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« on: October 26, 2021, 10:27:02 AM » |
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Came in from Hawaii, and took my bike out of storage, for a ride. Couldn't get the bike to stop leaking gas, (fair amount drippings from all carbs). No doubt because it has been stored for 2 yrs, cause of Covid. So, borrowed a truck for the trip.
I started the teardown, tank and airbox off. What I need is the correct part #'s for thefuel rail O ring kit for starters, I hear some say the "redfin" aftermarket seals are better and hold up? Also,mince I'm pulling the carbs, WHAT, other maintenance and or O rings, gas lines etc. should I be doing while having everything out. (part numbers to pls). as I must have taken my shop manual back to Hawaii, as I purchased another which is back there. Otherwise, bike started right up, carbs still great, ran good for a 5 mile test run, but the leaking didn't stop.
was stored I the desert, so it did leak a bit in previous times, for a couple minutes, out of storage, till o rings swelled back up, then it would stop, and I would ride 6k miles, so it's due some maintenance,
Will order the correct seals, and finish the work on my return
Thanks guys
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Bagger John - #3785
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« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2021, 12:01:10 PM » |
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The Redeye kit should supply everything you need. He also sells bowl gaskets; replace those while the carbs are apart.
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« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2021, 02:33:00 PM » |
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Not planning on touching the carbs, as they run great, but yes, guess a no Brainerd to replace the bowl,gaskets, since they will be out of the bike. So, sounds like Redeye kit is and after market hybrid O ring kit. Does anyone have a part number? and a preferred source, as am up in Paso Robles, for a few days, then back down to S. Cal where I store the bike. want to order them so that they are there upon return,
Thx
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mauigts
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« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2021, 08:22:55 PM » |
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Thanks, just found the redeye site off another thread, and ordered the fuel rail repair kit, and the carb bowl gaskets. So will install them, and restore the bike, before heading back to the islands. Then, reschedule another trip over
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« Reply #5 on: October 27, 2021, 05:33:07 AM » |
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If the bike has been sitting for two years, I would take the carbs apart and do a thorough cleaning paying special attention to the slow jet circuit. Especially if fuel was left in the carbs. You will save yourself a lot of time and trouble by doing so.
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« Last Edit: October 27, 2021, 08:37:42 AM by FLAVALK »
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Bagger John - #3785
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« Reply #6 on: October 27, 2021, 06:35:40 AM » |
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If the bike has been sitting for two yeas, I would take the carbs apart and do a thorough cleaning paying special attention to the slow jet circuit. Especially if fuel was left in the carbs. You will save yourself a lot of time and trouble by doing so.
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« Reply #7 on: November 07, 2021, 11:17:40 AM » |
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OK, that was fun, ... to say the least, but it's done. The hard part was that I store the bike in the desert in a trailer, and had no shop, work table, or lights available. So using a pop up card table, headlamp, lots of beer, and LOTS of patience doing the work outside next to the trailer with Cayotes howling, , got er dun. And it does start up, and run pretty good, for a manual sync, with no gas leaks. It does start a little harder in the cool morning, and has some backfiring on deceleration, but overall it would take me 500 miles down the road, if needed. I will though, have to fine tune and sync the carbs, as these are beautiful machines, and would be a shame not to have them all run as smooth as before. Did not, get to ride it "on the trip", so will have to call this a working trip. Did also, change the intake O rings, and the carb bowl drain O rings too. I was very impressed with just how clean the carbs were after 38K of riding. Everything inside was VERY clean. My routine for storage, is to have a full tank of gas w/ seafoam added. I run the bike dry w/ gas shut off. Pull the battery, and throw it on a trickle charger. So, other than the failed Fuel rail O rings, looks like this method has been working. 54K on the bike. Back to Hawaii, she'll be ready for a quick exit next time, thanks for the help
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Madmike
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« Reply #8 on: November 12, 2021, 07:27:35 PM » |
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OK, that was fun, ... to say the least, but it's done. The hard part was that I store the bike in the desert in a trailer, and had no shop, work table, or lights available. So using a pop up card table, headlamp, lots of beer, and LOTS of patience doing the work outside next to the trailer with Cayotes howling, , got er dun. And it does start up, and run pretty good, for a manual sync, with no gas leaks. It does start a little harder in the cool morning, and has some backfiring on deceleration, but overall it would take me 500 miles down the road, if needed. I will though, have to fine tune and sync the carbs, as these are beautiful machines, and would be a shame not to have them all run as smooth as before. Did not, get to ride it "on the trip", so will have to call this a working trip. Did also, change the intake O rings, and the carb bowl drain O rings too. I was very impressed with just how clean the carbs were after 38K of riding. Everything inside was VERY clean. My routine for storage, is to have a full tank of gas w/ seafoam added. I run the bike dry w/ gas shut off. Pull the battery, and throw it on a trickle charger. So, other than the failed Fuel rail O rings, looks like this method has been working. 54K on the bike. Back to Hawaii, she'll be ready for a quick exit next time, thanks for the help
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