Those are 01+ ones ... 89-00 are 5mm .08 pitch and only 2 screws per float ... the later ones have 4 per float ...
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Srinath.

Uh-oh.  So the extra screws that Manjul so magnanimously bought for me won't do me any good.  :x  Sigh.

But it's the thought that counts.  Thanks for trying, Manjul!

Anybody interested in some Allen screws for their '01+ float bowls?  I think I have Manjul's stock screws too, if anyone prefers those instead.

It lives!  

Last Wednesday I got home and gave those damn float bowl screws one last shot with the vise grips - they did the trick.  I had been using a needle nose one, but tried my biggest regular one, and was able to break them loose.  I was suprised because there was so little room to grab the screw heads, but it worked.  I replaced them with the 5 mm, 80 pitch allen head screws.  4 of those and the two #4 washers cost $2 total at Ace.  

So, I put the new jets & washer in, replaced my cam chain tensioner gasket (question on that below) and put in a new carb-to-engine pipe assembly/gasket thing ($25 w/tax at dealer).  

Wrestled with getting the carbs, airbox, and various hoses all hooked back up (where should I route all these drains?) and took her out to see what would happen.  This was Thursday morning.  My battery bit the farm a long time ago, so I did my usual running start down the street.  After 4 or 5 runs, each time sounding a little bit better, it came to life.  Revved up nice, settled down to ~1,200 rpms, and sounded good.  

I took it for a few rides on Friday and Saturday, everything seems to be working great.  I fooled around with those little screws in the carbs, but one wouldn't budge so I just left 'em as is.  Seems to work ok.  

On the cam chain tensioner, the little rubber/plastic plug crumbled when I popped it out to get the screwdriver in there.  After putting everything back on the bike, I took a piece of the plug and stuck it in the hole for the time being.  Any problem leaving it like that?

Last thing - the gas tank is sorta loose.  There's some side to side play up at the front end.  The two bolts towards the rear are on and tight, but the front of the tank moves from side to side ~3/4" either way.  Did I forget to put some part back in there?

jeff

In the front the tank has a U shaped Doohicky dealy bob thingamajig what'cha ma call it ... Oh yea grommet ...
The cam chain tensioner little round shaped Doohicky dealy bob thingamajig what'cha ma call it ... Oh yea grommet ... always falls apart ... it prolly gonna leak a bit but otherwise be OK ...
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Srinath.