The lawnmower licking contest
There are no tricks, it takes a deliberate and thorough approach. Start at your tank and move down. The rust must be removed and sealed. Take...
Rtfm Sorry to hear that, obviously he would have done better to do some reading and research before going in like a china shop bull and...
i used a tiny 1/16" bead of the liquid (red RTV) on my right side cover and it has worked fine for 10K miles so far no leaks, fouls or errors...
Almost 100% guaranteed to crack the fuel tees if the plenum plate is removed with the carbs on the bike... So do you have 2 sets of carbs, or...
What's the history of this bike--has it set up for a while before you got it, etc.? Tank could have rust, trash or debris that is blocking the...
Has the bike been dropped on it's side recently or prior to your ownership--that's a good way to crack/dislodge the fuel tee's. Or have the carbs...
Some jet kits supply a drill bit with instructions to enlarge a hole or put more holes thru the bottom of the vacuum slide. The gimmicky idea...
Okay so somewhere between 2 turns out and closed on the mixture screws, the idle goes down from 2000 to 600, with the butterfly throttle valves...
Here are some pictures of a stripped-naked carburetor body from various angles showing the plumbing of all the carburetor circuits. The reason...
What is your idle speed? Are the butterfly throttle valves closing shut when you let off the throttle or do you have the idle screw turned in...
Welcome to the Heart of Dixie... Yeah i live here and have a garage full of bikes too. Red, white and blue will work for you! We'll...
My money is on stuck open choke (mixture enrichment) valves. Either the choke slide rack is being held open by the cable with no endplay, or...
Except for trying to get that plenum plate back together without breaking another set of tubes! That's known as the #1 carburetor and it is...
It's not air If you had air in the lines then you would be pulling the lever all the way to the bar and still have little or no action...
The problem is caused by a dirty master cylinder return port. It is a very tiny orifice that is supposed to bleed fluid pressure back into the mc...
Not the pipe No, and here's why. When the owner bought the pipes he probably also got a jet kit. You will have an indication of that if...
i can think of no special properties or use for the stainless braid except to act as a beauty piece and protect the inner plastic (PTFE) tubing...
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