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    Well with several weeks and no progress the new bike is out of the garage on sabbatical. Struggling to get motivated. But I've now sorted both brakes without dropping the engine out again, did the sw.arm.

    So to try bouy myself on - an old fashioned pre photo shop mockup photo.
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    And another
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    Carbs in vinegar for a day, or was it two.

    Gave them a brush, grey smut ally coming off them. Ooer. Into water, brakeclean, wd40.

    Not too bad. May blow through, check drillings and put them together/on the bike.
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    Quote Originally Posted by F5 Dave View Post
    Carbs in vinegar for a day, or was it two.

    Gave them a brush, grey smut ally coming off them. Ooer. Into water, brakeclean, wd40.

    Not too bad. May blow through, check drillings and put them together/on the bike.
    Not sure if the brake clean and wd40 will neutralise the acid. When cleaning petrol tanks ya gotta put baking soda in the water.

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    I figured weak acid, dump in container of water for several minutes should do it. Might go give them a rub later.

    But that reminds me Imust raid the cupboards. My winter gloves smell, apparently baking soda is the go.
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    Quote Originally Posted by F5 Dave View Post
    I figured weak acid, dump in container of water for several minutes should do it. Might go give them a rub later.

    But that reminds me Imust raid the cupboards. My winter gloves smell, apparently baking soda is the go.
    I found a liberal douse of 'oust' kills the stinking things in bike gear.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Drew View Post
    I found a liberal douse of 'oust' kills the stinking things in bike gear.
    You'd better not post that info on the sidecar racing thread.....

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    Might have to Googlet that. While I was doing thegloves iItook heed and ssubmerged the carbs in some soda water mix. Quick tickle on thewire wheel, hmm might have to do them all. But it can wait till I'vebeen out for a ride and ingested a steaknpepper pie from the ccorner cafe in grey.
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    Great now how do Iget the soda powder out of the fingers? How do Ilet myself get talked into these positions?

    Don't seem to smell I guess . . .
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    Quote Originally Posted by F5 Dave View Post
    Great now how do Iget the soda powder out of the fingers? How do Ilet myself get talked into these positions?

    Don't seem to smell I guess . . .
    Vinigar. Lol.

    Just water does the trick.

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    Heaps of pissing around, straightening throttle stop rods (yeah never seen them before) and swapping out bits between a couple of sets.

    Finally mounted.
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    No pics as tablet had been swiped by the missus and its too wet to go back downstairs.

    Rubber bits in hot water and squeezed on gear and kick lever. Points set (yeah been a while) covers fully home, both aforementioned levers on. Tail light fitted. Footrests back on. Even fitted fuel and vacuum lines.

    Its been a productive couple of nights. If I jumped the gun it'd possibly be ready to start.

    Last loom connections and oil pump to sort before that, instruments etc if I get carried away.
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    Can't remember if I've asked anyone this before. How do you bleed the oil pump lines on those old things? Used to do my head in trying to get the lines free of bubbles on my Titan.

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    The pump should have a bleed screw so the oil tank to pump bleeds air out. From there the pump is supposed to pump, but the crankcase is also pressurising and vacuuming. The one way check valves are supposed to keep this in order and stop air bubbles. Mostly. I have a couple of sets.
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    Quote Originally Posted by F5 Dave View Post
    The pump should have a bleed screw so the oil tank to pump bleeds air out. .
    Pretty sure that was how my old GT550 was done, you moved the lever on the pump to full and kicked it over until oil came out or ran it with the lever jammed on full, then you also set the oil pump up by lining up some marks while you had the throttle fully open (engine off)
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