Rangi da Munta.

**Sketchy_Racer** · 22nd March 2009, 20:30

I think I have a giftie you may like. something along the lines of a chamber

It's rough and tough so thought Rangi would be a suitable recipient

I'll show you next time your round

**Trudes** · 22nd March 2009, 20:45

OHHHHHHH Chamber!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Glen!!!!

**MsKABC** · 23rd March 2009, 08:34

Well I would say he looks purdy, but that's not really appropriate for a boy bucket, so it will have to be handsome. He kinda reminds me of a rangey thoroughbred

Shame he didn't wanna leave the gates!

**Nasty** · 23rd March 2009, 08:39

He looks great Trude .. but sounds like some men who need a good kicking to get started (oh that is so sexist and rude of me).

**Trudes** · 23rd March 2009, 10:04

I've just drained all the gas out of tank and it seemed pretty clean, a few bits of black grit but nothing major, and his tank is now sitting on my garage floor with 3litres of Coke in it. Hope he was thirsty!!!

**MsKABC** · 23rd March 2009, 10:06

Originally Posted by Trudes

I've just drained all the gas out of tank and it seemed pretty clean, a few bits of black grit but nothing major, and his tank is now sitting on my garage floor with 3litres of Coke in it. Hope he was thirsty!!!

Throw some rum in as well, that'll get him cranking!

**Trudes** · 23rd March 2009, 10:07

Originally Posted by MsKABC

Throw some rum in as well, that'll get him cranking!

I'm hoping he's like a kid, the coke should make him hypo enough!

**b1kerb0b** · 23rd March 2009, 10:15

Originally Posted by Trudes

I've just drained all the gas out of tank and it seemed pretty clean, a few bits of black grit but nothing major, and his tank is now sitting on my garage floor with 3litres of Coke in it. Hope he was thirsty!!!

Well, it is a fact that coke is cheaper than water.

**Trudes** · 23rd March 2009, 10:16

Originally Posted by b1kerb0b

Well, it is a fact that coke is cheaper than water.

Funny that isn't it!!

Just not sure how long to leave it in there though. Do you know?
And I can make him hiss now....

**b1kerb0b** · 23rd March 2009, 10:19

Originally Posted by Trudes

Funny that isn't it!!

Just not sure how long to leave it in there though. Do you know?

I wouldn't leave it in for a week, but it probably depends on exactly what you suspect is in there?

**F5 Dave** · 23rd March 2009, 10:29

I was just thinking about this & came back to read about pouring coke into the tank.

Ok starting from the start, so you know RG tanks are a rust issue. What is the tap? Fully external now huh? & if you take the hoses off the bottom they drain fuel (or diet-coke or whatever) non stop? Even with the cap on? Those caps can be some drama, but I suspect Mike had dealt to it before.

Then they hose is ok to the carb & the carb was taken apart & cleaned/inlet valve checked? If it is munted might as well start with the bigger carb & remove that from the equation.

**Trudes** · 23rd March 2009, 10:48

The tap is a little extenal tap I bought from Boyles. Hose runs from the fuel nossel on the bottom of the tank to the tap then through another hose to the carb. It's all short and all new. The hose drains the fuel non-stop if you take it off the carb (providing the tap is on of course), flows freely even with the cap on the top of the tank. Didn't seem to be any crap coming out, but when I took the hose off after running it and it dying a bunch of black gritty crap came out.
It seemed to run fine the other weekend except that the float was poked and it kept floading the carb, but it ran ok. Carb is exactly the same just has a new MB100 float and needle in it now, doesn't leak, just doesn't really go either. It starts first kick, idles fine and will rev smoothly while it's stationary, just dies when you load it.
My next thing to tick off the "try all the obvious stuff" list is to give the carb a really good clean and blow it out with the air compressor, just to make absolutely sure that it hasn't anything stuck anywhere and maybe have another look at the main jet.
If that all doesn't work then I guess it's time to see how busy Pete is and whether he can do some tuning so we can put my bigger carb on.

**nudemetalz** · 23rd March 2009, 10:57

I've been thinking about fabricating a new small fuel tank out of aluminium for Lady P and having an external fuel tap like you have. Just will use the existing one as a cover and chop the bottom off it. No real need for a 10 litre tank. Solve a potential problem of rust in the tank (thinking the RGV150 tank would be similiar to the RG50 tank in that respect).

Maybe Rangi might get one too if I can do it.

**F5 Dave** · 23rd March 2009, 11:22

Yes Fishe has one like that on his RG50. My RG sidestepped that by having a carbon kevlar tank.

So the bike runs ok & doesn't die when stationary? Just dies when put under load? OK so how big a mainjet did you increase it to?

**Trudes** · 23rd March 2009, 11:37

I'm not sure, Nigel did it when the engine was still in his MB (Blue Poo) and as far as I know it ran ok. Could that be the next step, to increase the size of the main jet? I have a spare from the other MB carb I bought for the float, so if it turns into a failure I have a spare.
The long term plan is to put a larger carb on it once it has a chamber and it is tuned, so I guess we can "experiment" a bit with it.

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