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There must be more hours in a day where you live :shock:

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Octane, I'm on your feet: action1 action1 action1 this works is
A B S O L U T L Y F A N T A S T I C !!!!!
Whit that guide, I'm sure I'll be able to clean mines...( maybe this winter)
A question: Is Ranndak's kits the best option?
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bandido wrote:Octane, I'm on your feet: action1 action1 action1 this works is
A B S O L U T L Y F A N T A S T I C !!!!!
Whit that guide, I'm sure I'll be able to clean mines...( maybe this winter)
A question: Is Ranndak's kits the best option?
Cheers & congratulations
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Thanks guys!

Yes, Bandido, Randakks is the best!
..and it includes things you won't find anywhere else.

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Re: HOURS?

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RAT wrote:There must be more hours in a day where you live...
LOL
..no; it's just that I work free lance, witch means
days and sometimes weeks of working stupid hours
and then days and sometimes weeks not working
and of having all the time in the world
to do the important stuff.....my bikes.-)
BWT one gets done a lot more,
working on the bike continuously for a longer period
than working the same amount of time spread out,
one day here.. one day there.. half a day there etc.

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#36

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I decided to renew the whole inlet valve/strainer set-up
but if you don't; then check the in-build valve spring
by depressing the tiny 'rod' with a tiny screwdriver

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check that the tip is absolutely perfect

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mount it on the float
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and insert into fuel inlet and....


(The following pics are from my carb rebuild last year)

Insert pin
Red arrow indicates the 'tang' witch you use to adjusts the float height,
by carefully bending
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The Clymer manuals have got a lot of this stuff wrong.
You can check it here:
Clymer Gold Wing Manual Errata


Here's a suggestion for how to do the float height adjustment
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Using the wedges, set the carb-assembly to the EXACT angle,
where the spring-loaded tiny 'rod' of the float valve
(that I checked above)
is contacted but not depressed by the float holders 'tang'.

Secure the set-up with a thick wire or something




You measure the float height setting
between the edge of the float and the raised 'lip' of the carb body
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and adjust til you get exactly 21mm, by bending the small 'tang'
as described above
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Remember; this goes for both the floats of each carb. You never know if someone in the past have bend and twisted the float"holder" metal


You can also use one of them fancy
Honda float level gauges
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but I don't like using it.
It's fiddly to use and it's not very precise.




But be good to yourself:
REcheck:
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Now for the air cutoff valve

Clean it, clean it, clean it!
Some moron had used liquid gasket on this.
Think about what small lumps of that stuff can do
once it enters slow air jets etc.
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Check spring action of spring under that small metal plate
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Check tiny tiny hole right in the middle of this pic
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Blow lotsa air!!!


Mount new diaphragm with
rod pointing this way !!!
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spring on top
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new O-ring in assembly cover
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and screw down cover



New o-rings in assembly
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Mount vacuum tube from carb 1 to air cutoff valve
and 4 air tubes from plenum to slow air valves.
(...after checking each for cracks etc. and test them
by plugging one end and sucking from the other end
to see if they hold vacuum)
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Actually you don't wanna mount the air cutoff valve
assembly till the whole carb assembly is
re-installed on the engine, as it will be in the way.


That's it. You're done!!!
Just throw the darn thing back in!

All you need now is a good carb balancing.
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Jeez I don't know there Lars, I think maybe Randall is gonna have to start watching out for you :lol: :lol: That is another excellent pictorial!! Well explained and thourough.
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#39

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Where can a person get a hold of the white caps that go on top of the carbs. I am looking at a '76 Wing that has a broken one. I have checked Randakk's Cycle Shakk but I didn't see them offered. Perhaps I missed them. Thanks in advance for the help.
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Not something you can buy. have to find another set of carbs and scavenge them or make your own. Many folks have used coins and I personally use white spray can tops cut down to fit. Make sure it is a clean airtight seal abut be very cautious not to plug the little hole inside with any glue/sealant.
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After reading about Lars work here on these carbs, I had to fiddle with something. But I am stuck at work :shock: :shock:


But now my desk stapler is working fine, stripped down, cleaned,adjusted and replaced :-D :-D
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Oldewing wrote:After reading about Lars work here on these carbs, I had to fiddle with something. But I am stuck at work :shock: :shock:


But now my desk stapler is working fine, stripped down, cleaned,adjusted and replaced :-D :-D
He He He He !!!!
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Oldewing wrote: But now my desk stapler is working fine, stripped down, cleaned,adjusted and replaced...
Did you fix the 'staple-spring-glitch' problem?
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most people neglect this important part! Very dangerous!

You really need to check the discussion about it over at the Classic Desk Stapler Forum





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:lol: :lol: :lol:
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Beautiful job! Truly inspirational!

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Thanks for this wonderful pictorial guide! I've just gotten my Randakk's rebuild kit a few days ago and have been gearing myself up mentally to attack the carbs. Your excellent photo story is exactly what I needed: a step by step guide to the whole process. And there were plenty of funny parts that had me grinning and giggling.

You are a super mechanic, a great teacher and I think this post is a big gift to the online Naked Goldwings community. I'm going to put it on the old laptop in my workshop so I can refer to it as I do my carbs. THANK YOU OCTANE! (Especially for reminding me to grip securely those little brass jets as I squirt them with 120psi compressed air.)
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