I have a feeling it was some sort of retaliation. Perhaps the reason for the bike “sitting”Did you buy the bike from a guy named Tony? This looks like a subtle "Hit attempt".
I have a feeling it was some sort of retaliation. Perhaps the reason for the bike “sitting”Did you buy the bike from a guy named Tony? This looks like a subtle "Hit attempt".
Every one I’ve found is Pre-82 so not plated.They're made from zinc.... plated with copper actually.
I'd have a good look at the clutch basket. There's 6 cush springs.... and 6 pennies. coincidence?I have a feeling it was some sort of retaliation. Perhaps the reason for the bike “sitting”
All springs present and accounted for. The wire I found is much finer than the springs in the pic.The little bits of broken spring are probably from one of the little springs associated with the shifter assembly. It's not uncommon for them to break .....
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4sher!clean the face of the alternator
That worked great Gary. I was at 5.3 OHMS4sher!
use a #3 phillips #3 JIS... and remove the stator, start with mineral spirits and a rag see if what is prolly an oil and carbon mix wipes off, especially the slip rings. I like rubbing compound on the slip rings. No heavy sand paper, mebby 600 grit / mineral spirits if they are pretty beat up. Clean up all those parts check the brush length and measure resistance ring to ring about 5.3 ohm, low of 5 high of 6 acceptable range. Wait at least a few seconds each measuring for the meter to stop dropping. Low ohm measurements like this will show up a weak meter battery.
I was hoping someone else would answer: IIRC, the check-ball/spring is supposed to open at ~15psi. Personally, I don't typically pressure test them (I don't really want them to open); I just make sure it will open some by pushing on it with a wooden dowel or blunt punch and generally leave it be, unless it feels weak. There is no spec number of turns that I am aware of.One question I have is the manual does not mention what tension to put on the ball valve bypass inside the filter screw. I see the tension can be increased but is there a particular set of turns for it?
I also noticed the counter shaft seal was poorly installed. It looked like someone had beat one side in first and shaved the rubber.