Thank you all for the feedback. I was hoping I wouldn't have to split the carbs, but figured it had to be done. I'll attempt to work on it this weekend and let you guys know how it goes. Thanks once again
On Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at 5:59:29 PM UTC-7 [email protected] wrote: > Drew, that is the one…. also, I recommend if you haven’t replaced the fuel > tube O-rings that feed gas between carbs 1 and 2, and carbs 3 and 4, you > should change them out while you do the fuel T replacement. I had to do > that a couple of months back because gas was leaking from the tube between > 3 and 4. This is the kit I bought off of eBay… it’s just the O-rings, not > the tubes or T…. > > https://www.ebay.com/itm/203744107619 > > I should have made a video of how I did it, but I took my time, and slowly > took them off the big stabilizing bar they’re all screwed to. The biggest > thing to watch out for though is to make sure you carefully remove the > small return springs on each carb. I had one pop out, and never found it! > Had to go to the local hardware store, buy a generic spring that was close, > and cut id down to size… it worked. > > I don’t think there are any actual videos on youtube showing a Nighthawk > carbs disassembly, but there are some that come close to showing the steps. > I’d recommend either setting up your video camera and film the disassembly, > or take lost of pictures as you do it. It’s really no that hard, but it > will take a lot of time… > > Good Luck! The spring I had to replace is the small one on the far right… > you can see the difference in color from the originals. They’re held in by > wto little studs if I remember correctly, and pop out very easily, and can > flying! > > Also, the throttle bar you see above the carb openings; I loosened up all > the screws, then slid it sideways, just enough to get the carb I was > working on to come off… it doesn’t slide easily, so you have to do it in > increments… take your time, and be patient… after you’re done - finally! - > adjust all the butterfly’s evenly so when you crack the throttle bar, they > all open at the same time, which will help it idle better as well… > > Ian > > > > On Jul 27, 2022, at 2:29 PM, Drew Gormley <[email protected]> wrote: > > You might need to make a youtube video and link to it here. Would be > easier. > > On Wed, Jul 27, 2022 at 10:42 AM '[email protected]' via Nighthawk > Motorcycle Lovers! <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Taking my carbs off for the 10th time it feels like now, well I got a >> little handsy with the fuel hose so to speak and I broke the fuel inlet on >> the carb. From the 30 mins of searching, I've found this t.ly/SsQn which >> I believe would be the correct replacement. Now I'm not even sure on how I >> would remove the old fuel inlet. If anybody has any tips for me before find >> out the hard way and take it apart again this weekend I would appreciate >> it. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nighthawk_lovers/284cbd46-8030-44a3-a927-af12472e6faan%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nighthawk_lovers/284cbd46-8030-44a3-a927-af12472e6faan%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nighthawk_lovers/CAJLiyZcJG0AhdcnNwV1Mx7q6Ebu8OZQ%2B0Q7vTwyC5vcDMXPK3A%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nighthawk_lovers/CAJLiyZcJG0AhdcnNwV1Mx7q6Ebu8OZQ%2B0Q7vTwyC5vcDMXPK3A%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nighthawk_lovers/e832e3c9-df8a-4754-ae53-60575984a270n%40googlegroups.com.
