Subject: Re: Gas in oil & fishtails
Author: andy hill
Date: Oct 1, 2003, 6:16 AM
Post ID: 1714713648
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Jay-
prolly, your pilot [idle] jets are plugged, and the bike is running on the mains, only. [super-rich at low rpm's]. ya can soak 'em in a small pan of carb cleaner, and then carefully work a strand of copper wire thru the hole to clear the crud away. 10-4 on the petcocks- saw it happen on a yamaha 650 recently.
Donny-
ya can make your own reducers for the fishtails or order a set from good 'ol jc whitney [they're only about $5.00 ea.] if these are h.d. items, you'll also have to modify your centerstand- the 'ears' will hit on the larger muffs, and your stand will be too close to the ground.
andy
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From: Jason Stallings
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 12:13 AM
Subject: Gas in oil
Last week I put my bike up and did not turn the gas taps off. A couple of days later I went to ride it and noticed a ton of gas had leaked out of the carbs. I checked the oil before starting the bike and it was the pan full of gas. So I changed the oil out. I have heard this could happen but it seems like I use to be able to leave the gas taps on and not have any problems.
I am also still having problems maintaining an idle and the bike seems to bog down (engine sounds lower and very slowly accelerates - even accelerates better when letting a little throtle off) when accelerating past 60 mph. I have mentioned this before but I have still not taken the carbs apart to see what is going on. I am planning on going through them ASAP, I have the Premier Handbook should this be a good enough guide for a first timer? What parts should I order - just the gasket kit from mgcycle? Any other tips or suggestions would be appreciated.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jay-</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> prolly, your pilot [idle] jets are plugged,
and the bike is running on the mains, only. [super-rich at low rpm's]. ya can
soak 'em in a small pan of carb cleaner, and then carefully work a strand of
copper wire thru the hole to clear the crud away. 10-4 on the petcocks- saw it
happen on a yamaha 650 recently.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Donny-</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> ya can make your own reducers for the
fishtails or order a set from good 'ol jc whitney [they're only about $5.00 ea.]
if these are h.d. items, you'll also have to modify your centerstand- the 'ears'
will hit on the larger muffs, and your stand will be too close to the
ground.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>andy</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 01, 2003 12:13
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Gas in oil</DIV>
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<DIV>Last week I put my bike up and did not turn the gas taps off. A
couple of days later I went to ride it and noticed a ton of gas had leaked out
of the carbs. I checked the oil before starting the bike and it was the
pan full of gas. So I changed the oil out. I have heard this could
happen but it seems like I use to be able to leave the gas taps on and not
have any problems. </DIV>
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<DIV>I am also still having problems maintaining an idle and the bike seems to
bog down (engine sounds lower and very slowly accelerates - even accelerates
better when letting a little throtle off) when accelerating past 60
mph. I have mentioned this before but I have still not taken the
carbs apart to see what is going on. I am planning on going through them
ASAP, I have the Premier Handbook should this be a good enough guide for a
first timer? What parts should I order - just the gasket kit from
mgcycle? Any other tips or suggestions would be
appreciated.</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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