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Electrics / Re: Poor Headlight
« on: August 03, 2019, 11:22:26 pm »
Thanks! I'll get on to that when I get back home.
Paul
Paul
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Almost as good as an oil thread this!
5-Use gasoline 98 of high premium gasoline ( do not use biofuel)
Ouch; nothing much cheap for obsolete bikes is there.....
If the float's been stuck down, and you left the tap on, then yes, the fuel will continue to flow, and quite happily follow gravity down through the inlet manifold and into the sump via the cylinder. If you drained it, and refill with fresh oil, it shouldn't do any harm. People used to mix petrol with oil in the early days, for easier starting in winter. Not recommended, but they did...
Taps are off with the lever horizontal, but the seals are readily damaged by modern fuel, and they will leak eventually.I kept mine to a minimum by dispensing with the right hand tap altogether, and blanked that outlet off with a threaded plug and washer, so I have only one to worry about, and no t-piece.
If it were me, I'd change the oil again after a couple of hundred miles, You won't have got all the contaminated oil out by dropping the sump oil, as much will be left in the timing chest. As oil's much cheaper than an engine issue, for me it would be good insurance to change it again.
You're not alone; I read years ago of someone with a Suzuki 2-stroke T500 who wrecked his engine when his diaphragm fuel tap failed, filling the crankcases with fuel. First kick threw the fuel into the cylinder, where it formed a hydraulic lock, and as he jumped up and down on the kickstart to try and free it off, having no idea what had happened, he bent a con rod, and needed a rebuilt crankshaft
I found one passing reference on a Dellorto supplier site indicating a slight modification was required for early VHB carbs.