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Here is mine and she could use the Pma. Thanks

So I know it's not quite spring yet but I'm going to look into my fuel leak. Check the needle and seat. Can this be done without removing the carbs from the bike they are in there quite right and would have to cut he fuel lines to remove them. Can I just remove the bowl and check them from...

Thanks I drained the bowl and shut off the petcock no more leak. I don't understand why women dislike the smell of gas so much. I find it quite pleasant.i guess up next is takem off and see what I can see. Thanks everyone for the help.

The tank is new and the engine was rebuilt professionally within the last 300kms. So hopefully there is no crud coming through I will check when I open up the carbs.

Thanks. I'm putting the bike up for the winter before I go back to work on Baffin Island. So I probably won't be able to look at it till the spring. No room to play with the bike in my tiny garage in the winter. Should I just shut the petcock off and let the bike run the gas out.?

When I park it I leave it on.

Thanks for all the input. My bike has a standard on-off-reserve petcock. Can someone point me in the direction of how to check the float level?

The carbs on my 78 special have a small amount of fuel coming through them. The right side more so than the left.To be clear it is the lower left hole in the carb that the fuel is coming from.The bike runs fine but the air filters are getting wet with fuel and the wife is complaint about the...

This is what I'm working with as you can see the rectifier/regulator is inside the box. I'm not sure I could manage the separate reg and Rec swap as I don't have the stock wiring harness with the connected plugs just individual wires. And I am definitely am new to wiring work. I think I can...

Finally got home from the arctic. Battery is good it held a charge for the 2 weeks I was away. Checked out the main fuse line the continuity on that is good . slap test is good. Checked the regulator rectifier with the multi meter and it seems like I managed to burn up a new rectifier regulator...

Thanks for the offer I have just put in a new regulator/rectifier so hopefully it's not shot after one week of use. If it costs me anymore money to get the stock charging system sorted out in the spring (unfortunately I don't have a garage big enough to play with it over winter) I may do the...

Pretty sure I have the right one or it better be I ordered one for the 78 special and my bike is a 78 special. Thanks

I work at an iron mine 2 weeks on and 2 weeks off. The weather here is quite delightful at the moment when I get back next time I'm sure it will suck. At home it's still mid 20's so hopefully I will get the bike figured out and out for a few more runs.

Sorry for the confusion yes regulator rectifier combo. I will replace the fuse holder and see if that helps and move the rectifier as soon as I get off Baffin Island and back home. Thanks for the input.

I have a solid state ricks motorsports regulator rectifier that was just replaced the previous one had burned out because the previous owner wired it in wrong. aAlso I noticed when I removed the fuse. The fuse had not melted in the middle of the fuse and kind of melted the fuse holder a little...

The regulator is mounted In a box undear the seat with there not being much airflow in there could a regulator that is wired in correctly burn up in just a week of use? And would that also cause the fuse to burn up? If it is burned up would drilling a couple of holes in the box provide enough...

I know there are a lots of charging threads and I have read through a lot of them. but here is my story. So I had the bike in for a Ontario safety after purchase. The battery was not charging they did some rewiring as they found the old rectifier was wired in wrong and burned up . So I have a...

Thanks for the info. I will rest a little easier when heading down the highway.Here is a picture of her.

Hey, I just switched put on a Avon cobra mt9016 74h rear tire on my 78 hardtail and the clearance between the chain and the tire is only about 3/8 of an inch. I have out about 200kms on it and I can't really tell if it is damaging the tire but it still worries me about riding and blowing the...