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General Category => LONG DISTANCE RIDING, Proper preparation, Safety and Tips => Topic started by: johnnyYTED on October 31, 2013, 05:26:11 PM

Title: DRIP DRIP DRIP just before Mallacoota,
Post by: johnnyYTED on October 31, 2013, 05:26:11 PM

 :dred11
After an evening ride last night, this morning I put my ST on the centre stand and drip drip drip.I found the problem right side hose . >:() :-(((  :well
 I'll have to pull him apart tonight and dread dread lift off the carbi's and  fix him before friday to do my 1st FarRide to Mallacoota.
  :think1 This will be a learning curve for me,, hopefully I succeed after reading all the relavent posts I could find. I'm goin cut the hose add a pipe and trim of the end thats bugger'd , reconnect to elbow...as a quik fix and if I remember I'll take some pix  :thumbs
wish me luck.

Title: Re: DRIP DRIP DRIP just before Mallacoota,
Post by: Wombat on October 31, 2013, 10:26:29 PM

 :popcorn

 :wht11

Title: Re: DRIP DRIP DRIP just before Mallacoota,
Post by: johnnyYTED on November 01, 2013, 01:37:16 AM

  :dred11
its 2.25 am and I'm done 4 now. got the carbs off finally  and the broken hose out. up early to buy a new hose the put him back together. heres some pix.so far.
the leaking hose
(http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/yy22/Johnny_Whitehead/148_zps3c1ee563.jpg) (http://s774.photobucket.com/user/Johnny_Whitehead/media/148_zps3c1ee563.jpg.html)
the water track left in V
(http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/yy22/Johnny_Whitehead/143_zpscb8a60c0.jpg) (http://s774.photobucket.com/user/Johnny_Whitehead/media/143_zpscb8a60c0.jpg.html)
no corrosion on the elbow
(http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/yy22/Johnny_Whitehead/151_zpsc2e20cab.jpg) (http://s774.photobucket.com/user/Johnny_Whitehead/media/151_zpsc2e20cab.jpg.html)
all his bits in my "not really a man cave" garage
(http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/yy22/Johnny_Whitehead/152_zpse31e674e.jpg) (http://s774.photobucket.com/user/Johnny_Whitehead/media/152_zpse31e674e.jpg.html)
I hope I get it back together quik and he runs wivout hassle so I do my first Far Ride.
 :thumbsup                                                                                                       :dred11

Title: Re: DRIP DRIP DRIP just before Mallacoota,
Post by: Shiney on November 01, 2013, 07:37:18 AM

Awesome work, good luck on the rest of the fix :thumbsup

Title: Re: DRIP DRIP DRIP just before Mallacoota,
Post by: johnnyYTED on November 01, 2013, 06:38:59 PM

 :dred11 PHEW
 just finished the fix,  ready to ride.. after replacing TWO elbows  :fp today got it all together with 1 screwbolt left,  heres a pic of the 2 elbows m the 1 on R is my original   left is the 1ST  trip to Liverpool and south west wreckers then  2nd trip for the other elbow after cracking the 1st 2nd hand  :fp :fp :well
(http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/yy22/Johnny_Whitehead/163_zps577b3796.jpg) (http://s774.photobucket.com/user/Johnny_Whitehead/media/163_zps577b3796.jpg.html)
Glad I di it myself  3 times today,, its a bugger putting tank  an air cleaner, and lifting the carbs...no problems   I KNOW HOW  NOW,
 :think1 :runyay      off to Mallacoota  :eat :dred11

Title: Re: DRIP DRIP DRIP just before Mallacoota,
Post by: alans1100 on November 01, 2013, 07:05:59 PM

Those elbows were prone to cracking though mine were ok when I replaced all the hoses etc earlier this year.

http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=2977.msg34246#msg34246 (http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=2977.msg34246#msg34246)

I didn't remove the tank when I did mine as it looked as if I didn't need to.

Title: Re: DRIP DRIP DRIP just before Mallacoota,
Post by: saaz on November 01, 2013, 08:32:04 PM

I have one spare original elbow if anyone needs one. Only 120,000kms or so old, but its sister one did have a crack in it.  I would suggest having two new ones on hand if you are going to keep the bike, and do the elbows and hoses at a major service which needs a bit of bodywork taken off.