Getting bike running after 2 years?
Re: Getting bike running after 2 years?
Welcome back Chris
It's amazing how time just goes
Chris.
It's amazing how time just goes
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Nice to see you back with us Ziggy!
I'm so unlucky that if there is such a thing as re-incarnation I'll come back as me!
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Re: Getting bike running after 2 years?
Cheers all. Glad to be back. In the process now of servicing it ready for MOT and the road.
A few years ago I used to know a little about the storm and how to do the basic jobs. I've just taken off the tank and now I'm stuck already.
Can someone tell me what the thin tube from the tank is please? The one that goes to a t piece then gets blanked off?
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A few years ago I used to know a little about the storm and how to do the basic jobs. I've just taken off the tank and now I'm stuck already.
Can someone tell me what the thin tube from the tank is please? The one that goes to a t piece then gets blanked off?
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Thin one should be the vac pipe t- piice is for carb balance...Miztaziggy wrote: ↑Wed May 27, 2020 4:50 pm Cheers all. Glad to be back. In the process now of servicing it ready for MOT and the road.
A few years ago I used to know a little about the storm and how to do the basic jobs. I've just taken off the tank and now I'm stuck already.
Can someone tell me what the thin tube from the tank is please? The one that goes to a t piece then gets blanked off?
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Lovely!!
Cheers Mac
Can't be sure, but think the vac was connected to that one that says No!
Actually the one that it should connect to points 90 deg to the one in the photo....
With fuel tap turned on, or off, no fuel comes out of the fuel lines, is that correct or something blocked?
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Cheers Mac
Can't be sure, but think the vac was connected to that one that says No!
Actually the one that it should connect to points 90 deg to the one in the photo....
With fuel tap turned on, or off, no fuel comes out of the fuel lines, is that correct or something blocked?
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That is how it should be. Petrol should only flow once a vacuum is applied to the outlet spigot shown by the red allow in Mac's photo.Miztaziggy wrote: ↑Wed May 27, 2020 6:43 pm With fuel tap turned on, or off, no fuel comes out of the fuel lines, is that correct or something blocked?
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If you put a short length of hose on that outlet and suck on it manually petrol should flow and stop when you stop sucking. That will show it's working as it should do,
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No fule should come out unless the engine is running, the vac pipe conected to the correct spigot, the vac pulls the internal diaphragm open & fule flows... When you pull the fule lines off the petcock some fule may come out of the pipes but that is only whats in the pipes.Miztaziggy wrote: ↑Wed May 27, 2020 6:43 pm Lovely!!
Cheers Mac
Can't be sure, but think the vac was connected to that one that says No!
Actually the one that it should connect to points 90 deg to the one in the photo....
With fuel tap turned on, or off, no fuel comes out of the fuel lines, is that correct or something blocked?
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Are you saying the the spigots are 6 o/c & 3 o/c rather than 9 o/c & 6 o/c ? If so it's been apart at some stage & just been put back on wrong...
Can you post a pic up of it please...?
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Re: Getting bike running after 2 years?
Thanks guys.
No, the 2 fuel lines are the same as your pic, just on your pic the vac line is parallel with one of the fuel lines. On mine, it's at 90 degrees to the fuel lines.
Maybe it's just a different model? I think I have the smaller tank on mine, maybe that's why?
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No, the 2 fuel lines are the same as your pic, just on your pic the vac line is parallel with one of the fuel lines. On mine, it's at 90 degrees to the fuel lines.
Maybe it's just a different model? I think I have the smaller tank on mine, maybe that's why?
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That is a 16ltr tank... As said if its points down its just been put back on wrong...Miztaziggy wrote: ↑Wed May 27, 2020 8:29 pm Thanks guys.
No, the 2 fuel lines are the same as your pic, just on your pic the vac line is parallel with one of the fuel lines. On mine, it's at 90 degrees to the fuel lines.
Maybe it's just a different model? I think I have the smaller tank on mine, maybe that's why?
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From what your saying the spigot that should be pointing down is now in line with the r/h fule outlet, yes ?
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Just looking at the pipes again....
I appear to only have 4. When I disconnected, i think I had the 2 fuel lines plus the green vac line (goes to a t piece) and the overflow that goes to drain. There doesn't seem to be the vent pipe anywhere? Is it required?
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I appear to only have 4. When I disconnected, i think I had the 2 fuel lines plus the green vac line (goes to a t piece) and the overflow that goes to drain. There doesn't seem to be the vent pipe anywhere? Is it required?
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Useful to have the vent hose leading away correctly it as it helps stop fuel landing on top of a hot engine...Is it required?
And this looks wrongly put back together - easy to rotate it back to normal so the vacuum hose spiggot faces the right way
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Thanks Wicky, that pic confirms my pipe is missing.... there's only 2 coming down through frame, one to coolant and 1 to tank.
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After an oil and fuel change, general clean out and check over, it lives!!
Just need to get a back tyre on, new headlight bulb, brake fluid and I'll be ready to go.
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Just need to get a back tyre on, new headlight bulb, brake fluid and I'll be ready to go.
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Thanks Wicky, that pic confirms my pipe is missing.... there's only 2 coming down through frame, one to coolant and 1 to tank.Miztaziggy wrote: ↑Thu May 28, 2020 1:40 pm
And this looks wrongly put back together - easy to rotate it back to normal so the vacuum hose spiggot faces the right way
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Which one is missing The thin pipe to the thin spigot is a breather, the fatter pipe is the fule overflow, more important IMO, if you splosh some fule when refilling, without that pipe as Wicky says it can splosh down over the rear header...not good...
Let me know I have some spare in stock...
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