leave all the header bolts loose and the pipes wiggling. get everything connected THEN tighten things up.
using an exacto blade or small knife and several hours of your life, you can straighten most of those bent radiator fins and improve cooling. i...
you'll not be able to distinguish cooling effects from weather changes.
good job ! check the fsm for the correct position of the bypass hole in the thermostat.
hard to tell from photo, but the carb boots may not be indexed properly since i don't see the small relief cut for the projection on the carb....
OMG that steering stem took a beating :eek:
2800 miles and 4" of chain slack ?? something doesn't match there ! :(
^^ i've tried that too but don't think it's accurate enough.
^^ i'll be waiting to see what you think after playing with that method. :thumbs:
my synch method is lining up throttle plates to all just barely uncover the first progression hole. next, i blow lung air into the carb outlet...
remove the black cover to inspect/clean the points, the only hope for repair.
a simple test on any replacement pump is to measure the resistance across the 2 plug wires, where infinite resistance (zero continuity) means the...
that bitch right there, yeah !
how close ? within the width of the needle. control idle speed to about 1200 -1400 when adjusting synch screws.
you need to get them alot closer than that. remember that the sequence of synch screw adjustments is important and to blip the throttle a couple...
a properly applied chisel with the right point and ramp and right-sized hammer will lift the bearing race easily and instantly but you'll need a...
old school used baking soda in water, run it up to temp, then flush.
it's in the manual, read it.
look for FI codes
nice tool to have but entirely unnecessary :rolleyes: just be sure to recheck clearance again after you tighten the locknut as it may have...
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