Posted by Tim on October 1, 2008, 7:22 pm
Hello again all,
I am back to once again plumb the depths of the collective wisdom
hereabouts,so please help yourselves to a beverage of your choice and
ponder this; My 12 yo CV carb (97 FLSTF)has begun to leak and is
stinking up my garage where the LP gas water heater resides,so I'm
concerned about the cat that lives out there. The leak is on the front
or forward side of the carb,and seems to be coming from the area where
the accellerator pump is. This is a small plastic handle that rotates
via a conection to the little half round wheel the cables are
connected to. When I actuate the throttle,the connecting rod ,with a
small spring that surrounds the rod,rotates the plastic arm and a bit
of gas seems to weep out from around the base of the plastic arm where
it rotates in the carb body.I wonder if there is a gasket or seal that
can be replaced or is it worth it to do so? Is this a usual
occurrance? I hate to replace the carb entirely as it has been working
well since I put in the thunderslide a few years back. Whatta ya's
think? Thanks for any advice,and please have another.
Tim
Posted by roach AH#123 on October 1, 2008, 7:54 pm
> Hello again all,
> I am back to once again plumb the depths of the collective wisdom
> hereabouts,so please help yourselves to a beverage of your choice and
> ponder this; My 12 yo CV carb (97 FLSTF)has begun to leak and is
> stinking up my garage where the LP gas water heater resides,so I'm
> concerned about the cat that lives out there. The leak is on the front
> or forward side of the carb,and seems to be coming from the area where
> the accellerator pump is. This is a small plastic handle that rotates
> via a conection to the little half round wheel the cables are
> connected to. When I actuate the throttle,the connecting rod ,with a
> small spring that surrounds the rod,rotates the plastic arm and a bit
> of gas seems to weep out from around the base of the plastic arm where
> it rotates in the carb body.I wonder if there is a gasket or seal that
> can be replaced or is it worth it to do so? Is this a usual
> occurrance? I hate to replace the carb entirely as it has been working
> well since I put in the thunderslide a few years back. Whatta ya's
> think? Thanks for any advice,and please have another.
Go for it. If you put the thunderslide in yourself, it'll be a piece of cake
taking it apart and replacing the rubber parts. Prolly just a pinhole
or small tear in the gasket. It's been a while since I've been in mine,
so I don't remember exactly what's in there, but I know it's just
a simple pump with rubber parts. The hardest part is RnRing the carb.
YMMV
--
"But I Don't Mean That in a Bad Way"
Roach, ASSHOLE#123, BS#196, Philly Hoodlum#2
Posted by Terry Coombs on October 1, 2008, 7:59 pm
roach AH#123 wrote:
>> Hello again all,
>> I am back to once again plumb the depths of the collective wisdom
>> hereabouts,so please help yourselves to a beverage of your choice and
>> ponder this; My 12 yo CV carb (97 FLSTF)has begun to leak and is
>> stinking up my garage where the LP gas water heater resides,so I'm
>> concerned about the cat that lives out there. The leak is on the
>> front or forward side of the carb,and seems to be coming from the
>> area where the accellerator pump is. This is a small plastic handle
>> that rotates via a conection to the little half round wheel the
>> cables are connected to. When I actuate the throttle,the connecting
>> rod ,with a small spring that surrounds the rod,rotates the plastic
>> arm and a bit of gas seems to weep out from around the base of the
>> plastic arm where it rotates in the carb body.I wonder if there is a
>> gasket or seal that can be replaced or is it worth it to do so? Is
>> this a usual occurrance? I hate to replace the carb entirely as it
>> has been working well since I put in the thunderslide a few years
>> back. Whatta ya's think? Thanks for any advice,and please have
>> another.
> Go for it. If you put the thunderslide in yourself, it'll be a piece
> of cake taking it apart and replacing the rubber parts. Prolly just a
> pinhole or small tear in the gasket. It's been a while since I've been in
> mine, so I don't remember exactly what's in there, but I know it's just
> a simple pump with rubber parts. The hardest part is RnRing the carb.
> YMMV
Most likely culprit is a hole in the accel pump diaphragm ... they do wear
out . Had a helluva hard time figuring out where that gas smell on my bike
was coming from until it suddenly got worse ... you could see the fuel
drippin' out of the little rubber accordion boot on the pump shaft .
--
Snag
'90 Ultra "Strider"
'39 WLDD "Popcycle"
Buncha cars and a truck
Posted by spacecriter \(Bill C\) on October 1, 2008, 8:14 pm
Terry Coombs wrote:
> roach AH#123 wrote:
>>> Hello again all,
>>> I am back to once again plumb the depths of the collective wisdom
>>> hereabouts,so please help yourselves to a beverage of your choice
>>> and ponder this; My 12 yo CV carb (97 FLSTF)has begun to leak and
>>> is stinking up my garage where the LP gas water heater resides,so
>>> I'm concerned about the cat that lives out there. The leak is on the
>>> front or forward side of the carb,and seems to be coming from the
>>> area where the accellerator pump is. This is a small plastic handle
>>> that rotates via a conection to the little half round wheel the
>>> cables are connected to. When I actuate the throttle,the connecting
>>> rod ,with a small spring that surrounds the rod,rotates the plastic
>>> arm and a bit of gas seems to weep out from around the base of the
>>> plastic arm where it rotates in the carb body.I wonder if there is a
>>> gasket or seal that can be replaced or is it worth it to do so? Is
>>> this a usual occurrance? I hate to replace the carb entirely as it
>>> has been working well since I put in the thunderslide a few years
>>> back. Whatta ya's think? Thanks for any advice,and please have
>>> another.
>>
>> Go for it. If you put the thunderslide in yourself, it'll be a piece
>> of cake taking it apart and replacing the rubber parts. Prolly just a
>> pinhole or small tear in the gasket. It's been a while since I've
>> been in mine, so I don't remember exactly what's in there, but I
>> know it's just a simple pump with rubber parts. The hardest part is
>> RnRing the carb. YMMV
> Most likely culprit is a hole in the accel pump diaphragm ... they
> do wear out . Had a helluva hard time figuring out where that gas
> smell on my bike was coming from until it suddenly got worse ... you
> could see the fuel drippin' out of the little rubber accordion boot
> on the pump shaft .
Yup.
Easy to replace too.
--
Bill C. "I am NOT lost... I'm *exploring*"
'01 FXDXT
'94 Shadow VLX
yank "yercrank" to email
Posted by Tim on October 3, 2008, 11:28 am
On Oct 1, 6:14 pm, "spacecriter \(Bill C\)"
> Terry Coombs wrote:
> > roach AH#123 wrote:
> >>> Hello again all,
> >>> I am back to once again plumb the depths of the collective wisdom
> >>> hereabouts,so please help yourselves to a beverage of your choice
> >>> and ponder this; My 12 yo CV carb (97 FLSTF)has begun to leak and
> >>> is stinking up my garage where the LP gas water heater resides,so
> >>> I'm concerned about the cat that lives out there. The leak is on the
> >>> front or forward side of the carb,and seems to be coming from the
> >>> area where the accellerator pump is. This is a small plastic handle
> >>> that rotates via a conection to the little half round wheel the
> >>> cables are connected to. When I actuate the throttle,the connecting
> >>> rod ,with a small spring that surrounds the rod,rotates the plastic
> >>> arm and a bit of gas seems to weep out from around the base of the
> >>> plastic arm where it rotates in the carb body.I wonder if there is a
> >>> gasket or seal that can be replaced or is it worth it to do so? Is
> >>> this a usual occurrance? I hate to replace the carb entirely as it
> >>> has been working well since I put in the thunderslide a few years
> >>> back. Whatta ya's think? Thanks for any advice,and please have
> >>> another.
> >> Go for it. If you put the thunderslide in yourself, it'll be a piece
> >> of cake taking it apart and replacing the rubber parts. Prolly just a
> >> pinhole or small tear in the gasket. It's been a while since I've
> >> been in mine, so I don't remember exactly what's in there, but I
> >> know it's just a simple pump with rubber parts. The hardest part is
> >> RnRing the carb. YMMV
> > Most likely culprit is a hole in the accel pump diaphragm ... they
> > do wear out . Had a helluva hard time figuring out where that gas
> > smell on my bike was coming from until it suddenly got worse ... you
> > could see the fuel drippin' out of the little rubber accordion boot
> > on the pump shaft .
> Yup.
> Easy to replace too.
> --
> Bill C. "I am NOT lost... I'm *exploring*"
> '01 FXDXT
> '94 Shadow VLX
> yank "yercrank" to email- Hide quoted text -
> - Show quoted text -
Thanks for the replies,folks. Called a local dealer and the service
mgr acted like I was speaking another language when I asked if the
Keihin carb could be rebuilt,stating that they don't usually work on
bikes older than 1999.Guess I'll consult my manual or find a local
indy shop.
Tim
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> I am back to once again plumb the depths of the collective wisdom
> hereabouts,so please help yourselves to a beverage of your choice and
> ponder this; My 12 yo CV carb (97 FLSTF)has begun to leak and is
> stinking up my garage where the LP gas water heater resides,so I'm
> concerned about the cat that lives out there. The leak is on the front
> or forward side of the carb,and seems to be coming from the area where
> the accellerator pump is. This is a small plastic handle that rotates
> via a conection to the little half round wheel the cables are
> connected to. When I actuate the throttle,the connecting rod ,with a
> small spring that surrounds the rod,rotates the plastic arm and a bit
> of gas seems to weep out from around the base of the plastic arm where
> it rotates in the carb body.I wonder if there is a gasket or seal that
> can be replaced or is it worth it to do so? Is this a usual
> occurrance? I hate to replace the carb entirely as it has been working
> well since I put in the thunderslide a few years back. Whatta ya's
> think? Thanks for any advice,and please have another.