Looking good Pete, I can't wait to see the final chapter of this story!
I think that chewed up rubber "pad" on the #4 starter gear is responsible for many of the little rubber chunks you find in your oil filters, not the front cam chain guide. The guide usually falls apart in long strips or just falls off the aluminum base whole, lol.
BOTH carbs are leaking?Holy cow 'Dude - how the heck did those two washers get there? Was any part of Jimmy Hoffa in there as well?
OK - on to another topic:
After I finished the starter hairpin and clutch reassembly late last night, I started the bike (yeah baby - worked like a charm). I was using the newly rebuilt BS34s with NO air box or pod filters and the stock '81 Special fuel tank with the vacuum peacock set on PRIME.
After a few seconds, there was fuel dribbling out of the danged carbs (a bit scary actually ).
I guess a float needle may be stuck....but I have no experience with these petcocks. Any other suggestions about where to look for problems before I pull off the carbs <again>?
I also have a question and a request:
Many thanks for any and all info!
- To what does the vacuum barb on the petcock connect? It isn't obvious to me where the vacuum source actually is.
- Could someon please post a photo of an '81 Special showing how the airboxes are installed - including the PCV hose routing? I have the parts, but this is crowded part of the bike and the routing is not obvious to me.
Pete
Yup.Do you mean one of the two spigots that are capped off - the ones used for carb balancing manometers?
Your petcock might be letting gas through (like it has failed). The float needles are not actually designed to FULLY shut off the gas, am I correct?Holy cow 'Dude - how the heck did those two washers get there? Was any part of Jimmy Hoffa in there as well?
OK - on to another topic:
After I finished the starter hairpin and clutch reassembly late last night, I started the bike (yeah baby - worked like a charm). I was using the newly rebuilt BS34s with NO air box or pod filters and the stock '81 Special fuel tank with the vacuum peacock set on PRIME.
After a few seconds, there was fuel dribbling out of the danged carbs (a bit scary actually ).
I guess a float needle may be stuck....but I have no experience with these petcocks. Any other suggestions about where to look for problems before I pull off the carbs <again>?
I also have a question and a request:
Many thanks for any and all info!
- To what does the vacuum barb on the petcock connect? It isn't obvious to me where the vacuum source actually is.
- Could someon please post a photo of an '81 Special showing how the airboxes are installed - including the PCV hose routing? I have the parts, but this is crowded part of the bike and the routing is not obvious to me.
Pete