BrazilianDrivingBy
Rookie
- 16 mei 2023
- 12
- 2
First of all sorry for the English but I'm sure your English is way better than my Dutch...
Hello guys, today this dreaded fuel tap was feeling creative and decided to come up with a new way to f* with me, and the "out" hose fitting head for the carb just came loose from the tap body, luckily I felt my left foot wet/cold and immediately knew it must be fuel (coolant if not generally cool, despite the name) so I pulled over, just before leaving town for a little 10k trip.
After searching the web, I didn't see anyone with this problem, or even discussing removal/assembly, manuals also don't mention this "feature", so I'm not sure what should I do attach this thing and make sure it stays in place and doesn't turn me into the ghost rider. What do you guys think?
Jb weld the outer body and lose the rotation? jb weld the walls of fitting and the body, and squeeze it in?
I also noticed a clear ring mark on the fitting, but using my nail I can tell it's not really a groove, so I doubt there was an O-ring/circlip holding that in place, but what do you think? Could it have been a circlip that got "cold welded" to the groove and then grinded the rest till it became smooth?
Any advice will be appreciated, btw bike was standing for 6 months, this month I adjusted valves, cleaned the carbs, synced them too, and it's back on the road as of yesterday, today I drove it a little harder (in town, max 80km I think) and revved up a few times to get that oil going, and the fitting came loose a few minutes after revving it on a secluded road, so I'm thinking the vibrations shimmied that smooth fitting loose... Will probably 3d print some bushing/washers in TPU in the future to dampen those at the bolts mount, but for now I need a solid seal for my peace of mind.
pictures attached show:
the mount, and the mount hole, the "grooved" fitting, the fitting pushed all the way in just by hand, close-up of that. (if it took this little to go in, it's going out easily again :sisi3: )
Hello guys, today this dreaded fuel tap was feeling creative and decided to come up with a new way to f* with me, and the "out" hose fitting head for the carb just came loose from the tap body, luckily I felt my left foot wet/cold and immediately knew it must be fuel (coolant if not generally cool, despite the name) so I pulled over, just before leaving town for a little 10k trip.
After searching the web, I didn't see anyone with this problem, or even discussing removal/assembly, manuals also don't mention this "feature", so I'm not sure what should I do attach this thing and make sure it stays in place and doesn't turn me into the ghost rider. What do you guys think?
Jb weld the outer body and lose the rotation? jb weld the walls of fitting and the body, and squeeze it in?
I also noticed a clear ring mark on the fitting, but using my nail I can tell it's not really a groove, so I doubt there was an O-ring/circlip holding that in place, but what do you think? Could it have been a circlip that got "cold welded" to the groove and then grinded the rest till it became smooth?
Any advice will be appreciated, btw bike was standing for 6 months, this month I adjusted valves, cleaned the carbs, synced them too, and it's back on the road as of yesterday, today I drove it a little harder (in town, max 80km I think) and revved up a few times to get that oil going, and the fitting came loose a few minutes after revving it on a secluded road, so I'm thinking the vibrations shimmied that smooth fitting loose... Will probably 3d print some bushing/washers in TPU in the future to dampen those at the bolts mount, but for now I need a solid seal for my peace of mind.
pictures attached show:
the mount, and the mount hole, the "grooved" fitting, the fitting pushed all the way in just by hand, close-up of that. (if it took this little to go in, it's going out easily again :sisi3: )
