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Message started by islandwahine on 08/18/07 at 19:58:29

Title: I did it!!!
Post by islandwahine on 08/18/07 at 19:58:29

I can't believe I actually put the bike back together and had it start on the first try! Nerve-wrecking I tell you!
Now I just have to take it on the road to see if the speedo stopped rattling. To tell you the truth I'm not to sure about that one yet, I keep on thinking maybe I forgot something or put it back together wrong. No fun finding out on the road!
The weird thing is that when I got the bike the owner told me that there was something wrong with the bike, namely it ran cold. He suggested I leave the choke pulled out all the way until the bike was really warm (hot). Sometimes even after 30 minutes I still couldn't push in the choke cause the engine would start dying. Now when I started her up with the choke out, it sounded like it was drowning so I pushed it back in. It actually idled without dying! How is that possible? I didn't change anything! I sure hope it stays this way though.

Title: Re: I did it!!!
Post by thumperclone on 08/18/07 at 21:21:03

dont know the bikes history .... sounds like you blew the webs out of it...

Title: Re: I did it!!!
Post by islandwahine on 08/18/07 at 21:38:49

I'm not sure what blowing the webs out of it means, but it was nothing major. The speedo rattled and I had to take the tank, petc0ck and some other things off. Which for someone who works on bikes a lot is nothing, but for me was quite a challenge seeing as I have never done this before. But my mom always said where there is a will there is a way, so here I went.

Title: Re: I did it!!!
Post by YonuhAdisi on 08/19/07 at 07:23:31

When you took the petc0ck out you might have loosened up and cleared out some debris from your fuel lines and that may be why it is running better.

Title: Re: I did it!!!
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 08/20/07 at 01:48:11

Thrilling to go into the unknown & survive, isn't it? Congratulations!

Title: Re: I did it!!!
Post by islandwahine on 08/23/07 at 00:41:32

justin_o_guy2 wrote:

Thrilling to go into the unknown & survive, isn't it? Congratulations!

Thrilling is one word, but not the one I would use for the next project I need to do, namely to mess with the carb. I guess now I can really mess things up enough that the bike won't run anymore.... period!

Title: Re: I did it!!!
Post by verslagen1 on 08/23/07 at 09:04:24

Some talent doesn't hurt. You got it babe. ;D

Title: Re: I did it!!!
Post by Savage_Rob on 08/23/07 at 09:55:25

You can do it. Just read all the stuff in the Carbs section of the Table of Contents in the Tech Ref section.

Title: Re: I did it!!!
Post by islandwahine on 08/23/07 at 11:35:10

It came in a PDF file, cool! I saved it and will read it this afternoon after I"m pau (done) work.
It is a sunny day out there, so I’m going to take the bike to work. I replaced the vacuum hose so I hope it won’t die on me. (good excuse not to make it to work though!) I haven't heard back from the Suzuki shop in town regarding the front fork seal, and if he has any in stock. I tell you sometimes I wonder if they leave the phone off the hook on purpose so they don't need to answer it. (line's always busy)