Wolf
doooode
- Jul 31, 2000
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I've been messing with my jetting for some time now. At times I thought I had it figured out, than it ran like crap again... frustrating.
So, once again, off comes the carb, and there was dirt in it, again. Clean it and look for the source....
Well, the source turned out to be the gas tank!
I bought the bike used, mind you, and I really never checked the tank. Last night I drained it into a clean, clear container and found black sandy dirt. So I turned the thing USD and I heard some rattling....dumped it out and I found black pieces of tar, the size of quaters. Turns out the prior owner let gas go bad in there, I mean really bad. The the fuel valve is completely shot, beyond cleaning. The fuel filter was ripped, letting fine particels of dirt through it.
I was pissed. The one place I should have looked first....
No wonder the bike ran different from minute to minute.
I cleaned the tank, wasn't too hard, but there is no way I can clean that fuel valve. Where do I get a replacement? or am I better off replacing the whole tank?
So, once again, off comes the carb, and there was dirt in it, again. Clean it and look for the source....
Well, the source turned out to be the gas tank!
I bought the bike used, mind you, and I really never checked the tank. Last night I drained it into a clean, clear container and found black sandy dirt. So I turned the thing USD and I heard some rattling....dumped it out and I found black pieces of tar, the size of quaters. Turns out the prior owner let gas go bad in there, I mean really bad. The the fuel valve is completely shot, beyond cleaning. The fuel filter was ripped, letting fine particels of dirt through it.
I was pissed. The one place I should have looked first....
No wonder the bike ran different from minute to minute.
I cleaned the tank, wasn't too hard, but there is no way I can clean that fuel valve. Where do I get a replacement? or am I better off replacing the whole tank?