Most of the early jd sleds have for a carb a walboro, but some had the bendix. The 400 being one of them, maybe the only one; i`m not sure. I got a 400 from oldslednut and he had put a keihin on it. I put a walboro on it and it will run good now. Im just wondering what you guys know of the bendix carb, and if any of you guys have one in any of your jd sleds. The keihin did not have a return line and seemed to hard to get set properly so i got a walboro from knoblauch.
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vintagesledguy
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from my expiernce keihin carbs are junk most of my sleds hav walboro`s on them and itook them off and put tillitson`s on them cause they are alot easier to tune i believe the walboro was the only carb that had a return line and the bendix carb i dont know that much about but i whould go with a tillitson
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400brian
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The Bendix carb was used on several models of 00 and JDX sleds.
It is a float bowl carb, so it does not need a return line.
The main reason Bendix carbs are not very popular now, is that parts are no longer available for them.
It is a float bowl carb, so it does not need a return line.
The main reason Bendix carbs are not very popular now, is that parts are no longer available for them.
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hey hows it going guys hey markmac where do you live im in regina how much did that carb set you back and did berry"knoblauch" give you the cables with it
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My experience with Walbros is to throw them as far as you can. I run a Bendix on my '74 400 and if you can find parts they run great and aren't too difficult to set. -my 2 Canadian cents
Adam Epp
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
74 400 (2 - sold)
75 800 (motor in pieces, next on the resto list)
75 X4 Special (bare tunnel, stripped)
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76 340 Cyclone (bare tunnel, stripped)
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
74 400 (2 - sold)
75 800 (motor in pieces, next on the resto list)
75 X4 Special (bare tunnel, stripped)
76 340 Cyclone (resto in progress)
76 340 Cyclone (bare tunnel, stripped)
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Nearly all the tillitsons in the HD line have a return line as do most of the HR tillitsons however most with the exception of a few HR carbs dont have a fitting for the pulse line the pulse comes through intake into rear of carb. Tillitsons really are the easiest to rebuild and tune IMHO.vintagesledguy wrote: from my expiernce keihin carbs are junk most of my sleds hav walboro`s on them and itook them off and put tillitson`s on them cause they are alot easier to tune i believe the walboro was the only carb that had a return line and the bendix carb i dont know that much about but i whould go with a tillitson
Keihin carbs can be a bugger to work with but also very easy to rebuild but kits are harder to get. I think these carbs when properly tuned might be the best as far as performance goes they are really snappy on my rupp sleds.
Walbro are tuff sometimes also but work good when they are right but they are certainly the most complex to rebuild.
I am lucky enough to not own any sleds with a bendix so have no experience with them
just my 33 cents