that has to be why i was able to fire off ether only and why the gas was not being pulled in. i had put my hand over the carb to simulate choke and i didnt feel much vacuum. this is what had me thinking i had a vacuum leak and that was the only place that made sense. once i get this thing running i have to get the 97 sporty going thats been sitting next to her for the last 5 years. maybe i can convince him to let the sporty go too.

 

Rescue those old bikes! Sitting is not good for them.

 

im going to have to rebuild his John Deere loader and repair the tracks on his bulldozer before i attempt the sporty. i have my eye on a broken down dodge ram cummins. i have been wanting to drop a cummins into my 65 chevy long bed.

 

Guess you like wrenching on things!

 

it keeps me sane to be honest. but my wife and i are both diesel mechanics for the Coast Guard and since she shares my passion for being a compression ignition addict its hard to stop myself.

 

Thank you for your service.

 

honestly i am beginning to hate this bike. new intake gaskets same BS problem. i have fuel spraying out the front of the carb but nothing going into the engine.

 

Did you do the gaskets between the manifold and the heads?

 

Man she was stuck in a barn for 17 years.
Rome wasn't built in a day.
Be patient with her and you will be rewarded beyond your wildest dreams.

 

if only that was true of women too........