Click click BOOM!
Posted 10-05-2009 at 01:38 PM by sschering
BOOM.. thats the first sign I got that the Suzuki has some life left in it..
I tore down and cleaned the handle bar switches last night.. they are all working prefectly now.. then I spent an hour or so chasing a bad ground.. Now that that is all sorted I can hit the button and spin the motor over.. So far so good.. Coils are gettin juce..
I fugure what the hell.. I squirt a tiny shot of gas down the carb boots and hit the switch..
she sputtered twice then BOOM!!!
That'll wake ya up in a small garage.. hehe..
Hit it again and she ran for 3-4 seconds till the prime ran out.
I'm happy.. it LIVES!
Not much else I can do till the carbs come out of the dip.. most of the parts have been run through but the last 3 bodies need to soak for a bit to get the pilot screws to free up.
She still needs fork seals, new tires and a brake flush..
I tore down and cleaned the handle bar switches last night.. they are all working prefectly now.. then I spent an hour or so chasing a bad ground.. Now that that is all sorted I can hit the button and spin the motor over.. So far so good.. Coils are gettin juce..
I fugure what the hell.. I squirt a tiny shot of gas down the carb boots and hit the switch..
she sputtered twice then BOOM!!!
That'll wake ya up in a small garage.. hehe..
Hit it again and she ran for 3-4 seconds till the prime ran out.
I'm happy.. it LIVES!
Not much else I can do till the carbs come out of the dip.. most of the parts have been run through but the last 3 bodies need to soak for a bit to get the pilot screws to free up.
She still needs fork seals, new tires and a brake flush..
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As Dr. Frankenstein said, "It's ALIVE!"Posted 10-06-2009 at 01:44 PM by Gamuru
- Tell me you didn't dip the carbs!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
All the rubber parts in there will now be garbage.
Carb cleaner and rubber parts don't like each other at all.Posted 10-07-2009 at 09:46 AM by dragracer1951 
- I have a full set of new O-rings.. no rubber was dipped that isn't getting replaced.. (just a few O rings I can't get to till the pilot screws free up)..
The carbs were completely stripped down..
I pulled all the shaft seals off and did not dip the choke sliders at all. VM26 carbs so no internal shaft seals to stress over.Posted 10-07-2009 at 02:13 PM by sschering - Carbs are out of the dip and looking good.
I had to drill and EZ-out 3 of the 4 pilot air screws.. No big deal except for the last one that had an ez-out broken off in it from an earlier attempt to remove it.
I managed to drill down either side of the broken bit and knock the piece loose with a small punch. That left a big slot that I could use to turn the needle out..
No damage to the carb body so I guess I did a good job of it. Gaskets should be in today.. I also need to make a trip to Tacoma Screw to replace some more PO mauled hardware.
I may get to ride it this weekend.. Wooot!
I still need to order new tires.. I've been holding off till I was sure it'll run right.Posted 10-09-2009 at 08:26 AM by sschering - Still no farkin gaskets.. The tracking said "out for Delivery" on Thursday since then it's been "Status not updated since 10-8-09"
Today is a Government Holiday so I'm SOL again..
Maybe tomorrow..Posted 10-12-2009 at 01:53 PM by sschering - The package went back to New York!! I guess the post office forgot where I lived and sent it back..Posted 10-13-2009 at 07:20 AM by sschering
- Lame!Posted 10-14-2009 at 07:34 AM by Gamuru
- i would ask for your shipping to be refunded. Your in the home stretch now! should make a movie for us all to see.Posted 10-17-2009 at 09:53 PM by skinny
