new ultima ignition
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so for now i have moved on from the ignition and i believe i can tune the carb alittle better. so i bought a front mastercylinder rebuild kita while back and i want to install it. I take the master cylinder apartand after i take the retaining ring out the plunger is stuck so i push it it a couple of times and it stays stuck deeper in there. Eventially i get it out and the cylinder in filled with crude and there is a tiny amount of crude in the resevor. The book says to clean it with denatored alchohol but i still could not get it totally cleaned out.
Im looking around my shop thinking of something i can clean it with. End of the story is i cleaned it with a soft 20 gauge bore cleaner and denatured alcohol. It fit perfect. Then finished with compressed air. I damaged the elbow that comes out of the master cylinder when i was trying to remove it.
Im looking around my shop thinking of something i can clean it with. End of the story is i cleaned it with a soft 20 gauge bore cleaner and denatured alcohol. It fit perfect. Then finished with compressed air. I damaged the elbow that comes out of the master cylinder when i was trying to remove it.
The damaged elbow should not be a big problem if you can save the threads, especially those in the master cylinder. You can get a replacement elbow at an auto parts store.
I did have a difficult time finding the correct part for mine. There are more than a few parts that are quite similar though not the same. Fortunately the parts guy at the store [CarQuest i think] did not give up easily. They had a large assortment and we finally found exactly the correct part.
I did have a difficult time finding the correct part for mine. There are more than a few parts that are quite similar though not the same. Fortunately the parts guy at the store [CarQuest i think] did not give up easily. They had a large assortment and we finally found exactly the correct part.
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i found the correct elbow at the auto parts store. shiny brass instead of chrome but looks fine. I got everything put back togethr but i had not filled it with fluid or bleed the brakes because i ran out of time.
Mick , thankyou so much for your help with all of this
Mick , thankyou so much for your help with all of this
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rydeer and sasquatch 38
i want to take the s&s off and clean it and go through it alittle bit because before i bought the bike it sat for years. I got the bike running and started fixing it up but it never ran "great", I rode it around town for about a year that way. the last year it has mostly been in the garage sitting and i have been doing little things here and there but it hasnt been running much
any advise on cleaning this carb?
i want to take the s&s off and clean it and go through it alittle bit because before i bought the bike it sat for years. I got the bike running and started fixing it up but it never ran "great", I rode it around town for about a year that way. the last year it has mostly been in the garage sitting and i have been doing little things here and there but it hasnt been running much
any advise on cleaning this carb?
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