Do I have Oval or Square Carbs?

Spargett · Post by **Spargett** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 12:37 am

Loud Mouse, thanks again. You're a life saver. I got a the carb kits exchanged for the CB77 instead of the CL77, and it still came with a square gasket. Just ordered a pair of the round gaskets for $5.

Awesome.

LOUD MOUSE wrote:Ya can get the oval gaskets here. .............lm

<http://www.olypen.com/retro/>

Spargett wrote:I've been rebuilding my 64 CB77 carbs recently, and those look oval to me as well. I was actually sent a CL77 kit, which has square carbs. That's what set me off when I pulled out the square gasket next to my oval carbs.

LOUD MOUSE · Post by **LOUD MOUSE** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 2:53 am

You are welcome. .........lm

Spargett wrote:Loud Mouse, thanks again. You're a life saver. I got a the carb kits exchanged for the CB77 instead of the CL77, and it still came with a square gasket. Just ordered a pair of the round gaskets for $5.

Awesome.

LOUD MOUSE wrote:Ya can get the oval gaskets here. .............lm

<http://www.olypen.com/retro/>

Spargett wrote:I've been rebuilding my 64 CB77 carbs recently, and those look oval to me as well. I was actually sent a CL77 kit, which has square carbs. That's what set me off when I pulled out the square gasket next to my oval carbs.

e3steve · Post by **e3steve** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 1:46 pm

Hey Scott, are you referring to your older carbs or the pair I sent you? Because I had both pairs, yours and my newer '67s, in front of me on the table; I'm bloody certain they're identical bowls! Or am I slipping into senility?

Spargett · Post by **Spargett** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 1:54 pm

Maybe I should have worded that better. They're most certainly both the same bowl shape. I just got square gaskets in the mail as opposed to the round variety. Of which I have just placed an order for the right sized gaskets per LOUD MOUSE's suggestion.

e3steve wrote:Hey Scott, are you referring to your older carbs or the pair I sent you? Because I had both pairs, yours and my newer '67s, in front of me on the table; I'm bloody certain they're identical bowls! Or am I slipping into senility?

e3steve · Post by **e3steve** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 2:06 pm

Thanks. I really thought my eyes were deceiving me there and that maybe I should try some illegal recreational substances!!

Goodysnap · Post by **Goodysnap** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 7:50 pm

After getting my carb kits from Retro I realized from Lee's pictures I indeed have Oval carbs on my 64' . I realize all I should need is the oval bowl gaskets for rebuild. According to Bills manual they were used from 61-63. Did mine just happen to get Oval or is it more likely that they were changed at some point. Just curious more than anything. Thanks for your input.

Spargett · Post by **Spargett** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 8:02 pm

RetroBikes has the round carb gaskets for $2. Check em out in the carburetor section. Its where I ordered mine from.

Goodysnap wrote:After getting my carb kits from Retro I realized from Lee's pictures I indeed have Oval carbs on my 64' . I realize all I should need is the oval bowl gaskets for rebuild. According to Bills manual they were used from 61-63. Did mine just happen to get Oval or is it more likely that they were changed at some point. Just curious more than anything. Thanks for your input.