Marcarl

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I usually have some here, cost is about 20 for a 4L, it also works great for gas tank cleaning. Add some CS and nails, screws, gravel and shake it around, let it sit and shake some more. CS works as good as navel jelly, or better.

If that is the set-up, all my worries were in vain,,, just replacing the bolts should do it,,, but I would reconsider the 100ft lbs of torque,,,, seems a little hefty on those bolts, 35 to 50 would seem a better choice.

In a u-joint there are basically 3 parts. The cross,(or what ever it's called) sets into 2 yokes. The one yoke is part of the drive shaft, and the other part of the yoke is attached to the deferential. Usually the cross is bolted onto the one yoke with 2 flat u-bolts and these I think is what you are referring to coming loose. As they loosen the cross will be allowed to wiggle a bit and so wear out the yoke that it is inserted into. Often time mechanics will insert some shimming material into the yoke to tighten it back up again and so save the problem and expense of replacing the yoke,,, although it might work for some time, it's not something I would do, unless the parts are no longer available.

I don't think there are too many of us that use the petcock,, even if it's working it's a tough one to move, much easier to keep an eye on the fuel gauge. Why do you want to replace the handle bars, are they rusty,,, just clean them, apply some Fluid Film and your good to go. The right side switch has been taken apart by most of us, just cleaned, lubed and used some more. To clean the engine I use an orange based product called Citrosolve, a Dominion Chemical product, gets rid of anything, including rust and paint if used full strength, works wonders on the engine. If you want some, let me know and when either you're up here aor I'm down there I'll make sure you get some.

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No reason it wouldn't work, you just might to Mcguiver the primary wiring from single to 2 wire, and you have to worry about the size, I believe an older Ford one is about the right size.

Thanks Brad, but as Annie said it's the same in Australia, as well as Canada, so we'll take it as an all around blessing to have those who serve around us and for us. To go somewhat further,,,, as the boys and girls go out to militarily fight for freedom, for us and others, let us remember to support them with what we do here at home. Let us not let the freedom so passionately won, go unattended here at home. The biggest thanks we can give to our service people is to continue to closely guard our freedoms on our own soil. This is not their job, not the job of the government or the politicians, it's yours and mine. Let us continue to stand for what is right, let our voices be heard and let our actions not betray our words. This is not a one day thing, but a fight for life, we must not, can not, let it go. And OH,, I know I might have started it, but let's not let this thread get to political or religious grandstanding.

My thoughts are traveling to the vacuum port or lines, either one could be blocked???

Under the left side inner faring is the CC module. Your handle bar cables run to it, and from there are 2 short cables to the carbs. Could be rusty in that module and you might have found the solution to that problem at least.

If that happened you might want to check the yoke out good, for wear. Those bolts might have been loose for some time and the cross might have been wearing into the yokes, you would then have a loose or un-balanced connection, where it should be tight and secure.

Might be good to tell us just exactly what they do and what they don't do,,, some of us might not know. Price might also be helpful. Thanks Carl

Could out of timing, not likely, but I might check to make sure the plug wires go to the correct plugs, the ones coming from the back coils go to the back plugs. High idle could be a very bad sync, where one carb is holding the others open, so it could be running on 3 with the one carb closed off. If that is the case, then you'll have vacuum very high on one carb and hardly nothing, or nothing at all on the others, so to start with you'll have to adjust the high vacuum carb down first, then go at the others.

I offered something similar to a Woodstockainian but he's doing it with shovel and wheelbarrow. Works really nice though, don't it.

Your crankcase is more than half full and you've sucked oil into the breather, happens if the crankcase is too full. Drain the crankcase to half full, clean the breather and airbox and then run some cleaner or seafoam through the tank to clean the carbs.

Maybe a short in the starter causing the solenoid to burn out???????

I can feel your pain,,, it's happened more than once, not coming off a trailer,, but going over gives one a real let down feeling. OUCH!

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Gonna miss you bud, praying that all goes well for ya.

It's not a first gen, so may take while, but with the best tool right handy, it shouldn't be too long.

Oh no,, this must mean that I'm going to have one as well,,,, what's with you guys,,, give it up already. Happy Birthday to both of you,,,, I'll put mine off yet for a little while.

Famous last words,,,,,

If I'm not mistaken there will be a couple of guys there from Ontario who could tow it for you, might even break it in gently for you as well,,,,, and,,,,,, once in Ontario,,,,,, something like what happens in the garage,,,,,,,

I can understand your dilemma, seems quite daunting at first, once you've had it apart though it becomes a lot easier. It's always nice to have somebody else come to help you, that way you get to make more friends, drink a bit of adult beverage and learn a thing or two, but if that's not happening, don't fret, we can help you through each step of the way. We have all been in your position at one time or another and can understand what you think you're up against. So ask the questions, answers will be forth coming. To start with, I suggest you get yourself some sort of ABS repair kit, for as you get into this scoot, there will be places that need a bit of help and\or encouragement. That being out of the way, remove the 'tank' cover, seat, side panels and the lower faring legs for starters. Then remove the side covers on the carbs to check the diaphragms, they will most likely need to be replaced. Don't worry too much about how it comes apart and goes back together, that's quite simple actually, seeing as 1)somebody else has already designed it, 2)some person who doesn't know nothin about nothin, put it together 3)and we all have attempted to put things back together backwards and found that it didn't work so well and then had to figure out how it was really supposed to go back together. So somebody on this site may even remember how it was done properly and be able to help,,,, now that leaves a problem as to whether he can type,,, but that's another problem.