felixx Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 So I now have 1.99997563 fa50s One pink One orange Neither run at this point Plan is to remedy this and have at least one going These are gateway bikes Then I plan to get a true 50 or 90 of qcr awesomeness Plans for one fafiddy is to paint Nz army clay with mat black highlights, wheels etc Keep it pretty minimalist but include a rifle rack for when Dane visits chch But 60kmh would be awesome Cheers i500gt for the bikes Cheers OBD for the offer of a working bee Feel free to offer advice etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixx Posted August 17, 2013 Author Share Posted August 17, 2013 I plumbed up the fuel lines made a new one from the fuel tap to the carb Managed to drain tank contents thru the nipple on the bottom of the carb overnight That's ok I caught it in a bowl and I know fuel lines arentblocked I guess it's clean carb time I thought I might get lucky and get her to fire up straight away Question Fuel tap has 3 positions, run, prime and reserve Any idea where the off position is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlownCorona Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 no off, float needle takes care of that, leave it on run, when you run out of fuel, switch to reserve, when you accidently run reserve dry, walk 10km to the fuel station and flick it to prime to fill the float bowl quickly. i cant remember if these have vacuum petcocks to block the fuel when engine isnt running, but if it drained overnight it sounds like a no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixx Posted August 18, 2013 Author Share Posted August 18, 2013 Well I stripped down spare carb, cleaned the dirt and stones out of it One of the spare fuel taps seemed to seal off when I blower unto different pipes with different tap settings Also it's hoses were supple I might try the fuel tap tonight see how it goes They apparently have a diaphragm in them that leaks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlownCorona Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 they basically switch between the two hoses, one hose takes fuel from the take from a hose sticking 3cm up into the tank, that will 'run dry' when you still have some fuel in there, the other takes fuel right from the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixx Posted August 20, 2013 Author Share Posted August 20, 2013 I realise this Josh, but when on Run it just drains thru the carb. Reading on the interwebs suggests a tired diaphragm that will cause this to happen as it shouldnt suck fuel in on run/ reserve unless the motor is running. I will try a 'new' tap tomorrow night Then see how that goes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlownCorona Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 ohhhhhh im with you now. as you were Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixx Posted August 20, 2013 Author Share Posted August 20, 2013 Swapped the fuel tap A generous squirt of start ya bastard... Omfg It goes Filled the garage with noise and 2 smoke Only one throttle setting (wide open) No airfilter no muffler but awesome Will take a video tomorrow Yeah 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixx Posted August 21, 2013 Author Share Posted August 21, 2013 Fuck me Took it for a spin Throttle stays half open ie 30kmh is bottom speed Brakes are fucked Dunno what top speed is as needle goes from 40 to zero But she pulls hard Ran air box no filter She goes good 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlownCorona Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 just be carefull running on airbox, if it doenst get the right air fuel ratio, these tend to soft seize at the drop of a hat, did mine about 3 times before we upped the jetting correctly. pretty horrible/hillarious when your humming along at 50kmh and then the whole thing locks up and you gotta wait 10mins for it to cool down and unseize. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixx Posted August 22, 2013 Author Share Posted August 22, 2013 Ok I have only done short runs 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixx Posted August 22, 2013 Author Share Posted August 22, 2013 Throttle backs off now just takes 5 sec or so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benno Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Could be the throttle cable sticking. A bit of crc/wd40 down the sheath works well, if you have a syringe stick some oil down there with that and you'll be sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixx Posted August 22, 2013 Author Share Posted August 22, 2013 Chur bro Ps do you spend a lot of time redwood Belfast way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIRK Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 could be running lean if the throttle is slow to 'return'. leak downstream of the slide...like inlet manifold or crank seal for example. or its a just a sticky cable haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benno Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 I've been out Redwood ways a couple of times recently, certainly wouldn't say I spend a lot of time out there though. What's next on the todo list? Acquire rego? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixx Posted August 22, 2013 Author Share Posted August 22, 2013 Fix sticky throttle Acquire brakes Paint a less masculine colour Plates 60cc conversion? Figure a way to get the rear wheel spinning faster Take over the world one road at a time I've seen your escort I think around Cavendish rd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixx Posted August 29, 2013 Author Share Posted August 29, 2013 Hit up my parts bike and found a set of new brake shoes in the front They got shoved into the rear as the axle bolt on the pink bike front wheel wouldn't come out It stops fairly well now I removed indicators It still cuts out or bogs down at time but I think it is a fuel line issue Next step is saddle bag and plates 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlownCorona Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 'It still cuts out or bogs down at time but I think it is a fuel line issue' my one had that problem when the CD case lid sealing the airbox got a hole in it, new lid and problem was gone. so if your still running no airbox id guess thats the issue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixx Posted August 29, 2013 Author Share Posted August 29, 2013 Running mailbox with a rubberbamd around it it is normally after 500m to 1km The furl cap has no hole in it and there isoften fuel around the fuel cap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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