I don't know if it will help, but I took pictures when I rebuilt mine on my 650. They're at http://munz.kicks-ass.net/nighthawk/?p=151
-Kyle On Apr 9, 7:51 pm, Icarus <[email protected]> wrote: > Here's exactly what I did last weekend. > I got back from riding (about 100 miles on the odometer, so the main > supply was nearly out), took the tank off and carefully propped it up > on its right side so the remaining gas was below the petcock hole. I > removed the petcock and the white plastic tube came with it. I cleaned > the little bowl and the fuel screen, made sure all was in good shape > and squeaky clean in the diaphragm area, I thoroughly sprayed through > the reserve intake hole (the curved hole beside the white tube) with > carb cleaner. At first the carb cleaner just splashed out the top, but > I kept at it, and then it started coming out the bottom (where the > fuel passageway meets the diaphragm). > I thought "okay now it's cleared out". I reassembled everything and > put it back in the tank and turned the lever to Reserve. I held the > tank level on my knees and put a piece of tubing on the fuel nipple > and the other end in a gas can. I put another piece of tubing on the > vacuum nipple and applied a light vacuum with my mouth. Immediately, > gas started flowing into the can. I drained a full gallon out. > That told me everything was working. I poured the same gallon back in > the tank (I made sure it was clean). later that day, when i went to > try it out while riding, I rode until it started chugging (odometer > now at 125), flipped it to reserve but nothing ever happened and I > rolled to a stop. At that time I still had gas in the tank... just > couldn't burn it. > > On Apr 9, 12:14 pm, surfswab <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I forgot sumpthin' > > > When I first got my bike, the petcock was leaking from around the big > > nut that holds it to the tank. When I removed it from the tank, the > > brass standpipe came out, but the plastic/nylon filter sleeve that > > fits over it, didn't. > > > Turns out it was wadded and twisted up inside the threaded pipe that > > the petcock connects to, and the end of it was shredded from the > > previous owner's lame attempts to stop the leak by cranking on the big > > nut. > > > I was able to fish it out with tweezers and needle-nose pliers, trim > > the buggered up end, reshape it and reinstall it down inside the body > > of the petcock where it belongs, with a new o-ring. > > > Mentioning this because I looked at a fiche of yours and see it has a > > similar filter sleeve. So, if yours is missing, a good place to look > > for it is inside that threaded pipe, or maybe floating around inside > > the tank, interfering with your reserve access (?) > > > Just a thought.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
