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steveknowles
Joined: 08 Feb 2009 Posts: 130 Location: Norfolk
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 8:00 am Post subject: Fuel, fuel everywhere |
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Well. not exactly but, took the V-Due out, and when I got home a distinct smell of petrol. Thought buggar, the carb is weeping again and depositing fuel in the airbox. Took off fairing, opened airbox, nowt. Then noticed that one of the quick release fuel couplers was sopping wet, opened it up and......missing o ring, not perished, not torn, MISSING !! Clearly the fuel fairies have been busy. So I'm out today trying to find one. DOH ! |
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Pompey
Joined: 31 Jul 2008 Posts: 2311 Location: Marlborough
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 8:24 am Post subject: |
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Hopefully the fairy poured 2 stroke mix into something distinctly four stroke and kazzam, the karma strikes! _________________ Pomps
Bimota's Db2, Db5 ,Ducati's 851' 92, 888' 93, Honda blade' 93, Triumph speed triple' 07, kawasaki zxr 750 k1 |
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oily
Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 4788 Location: worcestershire
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 9:13 am Post subject: |
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Have you checked in the other half of the coupler to make sure the offending article hasn't got stuck in there.
Remember, not all O rings are petrol proof |
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oily
Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 4788 Location: worcestershire
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 9:29 am Post subject: |
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Steve, if your struggling to find one and your not in a hurry, I've got a couple of box's of O' rings. Let me know the diameter and I'll pop a couple in the post |
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steveknowles
Joined: 08 Feb 2009 Posts: 130 Location: Norfolk
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 1:29 pm Post subject: |
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Cheers for that. managed to pick one up from a car parts place, they couldn't guarantee it was fuel proof but I'll give it a go. It was also slightly fatter but all fits back together. have looked everywhere for the missing o ring and I am officially better than Paul Daniels when it comes to o rings, it has disappeared. I've got a mate who works for Unipart so hopefully he can pick me up a fuel injection o ring on Monday as a back up. |
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steveknowles
Joined: 08 Feb 2009 Posts: 130 Location: Norfolk
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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Spoke to my mate tonight and he reckons they have the very o rings, so won't risk the one I bought today. Thanks for the kind offer Oily, much appreciated. Hopefully bike will be all back together by Tuesday. |
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oily
Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 4788 Location: worcestershire
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 10:15 pm Post subject: |
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Glad your sorted |
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steveknowles
Joined: 08 Feb 2009 Posts: 130 Location: Norfolk
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Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 4:36 pm Post subject: |
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New Viton seals bought and fitted ! Let's hope that keeps the fuel where it's supposed to be !! |
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steveknowles
Joined: 08 Feb 2009 Posts: 130 Location: Norfolk
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Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 4:14 pm Post subject: |
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The saga continues. Fuel leak into airbox came back and got worse until it developed the habit of emptying the fuel tank through the carbs whenever I started and then stopped the bike. Gave it to a local two stroke specialist tuner and they diagnosed that the float assemblies needed changing, so they did that and tuned the carbs. All seemed ok for about 40 miles and then bike started very slightly hunting. No probs, thought change plugs, as maybe one is breaking down. The hunting was slight, but still there. Got home, and noticed fuel on ground, opened up airbox, about 1/2 pint fuel in either side. Disconnected tank and cleaned out fuel from airbox, noticed fuel still dripping off exhaust, took out front plug and out cane about 1/4 pint of fuel. So it's back off to the tuners to find out what the f**k is going on. Excuse the language, but it's been a trying time, as on top of this a fuel connector broke up and the indicator relay committed suicide whilst out trying the new plugs. |
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oily
Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 4788 Location: worcestershire
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Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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The joys of Bimota ownership
Chin up old chap..........
One of the reasons I try and stick to SB's is suzuki has already sorted the engine niggles before Bimota got hold of em |
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GeeKay
Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 1767 Location: West Yorkshire
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Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 8:48 pm Post subject: |
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didn't stop them screwing up the perfectly good TL1000R motor in the SB8, did it? |
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oily
Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 4788 Location: worcestershire
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Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 10:12 pm Post subject: |
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Ah yes, I should have been more explicate, I meant Suzuki engines with the correct amount of cylinders |
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2bims
Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 7289
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Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 10:57 pm Post subject: |
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The old addage of "if it ain't broke, dont fix it" unfortunately doesn't translate in Italian. But then we can all be guilty sometimes of thinking we can do something that makes it better "A good mans' gotta know his limitations" Clint Eastwood (Dirty Harry) |
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oily
Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 4788 Location: worcestershire
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Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 11:01 pm Post subject: |
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Or the old Bimota adage.......If it ain't broke, fix it until it is |
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steveknowles
Joined: 08 Feb 2009 Posts: 130 Location: Norfolk
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Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 11:49 pm Post subject: |
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2bims wrote: |
The old addage of "if it ain't broke, dont fix it" unfortunately doesn't translate in Italian. But then we can all be guilty sometimes of thinking we can do something that makes it better "A good mans' gotta know his limitations" Clint Eastwood (Dirty Harry) |
Hence my giving it to a two stroke specialist, 'cos seeing as they didn't get it right first time I'd have totally screwed it |
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