Checked plugs after 40+ mile ride last weekend and they looked quite nice. No oil seepage from inspection nor access plugs. Keep liking the looks of the rebuilt seat. It's been rainy, snow today, and more to come for a few. More time for fiddlin' I reckon.
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Got anal with the Amals
It was cold and rainy, a perfect day to spend in the garage working on the bikes. First I installed the driver's back rest on the Thunderbird. After that I started in on Bonnie's carbs.
I had removed and dismantled them weeks ago. I poured the parts out onto my work bench and started polishing with Mother's. They always look so nice with a fresh polish. I did the bodies, bowls and tops, then all of the screw heads and flange nuts. I even polished the slides and inside the bores, being extra careful to remove every bit of polish. I've never done that before, and I expect a few naysays but I figure it can't hurt if I get every bit of polish out, and the smoother bores and slides should be an improvement. I'll know soon enough if it was a bad idea.
Once the polishing was done I sprayed Gumout on each part individually and scrubbed and dried them with paper towels. I was pleased at the appearance of the inner parts, as they were actually pretty clean to begin with. Gumout flowed easily from all orifices as I squrited it into each hole. No clogs at all. Of course, I do this every spring so there shouldn't be any buildup.
I assembled the main jets and screwed them into place, lubricating their theads with 3-in-1 oil first. Then I slid the new float needles into the floats, put the floats on their rods and installed them into the bowls. A nice coat of bearing grease on the doubled gaskets (the gaskets are way thinner than the ones that come on new 930's, so I use two) and then screwed the bowls to the bodies, first applying a drop of 3-in1 on each shiny screw.
A job well done if I say so.
It was cold and rainy, a perfect day to spend in the garage working on the bikes. First I installed the driver's back rest on the Thunderbird. After that I started in on Bonnie's carbs.
I had removed and dismantled them weeks ago. I poured the parts out onto my work bench and started polishing with Mother's. They always look so nice with a fresh polish. I did the bodies, bowls and tops, then all of the screw heads and flange nuts. I even polished the slides and inside the bores, being extra careful to remove every bit of polish. I've never done that before, and I expect a few naysays but I figure it can't hurt if I get every bit of polish out, and the smoother bores and slides should be an improvement. I'll know soon enough if it was a bad idea.
Once the polishing was done I sprayed Gumout on each part individually and scrubbed and dried them with paper towels. I was pleased at the appearance of the inner parts, as they were actually pretty clean to begin with. Gumout flowed easily from all orifices as I squrited it into each hole. No clogs at all. Of course, I do this every spring so there shouldn't be any buildup.
I assembled the main jets and screwed them into place, lubricating their theads with 3-in-1 oil first. Then I slid the new float needles into the floats, put the floats on their rods and installed them into the bowls. A nice coat of bearing grease on the doubled gaskets (the gaskets are way thinner than the ones that come on new 930's, so I use two) and then screwed the bowls to the bodies, first applying a drop of 3-in1 on each shiny screw.
A job well done if I say so.
Hey, Have you been peeking over my shoulder? I'm mounting my exhaust sytem today to. I was going to wait for the first start up, but after watching Kevin's video I just couldn't wait.
Do you have those "Torpedos" on your bike Ohio, if so do you think you could show me a picture of the mounting brackets,maybe even a couple of dimensions?Hey, Have you been peeking over my shoulder? I'm mounting my exhaust sytem today to. I was going to wait for the first start up, but after watching Kevin's video I just couldn't wait.
I can fab them from scratch but if I could see what the originals look like I`d be happier.
Never mind RR, there`s always tomorrow
BTW thanks for the dry-run tip for the PRT`s, it works!
BTW thanks for the dry-run tip for the PRT`s, it works!
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