Marcarl

You are aware that there are 2 ports for the air-mixture screws right? The one at the end of the port is the easy one, just blow through it and it shows it's open. The other one is trickier, it's on the side and blow open that easy. You'll need to get a tube on the end of a carb cleaner can, insert it into the screw hole and then plug the little hole in the throat with your finger, then spray the carb cleaner. If it comes out into the throat you'll need to work at it until it goes out the side. If everything is open and working right, you'll not need to turn on the air-mixture screw more than one turn from 2.5. I use a vacuum gauge to see what I'm doing with the screw, I want to obtain as high a vacuum as possible. I don't think a carb-tune is accurate enough to do that.

Depends on which one you got. Last year I replaced a fuel pump on Dogmans bike but it wasn't a Facet I don't think. It did go in but was a tight fit and need a little re-routing of one of the lines I think.

Looks like either the side stand relay or the flasher relay, my guess is the side stand. Check and see if the 4 way flasher work and if the side stand works as it should.

On the list!!

5.5 turns??? really? you have a problem. Lets go over this a bit. You had the carbs off, you took them all apart including the jet block, gaskets are all good, screws are good and snug, you took the air mixture needles out and made sure both passages are clean and then put them back in with the rubber o-ring on the end, a small washer and the spring on the threaded part and set them at 2.5 turns out. You then got the carbs lined back up so that they were all square and level, stuck them on the intakes and made sure they were seated properly and once they were you went back to check them again, after the install you warmed the engine, set the idle at about 900 and then did a carb sync with proper gauges. Did you miss anything? You did get the air-mixture screws out, right? they are in behind an aluminum cap and can't be seen unless you remove the cap. Did you reset the floats according to specs? and do they shut off as planned.

Yep, thanks, interesting. Just make sure the yoke is at the bottom, transmission in neutral, shove the shaft to the yoke, push and turn, mostly seats things at first or second try.

I agree, it just ain't right, they should have warrantied it for much longer,, after all, how can a feller take advantage of the warranty if nothing fails in time to use it. BUT, don't fear, there is a solution. Just ship it up here and in time all parts can be replaced with real long lasting parts. These parts will not be the local kind that only last a few short years like you have experienced. The parts used for replacement will be imported from across the world, the search will extend from Canada to many other sources. Quality will be paramount and speedy delivery will be second to none. I already have a trusted source, airplanes, boats and trains are lined up, all you need to do is get the scooter over here where I can analyze it in depth and make sure when it gets returned to you, that nothing, absolutely nothing, will wear out once again. I can or will enlist the help of fellow riders\mechanics if I find the workload gets too heavy for me, or if I seem to run out of time. I am retired and will be looking for something to keep me entertained in the next while. My investments in China are suffering a little and could use a bit of a boost. All in all, I think you should go for it, it's a steal of a deal. Oh?? when did you say you wanted it back?

I think basically the fuel pumps all run the same. It's a spring and solenoid setup. The solenoid draws the shaft one way, then shuts off by the limit switch, a spring draws it back to the starting point and the cycle starts again. The spring stroke provides the pumping and pressure. The relay is there just to limit the time of running when the bike is not running.

And here you think everything is cool, OK the driver cut in a little early and didn't give much room, so back off a little eh? fortunately that was not the case. Once again we can see how the Master guides things.

Looks nice and I'll bet the girls are happy about it. One observation though, shouldn't the tarp be stretched tighter. A loose tarp tends to flap a lot and then come apart as well as catch more wind. A tight tarp will shed the wind easier and not flap. Just my thoughts.

There is a little hose, goes to the left front carb manifold. It's a vacuum hose for the spark advance I think. Often times this one gets cracked. It should have a restricter in it as well if I remember correctly.

Hi Gil, good to have you back. Hope life is being good to you, you deserve it, and if you're worried about the snow? don't! it'll go away soon enough.

The 85 seat is different than the 83-84. It's wider in the passenger section. The backrest is wider as well I believe.

Yep, plate is empty!!

Wow Dan, prayers for you as well and those you care for. May the Great Shepherd smile on all who are discomforted.

It's got to be tough to go the road by ones self when it's been the two of you for a long time, kind of rips the stuffing out of I would think. Prayers for comfort and support for you Rick, may there be blessings from above.

Often times I have no idea what to type for things like this, so I read through the thread and grab what comes to mind. This time it's Puc who gave me the inspiration. 'nobody goes home unless we all go home'!!! Now I am a realist, sorry about that, but I don't work well in the make-believe,,, so here goes: For all of us, there is a time to leave the others behind, and to follow the call to the the life here-after. For some of us that call seems to come too early,, away too early,,, and for some others we wonder what is taking so long. So it seems that often times things are messed up and the leaving-time will not co-ordinate with our plans. Some of us just go quickly and for some others it seems to take forever. None of us has much of a choice in this part of our existence. As we get older, and I have that experience a little already, our bodies start to break done a bit and we need to deal with that as time goes on. It's awesome that we have others to support us through that time when needed, but it really doesn't slow the happening much. We need to face the fact the life gets less as we gets older and that sooner or later there is an end to all this. Now back to Puc's statement. All of us will be heading home, sooner or later, and it is my wish wish that we all end up at the same place, so that we can enjoy the company and continue with the good times we started here on this earth. Chances are Owl, that I won't see you again in this life, but I sure look forward to having a good time on the other side. Don't even know if I'll get there before you, or if you get there first. Either way, we'll see each other then, if not before.

The indent on the rubbers is not an issue, but spring tension would be. Glad you did the steel wool trick, but it might take some more work there. Not sure you did the rubber any good by 'sanding' it off, any wee little scour marks will let air through. I would look at replacing the springs, although giving them a little stretch might get you by. Not sure how much stretch may be too much, but you can do a trial and error. If you have a spring manufacturer in your area, you might try them. Springs are made by wire size and turns mostly, so it would be helpful to have an original to compare with. When I did my towers, I used 000 steel wool on the end of a wood dowel and put it in a drill to get the job done. Wrap the steel wool on the dowel, tape the end in place with black tape half way up the dowel, making sure that the business end was well covered. The finished surface needs to be perfectly smooth, no marks at all,,,, use a magnifying glass to check, and make sure you use brake clean and lots of air before re-assembly.

Yep, I think that Don has it right, but you need to know Him for you to get it. There is a lot of comfort and guidance available with Him, and it costs absolutely nothing, in time or money. We can give you all kinds of nice words, come and hug you maybe, send you a bank roll, but all that doesn't help you a whole lot. Yes, it will give you some mental support, and maybe even ease your burden a bit, and so you have what I can give, prayer. May you find blessings, even in your time of trouble.

Nah,,, just put the wings out first, that's why they're there ain't it?

I'll see if I can get Ben to come along, then we'll send them two out for IC at the Oberlin DQ. Should be a good nights sleep after that I tink!

I agree, I might spend some of my money, but only if I was 40 still. Seems to me iffin I was to land one of these in my yard I'd be old and grey before I would have a chance to actually drive it somewhere, and then my kids would probably put me somewhere so I couldn't drive it damage it maybe. So seeing as I'm somewhat over 45 I'll keep my funds for more important things, like IceCream, but I would be up to going for a looksee.

Then again, it could be the spacer.

So,, a couple of thoughts. The first is that you mentioned small holes in the portioning valve, but I didn't see a mention of you approaching the small hole in the MC. This one, if plugged will cause a caliper hangup, but I think your problem maybe elsewhere. When you re-built the caliper, did you use new seals? and did you perfectly clean the seal groves? Cleaning the seal grooves is a pain in the neck, time consuming job. Those grooves get loaded up with what could be described as hard-water deposits. Cleaning the one side is easy enough, but getting the side you can't see is a bugger. If the grooves aren't perfectly clean and you used new seals, the left over dirt will push the seal towards the piston and cause a drag. On the other hand, if you re-used the seals because they looked good enough, then the same may also happen because the seal is still being pushed towards the piston. I use a right-angled pick to clean the grooves and it will take upwards of an hour to do a good job. I also thought about your comment that the caliper didn't release well enough when you opened the bleeder, but did when you loosen the banjo. This would indicate a dirty bleeder seat, or a plugged bleeder. Hope this helps.

Don't go by his first looks Puc, it'll change some after a day or so, so if they say he looks like you or has some of your features, hang on, he may become very good looking down the road. In the mean time, enjoy, and congrats!!!!