Finally got the bike started!!! BUT... - Page 5

05RedKat600 · 04-07-2012, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by arsenic

They all have clips on them.

Mine do too. Still managed to knock one off once. Luckily for me it fell down by the alternator and I was able to fish it out!

Wild-Bill · 04-07-2012, 09:44 AM

Or they did the last time you saw the carbs... Were you there for the vacuum sync?

arsenic · 04-07-2012, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Wild-Bill

Or they did the last time you saw the carbs... Were you there for the vacuum sync?

Sure wasn't. They are new also because the old ones where dry rotted and I knew they cause problem... like this.

sonosam · 04-07-2012, 10:18 AM

The caps are all back with the clips. I will recheck for vac leaks either this afternoon or tomorrow. The carbs haven't been apart (other than number 3 because I need to reseat the bowl gasket) since Arsenic cleaned them. I think vacuum leak here makes much more sense. Throttle response is crisp like it should be with the exception of coming down from high rpms.

sonosam · 04-16-2012, 06:16 AM

Got everything finished. FINALLY! Got some O-rings for the engine side of the intake boots to seal up any possible vacuum leaks and that seems to have done the trick (I haven't gotten it up to highway speeds or had it running for longer than 30mins yet). Buttoned it all back up in preparation for a test ride, rolled it down the driveway, put it in gear, let out the clutch lever and....NOTHING. It was like being in neutral. Figured I must've messed with the clutch cable at some point and forgot to mark it so that I would adjust it when I was done.

Adjusted the clutch cable and everything works. I finally have the bike in rideable condition. It has only been 4 months since I started, but hey I really only have a couple weekends of actual work into it. Getting it inspected today so that I can use it as my DD agian. Thanks to everyone who helped me out.

mammut89 · 04-16-2012, 06:25 AM

Grats man ! , Id like to see a picture of your bike in a nice scenic place doing what it is supposed to

sonosam · 04-16-2012, 07:42 AM

I live in a city with little or no scenic places to take photos. Also, pretty much every road here is straight and flat. It is also not a very pretty bike ATM. I can still get a pic if you really want it, but I am more concerned with function than looks.

04-07-2012, 09:44 AM	#42
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04-07-2012, 10:18 AM	#44
sonosam Kat Master Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 2,814 iTrader: (3) My Garage	The caps are all back with the clips. I will recheck for vac leaks either this afternoon or tomorrow. The carbs haven't been apart (other than number 3 because I need to reseat the bowl gasket) since Arsenic cleaned them. I think vacuum leak here makes much more sense. Throttle response is crisp like it should be with the exception of coming down from high rpms. __________________ "Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth." Oscar Wilde “Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.” John Steinbeck

04-16-2012, 06:25 AM	#46
mammut89 Kat Master Supporting Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Norway Posts: 2,614 iTrader: (0) My Garage eBay ID: mammutit89	Grats man ! , Id like to see a picture of your bike in a nice scenic place doing what it is supposed to __________________ 2001 gsxf 600

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04-16-2012, 06:16 AM	#45
sonosam Kat Master Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 2,814 iTrader: (3) My Garage	Got everything finished. FINALLY! Got some O-rings for the engine side of the intake boots to seal up any possible vacuum leaks and that seems to have done the trick (I haven't gotten it up to highway speeds or had it running for longer than 30mins yet). Buttoned it all back up in preparation for a test ride, rolled it down the driveway, put it in gear, let out the clutch lever and....NOTHING. It was like being in neutral. Figured I must've messed with the clutch cable at some point and forgot to mark it so that I would adjust it when I was done. Adjusted the clutch cable and everything works. I finally have the bike in rideable condition. It has only been 4 months since I started, but hey I really only have a couple weekends of actual work into it. Getting it inspected today so that I can use it as my DD agian. Thanks to everyone who helped me out.

04-16-2012, 07:42 AM	#47
sonosam Kat Master Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 2,814 iTrader: (3) My Garage	I live in a city with little or no scenic places to take photos. Also, pretty much every road here is straight and flat. It is also not a very pretty bike ATM. I can still get a pic if you really want it, but I am more concerned with function than looks.