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05 Jul 2023 19:41 #886897 by Nessism
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If you want to reproduce that plug out of rubber on a lathe consider grinding it with rough paper or use a Dremel tool with a carbide burr at a fairly high speed (work piece one direction, tool in the opposite direction) Cutting rubber with conventional lathe tools only deforms it, the stuff is like chewing gum even at a high hardness.

I use to work for a rubber company doing prototype engine mounts, ground and carved a lot of different parts using all types of tools. Grinding it will give you a smooth uniform shape.

The Kawasaki version Mikuni BS34's use a pilot plug made from zinc, employing a small O-ring to seal.  I'd make them out of brass if it came to that, along with the O-ring.
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06 Jul 2023 00:43 #886901 by Wookie58
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You may be able to find some junk carbs for cheap from any of the below which use the same plugs ?
 

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06 Jul 2023 10:10 #886910 by ckahleer
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This may be worth a try.
 

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