Running lean... curses

Stratman · Post by **Stratman** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 5:34 pm

Hi ozi,if you have your vacuum hose at the bottom of the petrol rock its on the wrong connection,you need to have it on the one that sits behind the left hand fuel line to the carb as you sit on the bike.

Agreed!

You can't actually disassemble the petcock without grinding off the rivets, though Honda do sell a diaphragm kit for about Â£25 (i fitted one)

OziOsborne · Post by **OziOsborne** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 2:07 am

Okay okay, the award for biggest loser can be presented now, after four weeks of the bike sitting in the garage in pieces as I desperatly tried to solve the mystery problem, all the while swearing I had the petcock hooked up right, it turns out the vaccum hose was on the wrong connector. The sad part is after taking the tank apart several times I never even realized there was a connection on the back side of it, hell even after my fingers found it I didnt think it was anything more than a screw point or something. Anyways Im back up and running, had to go out and do some celebration wheelies. Thanks for your help guys.

cupasoop · Post by **cupasoop** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 7:16 am

Dont worry Ozi, your not the first and you certainly wont be the last to do that.

Mind you, most folk dont take 4 weeks to spot it

Jaglifter · Post by **Jaglifter** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 8:29 am

Don't worry Oz. It took me months to realise I didn't have to switch off the tap to stop the fuel coming out! I'd no idea it was controlled by a diaphragm.