1976 Honda GL1000
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john83
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Okay, were starting to get somewhere.
It's starting to look cleaner in there. I got a funnel and a small filter to strain the vinegar back into the jugs. The filter caught some pretty nasty stuff.
After that I rinsed the tank out with the hose a bit to try and dislodge some of the crap left in there and let it run out the drain hole. Then I put the vinegar back in, I'll it sit while I eat turkey tomorrow and see what we've got Friday. After that I pulled the carbs back off, took a look inside and found this.
It was too damn cold for me so I came back in the house after that. I'll deal with the carbs in a couple of days and hopefully the tank will be cleaned out by then.
It's starting to look cleaner in there. I got a funnel and a small filter to strain the vinegar back into the jugs. The filter caught some pretty nasty stuff.
After that I rinsed the tank out with the hose a bit to try and dislodge some of the crap left in there and let it run out the drain hole. Then I put the vinegar back in, I'll it sit while I eat turkey tomorrow and see what we've got Friday. After that I pulled the carbs back off, took a look inside and found this.
It was too damn cold for me so I came back in the house after that. I'll deal with the carbs in a couple of days and hopefully the tank will be cleaned out by then.
john83
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Today I drained and strained the the vinegar again. The inside of the tank looks way better, there's still some gunk but its almost there. I put the vinegar back in for one more day to hopefully take care of the last of it and because I didn't have the necessary stuff to neutralize it and to protect the tank. I'll get that stuff in the morning.
Interesting development while I was trying to clean the carburetors. I figured it'd be a good idea to spray carb cleaner in the fuel inlet since it'd sucked up all the crap from the tank. When I sprayed it in the inlet it would run out the holes where the float needles seats go on two carbs but not the other two. So happens it was not running out the carbs that go to the cylinders I thought weren't firing.
Interesting development while I was trying to clean the carburetors. I figured it'd be a good idea to spray carb cleaner in the fuel inlet since it'd sucked up all the crap from the tank. When I sprayed it in the inlet it would run out the holes where the float needles seats go on two carbs but not the other two. So happens it was not running out the carbs that go to the cylinders I thought weren't firing.
pidjones
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Can you plug the ones that flow and put some good pressure on the other two? The plenum gasket and the odd-shaped carb-to-plenum o-rings will need to be replaced if you disassemble. BTW, make sure the chrome garnish stays on, and unbolt two carbs together - avoids a lot of re-assembly hassle.
Hoosier Daddy
Earache my eye...
On those plenum screws, use a big phillips and hold it steady while you give it a good solid "whack" on the handle with a hammer. If you disform (strip) the screw head get yourself a flat punch and solidly hit the head of the screw to flatten the "cross" back down... then use the screwdriver - "whack" trick again to reshape it to a "cross".
Put a pair of channel locks on the screwdrive handle down at the shank and this will give you the leverage to turn while pushing in hard with your other hand to keep it seated.
Put a pair of channel locks on the screwdrive handle down at the shank and this will give you the leverage to turn while pushing in hard with your other hand to keep it seated.
donr forget to fix the idle jets so you dont get the flat spot
http://www.randakksblog.com/how-to-cure-off-idle-flat-spot/#more-241
look a few paragraphs down the page
and with yours being a 76 read all the way thru as you dont want a 98 you want a 105 something as i remember
but its at the end of the article
http://www.randakksblog.com/how-to-cure-off-idle-flat-spot/#more-241
look a few paragraphs down the page
and with yours being a 76 read all the way thru as you dont want a 98 you want a 105 something as i remember
but its at the end of the article
john83
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Ever wondered how to find pin hole leaks in a gas tank? Here's how: spend a week lovingly cleaning it with vinegar looking for any leaks whenever you handle it, spend all morning flushing it with baking soda, soap and water, coat it in Marvel to prevent flash rust, install it and then dump a couple of gallons of gas into it. THEN and only then will that pin hole leak make itself readily apparent!
Dammit!
Dammit!
