Excellent work!! Congrats! Doesn't it feel good to take something apart and get it back together working? (A feeling I rarely get to experience.) [?]
Paul On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 12:24 AM, surfswab <[email protected]> wrote: > > Rather than sit on my butt waiting for a backordered rebuild kit for > my '95 NH, I decided to take it apart to see what I could see. > > Didn't have to go far. The brass tube came out of the tank easily, > but the plastic/nylon filter screen "sleeve" didn't. All I could see > of it was a buggered up piece of the end of it. Apparently the > previous owner had tried to install it with the tank still on the bike > and got a little too muscular. > > Managed to persuade it out, nibbled off the chewed up end with nail > clippers. Heated it with my Zippo and re-shaped it to the correct > diameter by reaming it with closed needle-nose pliers. Slid a new o- > ring down over it, very carefully snugged the whole assembly back into > the tank...and damned if it doesn't work! > > Must've conjured up a few tricks I learned when I was jury-riggin' my > ol' Brit bikes back in the day. > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
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