New member just got a Valkyrie has questions
Challenger:
Quote from: Draeger on September 01, 2025, 12:50:53 PM
Change the O-rings. Easy, quick job. Probably have to do it anyway at this time in the bike's life. You won't regret it and it may cure your problem.
I had a leak on # 3 several years ago. Tried tighting the through bolts which was fruitless. Seperated carbs just enogh to remove the tube and replace packing. Did not remove carb bank. Took an hour and no more leak.
Joe333x:
Quote from: Challenger on September 02, 2025, 04:53:42 PM
Quote from: Draeger on September 01, 2025, 12:50:53 PM
Change the O-rings. Easy, quick job. Probably have to do it anyway at this time in the bike's life. You won't regret it and it may cure your problem.
I had a leak on # 3 several years ago. Tried tighting the through bolts which was fruitless. Seperated carbs just enogh to remove the tube and replace packing. Did not remove carb bank. Took an hour and no more leak.
Packing? Assuming that was supposed to say o-ring?
Challenger:
Quote from: Joe333x on September 02, 2025, 05:51:20 PM
Quote from: Challenger on September 02, 2025, 04:53:42 PM
Quote from: Draeger on September 01, 2025, 12:50:53 PM
Change the O-rings. Easy, quick job. Probably have to do it anyway at this time in the bike's life. You won't regret it and it may cure your problem.
I had a leak on # 3 several years ago. Tried tighting the through bolts which was fruitless. Seperated carbs just enogh to remove the tube and replace packing. Did not remove carb bank. Took an hour and no more leak.
Packing? Assuming that was supposed to say o-ring?
No, couldn't find fue rail o-rings without buying the tubes with the seals on them so I used square edge packings out of an orbit motor seal kit. They were similar in size and fit perfectly. Still working. :cooldude:
Sixgunluvr:
So I decided to back off the tension on the long bolts through the carburetors and re-tighten them. When I did, I stripped one of the nuts does anyone have a link to where to get a couple of these or is it just something I can get from the local hardware?
Joe333x:
Quote from: Sixgunluvr on September 03, 2025, 11:32:14 AM
So I decided to back off the tension on the long bolts through the carburetors and re-tighten them. When I did, I stripped one of the nuts does anyone have a link to where to get a couple of these or is it just something I can get from the local hardware?
Take the good bolt to the store and try to find a similar one. I wish the one guy on here that keeps telling people to jack down those bolts would stop. If your fuel rail is leaking the o-rings are shot, the fuel rail won't leak with those bolts not on at all if the o-rings are good, the bolts are just there to keep everything together, not to help create a seal. The o-rings are so far down into the carb on the fuel rails so it would not possibly slip out of the carb and the tube it goes in is not tapered.
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