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T i m wrote:
If not, and the
seat is part of the carb body, I'd be inclined to lap the valve to it.

Except, these bike valves are often rubber tipped and so you couldn't
really use the valve itself to do any lapping.

Ah - of course. Think those arrived on later SUs too. I'd guess the rubber
might wear or perish etc? No chance of buying new? Checked Ebay etc for
pattern parts?

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