak in the fuel system leading to the carb or you have a diaphragm installed wrong, without a popoff tester you are pissing in the wind trying to fix that carb , I am not that worried about the popoff , those carbs have a tendency...
  13. WFO Speedracer

    650sx Cracked Tray

    SX hull is SMC , Superjets are Metton material , both are repaired exactly the same . with either any cracked damaged material has to go away , you cant reanimate dead tissue or dead SMC cut it back to an area that is not damaged , grind a very fairly shallow taper into the edges , the idea is...
  14. WFO Speedracer

    550sx to 750 "All or Nothing" build

    Nice work !
  15. WFO Speedracer

    (WTB) 750/800 Dual Mikuni Manifold

    Look closely at the locating pins on the manifold , if they are short they are for Kehins and go into the bottom of the carbs, Kehins don't have the carb spacers , if they are long they are for Mikunis and the extra length on the pins is for the aluminum carb spacers..
  16. WFO Speedracer

    (WTB) 750/800 Dual Mikuni Manifold

    I have one here fresh water use only , correct color all the threaded holes have been chased with a tap ready to roll, $200.00 shipped
  17. WFO Speedracer

    What's your view look like today?

    I am this many years old , I used to climb up in these boats and jump back out like it was nothing , not anymore ,work smarter not harder. These guys tried to rebuild their own carbs, so what's the first thing I do , you got it pull the carbs . The front carb base gasket was missing, the...
  18. WFO Speedracer

    550sx to 750 "All or Nothing" build

    I gotcha , on my Team Butch hood I filled the hood vents with pour foam, my hood is hinged though , it doesn't come off, but since I chose the rear gunwales off I felt it needed the added foam.
  19. WFO Speedracer

    What's your view look like today?

    The view is starting to look a lot better after quite a rough patch , I was hauling the KLF220 sales ATV I have been working on and I get a phone call wanting to know if it was for sale ( phone number is on the work shell of my truck ) , so know it's now sold as soon as I get it finished which...
  20. WFO Speedracer

    550sx to 750 "All or Nothing" build

    too many irons in the fire
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