He also resealed the tank it, this could cover and seal the petcock screen. It's also a good idea to make sure the vent at the top of the tank is still allowing air into the tank.
-Kyle On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 8:43 AM, Creative Residential Designs < [email protected]> wrote: > > There is still a chance that you may have some small particles of rust > stuck > in the system still...especially if you didn't consider cleaning the > petcock/screen. (They be small but still be mighty!) Run it at 6000 RPM or > a > bit greater and take it for a ride. If it is particulate matter it should > blow it out on a high RPM run. HotrodMamma. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Snookfever" <[email protected]> > To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 11:13 PM > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 1984 Nighthawk 700s K&N Air filter > > > > Dennis, > > Withe the K&N It is not responsive,bogs down when accelerating. I do > not remember the exact RPM range, but I think above 5K so maybe > midrange. I discovered rust in the fuel tank (fuel on pant leg) a few > week after I got the bike. The carbs looked like they were painted > red with the rust particles. I redid the tank with KBS coatings and > did a complete carb breakdown and cleaning and the carbs looked great. > I sinked the butterflies manually with the stem of a micrometer and it > ran great. > > With the OEM filter It does take a few minutes to warm up or it will > want to die at take off. I have a shop manual and reset the pilots the > same number of turn as they were set from the factory. > > > > > > > On Mar 19, 12:27 am, Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> wrote: > > If you can describe what crap runs like, maybe I can help. By themselves, > > K&N filters do not affect anything. Great replacements (sorry Stanley) > > Installed properly, they require no rejetting. Mine works fine. > > > > --- On Wed, 3/18/09, Snookfever <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Snookfever <[email protected]> > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] 1984 Nighthawk 700s K&N Air filter > > To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> > > Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2009, 11:14 PM > > > > I bought a K&N air filter, but it makes the bike run like crap. What > > do I need to do the carbs? > > > > Looking for a nose cone for my 700S, where can I find one? > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Snookfever2 > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
