My Kat's been sitting for awhile and I fired it up today...after a bit of coaxing, she fired up...spitting and sputtering but running rough. After letting it run a little while I smelled something burning and could see smoke from the left side of the exhaust. I shut it down and took a closer look.
I could see what I think is a vacuum tube handing down and resting on the exhaust right next to the chain (Never noticved it there before but I don't think that is where it should be). I took off the seat and left side faring and noticed the tube attaches to the lower left side of the air intake but the way the hose is run just doesn't look right. It was folded over (crimped) and run through a hole on a tab in the frame next to the nipple off the intake and then left hanging from there to where it ended up (by the exhaust and chain). My guess is the previous owner had run it like that and tucked it out of the way and it just recently shook it's way loose (I had it shipped here during my last move and rode it to work once since then). Sitting on the exhaust burnt a hole in the end.
My questions to you all are:
1. Is this a vacuum tube or something else?
2. How is this tube supposed to be routed? The way it was run just didn't look right...tube crimped in two places and resting by the exhaust and chain.
3. Do I need to get a replacement hose from the stealer or can I just cap off the old hose. (any suggestions on how to do that as well would be helpful)
Also, I'm going to be away for a 3-4 months and the bike will be sitting idle. Do I need to throw some Sta-Bil in the tank or will it be O.K. providing my wife goes and fires it up and lets it run for a bit?
Thanks in advance to all....
I could see what I think is a vacuum tube handing down and resting on the exhaust right next to the chain (Never noticved it there before but I don't think that is where it should be). I took off the seat and left side faring and noticed the tube attaches to the lower left side of the air intake but the way the hose is run just doesn't look right. It was folded over (crimped) and run through a hole on a tab in the frame next to the nipple off the intake and then left hanging from there to where it ended up (by the exhaust and chain). My guess is the previous owner had run it like that and tucked it out of the way and it just recently shook it's way loose (I had it shipped here during my last move and rode it to work once since then). Sitting on the exhaust burnt a hole in the end.
My questions to you all are:
1. Is this a vacuum tube or something else?
2. How is this tube supposed to be routed? The way it was run just didn't look right...tube crimped in two places and resting by the exhaust and chain.
3. Do I need to get a replacement hose from the stealer or can I just cap off the old hose. (any suggestions on how to do that as well would be helpful)
Also, I'm going to be away for a 3-4 months and the bike will be sitting idle. Do I need to throw some Sta-Bil in the tank or will it be O.K. providing my wife goes and fires it up and lets it run for a bit?
Thanks in advance to all....
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