I'll be posting pics soon, prolly by this wknd. Another chance for me to rant against the previous owner ;)
-Kyle On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 12:16 PM, Creative Residential Designs < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Do you have a picture of this mess? I am now curious... > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Kyle Munz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 01, 2008 10:45 AM > *Subject:* [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Fuel Line size? > > Taking them off isn't the part I'm reluctant to do. Its fighting those damn > Y-shaped intake tubes back on that I'm sweating. > > -Kyle > > On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 11:43 AM, Creative Residential Designs < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> You'll let used to it Kyle...the last time I took my carbs off it took >> me 20 minutes. HotrodMamma.. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> *From:* Kyle Munz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 30, 2008 10:54 PM >> *Subject:* [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Fuel Line size? >> >> Greeeeeat, so I gotta take the carbs back off. Seriously, anyone near >> Phx with a strong right hand? >:) >> >> -Kyle >> >> On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 11:04 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Seems like the wrong T fitting. I've rehabed 3 or 4 sets of these and >>> they all had the same 1/4" fitting, black in color >>> >>> >>> On 9/30/08, Kyle Munz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> >>>> All I can guess is that the previous had to replace that fitting at one >>>> point and just grabbed whatever was handy. The bike came with its share of >>>> Yamaha parts on it, so he wasn't picky about what he used. >>>> >>>> -Kyle >>>> >>>> On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 10:42 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I'm not sure why the two fittings would be different sizes. I have a >>>>> couple of the old and age hardened oem lines that are only about 6" long >>>>> that are the same size on both ends. I have a diagram in my Honda manual >>>>> pg >>>>> 4-12 showing the hose in the upper right also in the Clymer manual pg 178 >>>>> fig 53. Previous owners can be troublesome, mine was >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 9/30/08, Kyle Munz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> So I'm aright in assuming the nipple on the 'T' between the carbs >>>>>> should be the same as the one on the fuel shut off valve right? I really >>>>>> need someone in Phx to slap the previous owner for me... >>>>>> >>>>>> -Kyle >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 6:19 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Mine(replaced when I did carbs in spring) is 1/4". Originally >>>>>>> probably metric between 1/4 and 5/16. The breathers are the same. I >>>>>>> have 2 >>>>>>> sets in the garage now and the fittings are the same as I have on tha >>>>>>> bike >>>>>>> now. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 9/30/08, Kyle Munz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> While messing around on the bike I decided to clean up the fuel >>>>>>>> line. The one it came with had what I assumed was a brass coupler in >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> middle of it for some reason. I took it off, and it's not a coupler, >>>>>>>> it's >>>>>>>> threaded on one end. Got to looking at it, and the white plastic 'T' >>>>>>>> between >>>>>>>> the #2 and #3 carbs where the fuel line hooks up is bigger than 5/16". >>>>>>>> The >>>>>>>> previous owner must have fancied this brass thingy as a reducer of some >>>>>>>> sort. I've got plenty of 5/16" fuel hose, and could run a new one, but >>>>>>>> it >>>>>>>> won't hook up to the carbs. Can anyone tell me if this is correct? >>>>>>>> Shouldn't >>>>>>>> it be 5/16" all around or is this the plastic 'T' on my carbs the >>>>>>>> wrong one? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -Kyle >>>>>>>> -83CB650SC >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>> >> >> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
