Re S+S carb thread followup

 

   Help yourselves,gents,for some good advice the other day. Here's
the story;
  I started out Fri calling around the Houston area dealers for info
on repairing the stock but slightly modified Keihin on my faithful '97
FLSTF. No go at Stubbs,but then called the parts guy at San Jac HD,and
lo and behold it's a familiar voice from the past,Ron the parts guy.
He remembered me as well,and hearing my carb problem,suggested an
aftermarket kit tyhat sold for a whopping $10.90 and contained the
part(a small diaphragm for the accel pump) as well as a bunch of other
stuff.Sent my son up to get the kit,and Ron included a blowapart
diagram of the carb with the diaphragm circled,just enough detail to
show me where it goes.
   Got home that afternoon and looked the diagram over enough to
decide I could do the deed.Pulled the air cleaner and backing plate
off,loosened the throttle cables and pulled the carb free of the
manifold and dangling by what appeared to be a small vacuum line that
did not want to come free of the plastic fitting,and me not wanting to
break the fitting,left the carb hanging. I could see the 3 small
screws,but they were awkwardly placed w/ the carb dangling. So I
needed a prop of sorts,and here's the manly part.I reached into the
cabinet behind my rolling seat and pulled out a warm Shiner Bock that
fit the space perfectly between the crossover pipe below and the
perfectly positioned carb above.The addition of a shop rag atop the
beer can to catch the fuel spill made for a perfect perch.Pulled out
the 3 screws and miraculously did not drop one and there was my
quarry,a 1" diameter diaphragm w/ a raised edge and small metal rivet
in the center.I cleaned out the cover plate being careful not to lose
the very small O ring,replaced the diaphragm and buttoned it up w/
some blue locktite on the screws.  Then I noticed the gas supply line
from the petcock had some cracks in it,and imagined how much more
likely that made the possibility of a dangerous fire in a frightenly
close proximity to the boys.I replaced it as well. Changed the oil and
filter,filled the primary,and even wiped off some dirt.Started it up
and felt surprised that ,this time at least, it was a simple fix.
  So I guess I won't be needing a new carb after all,but since I saved
a few hundred on this repair,I wish to thank you kind folks for your
help once again.It will be my pleasure to buy a round for the
house,and hopefully the same IRL soon.
 
Tim

 

Tim wrote:

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Cool.  Always feels good to fix a problem with a couple of turns of a
wrench.


Good.  You can now officially spend the money you saved on something
else.  Chrome, flat black paint, a nice Caribou Barbie VP Action figure,
whatever.
--
spunky hussein UsuallyJustSpendMineOnUselessShit tuna

 

wrote:

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There ya go!  Cheap n' easy fixes are always th' best.  Sometimes it's
harder to think about jumpin' in and doin' this stuff than it is
actually just doin' it <g>.

Snarl

 

snarl@trippin.com wrote:

Man, that is the story of my life, right there.  I oughta have that
tattooed on me someplace.
--
spunky hussein HaveToBeSomeplaceICouldSeeIt tuna

 



Sorta like when FXDirty was brand new, and I wantrd to modify
the seat by popping off the cover and carving the foam to match
my butt. I musta' sat looking at the staples in the bottom for a
half an hour trying to muster the nerve to pop the first one.
A friend of mine walked into my garage and asked what I was
doing. I explained it to him, and he said, "The Lord hates a
coward, Billy Roach." That's all it took. Thought about getting
that tattood.
--
"But I Don't Mean That in a Bad Way"
Roach, ASSHOLE#123, BS#196, Philly Hoodlum#2