FUEL TANK FRONT MOUNT RUBBER
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2018 1:52 pm
HI FELLAS--WELL I`VE SEPARATED MY LEAKING CARBS -REFURBED JETS AND FITTED VITON SEALS--REASSEMBLED AND REPLACED ON ENGINE WITH NEW INLET RUBBERS AFTER CHANGING THE CLAMP SCREWS WITH SOCKET HEAD STAINLESS BOLTS(REAL EASY TO FIND/TIGHTEN/AND UNDO WITH A LONG BALLEND SCREWDRIVER).
I ALSO REBUILT THE FUEL TAP(PETCOCK)WITH A NEW DIAPHRAGM KIT FROM EBAY AS THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD RUN IT WITH A SPLIT DIAPHRAM AND HAD MERELY PLUGGED THE VAC TUBE FROM No 3 INLET STUB NOT A SMART MOVE IF A FLOAT NEEDLE STICKS OPEN AND FUEL CONTINUES TO DRIBBLE INTO ENGINE OIL!!
SYNCHED THE CARBS STATICALLY ON THE BUTTERFLIES WITH A DIAL GAUGE INDICATOR AND HAD PREVIOUSLY CLEANED AND DABBED WHITE PAINT ON THE HEADS OF THE 3 SYNCH SCREWS TO SPOT THEM EASIER FOR FINAL ADJUST WHEN ON THE ENGINE.
REMOTE FUEL SUPPLY--FULL CHOKE--FIRED UP FIRST TIME OF ASKING AND SAT IDLING LIKE A WATCH WITH CHOKE OFF--JOB DONE --WELL WORTH THE EFFORT.
BIKES BEEN APART FOR A YEAR SO CLEANED OUT THE FUEL TANK BUT WHEN IT WAS TIME TO PUT BACK ON THE BIKE--AFTER HALF AN HOUR OF BACK TO FRONT/ UPSIDE DOWN I JUST CANNOT FIGURE OUT HOW THE FRONT RUBBER FITS ON THE TANK FRONT AND TO THE FRAME !!! HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELP
I ALSO REBUILT THE FUEL TAP(PETCOCK)WITH A NEW DIAPHRAGM KIT FROM EBAY AS THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD RUN IT WITH A SPLIT DIAPHRAM AND HAD MERELY PLUGGED THE VAC TUBE FROM No 3 INLET STUB NOT A SMART MOVE IF A FLOAT NEEDLE STICKS OPEN AND FUEL CONTINUES TO DRIBBLE INTO ENGINE OIL!!
SYNCHED THE CARBS STATICALLY ON THE BUTTERFLIES WITH A DIAL GAUGE INDICATOR AND HAD PREVIOUSLY CLEANED AND DABBED WHITE PAINT ON THE HEADS OF THE 3 SYNCH SCREWS TO SPOT THEM EASIER FOR FINAL ADJUST WHEN ON THE ENGINE.
REMOTE FUEL SUPPLY--FULL CHOKE--FIRED UP FIRST TIME OF ASKING AND SAT IDLING LIKE A WATCH WITH CHOKE OFF--JOB DONE --WELL WORTH THE EFFORT.
BIKES BEEN APART FOR A YEAR SO CLEANED OUT THE FUEL TANK BUT WHEN IT WAS TIME TO PUT BACK ON THE BIKE--AFTER HALF AN HOUR OF BACK TO FRONT/ UPSIDE DOWN I JUST CANNOT FIGURE OUT HOW THE FRONT RUBBER FITS ON THE TANK FRONT AND TO THE FRAME !!! HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELP