RD350B sitting for 20 years precautions before starting?
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- steveloomis
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Re: RD350B sitting for 20 years precautions before starting?
That item is NOT part of the bike's original tool kit but is a spark plug gap checker, adjuster, cleaner with a file to square up the center electrode..
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'81 RD350LC hybrid w/84 RZ engine. Zeel, Old style Toomeys, Yboot and filter 420 main 22.5 pilot, Air screw 2.5 turns out, DJ needle 2nd from top, Canadian VM26 carbs.
'85 KR/RZ US. Tank is seeping causing a blister in paint.....
'85 KR/RZ US. Tank is seeping causing a blister in paint.....
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Re: RD350B sitting for 20 years precautions before starting?
cleaning jets and gapping plugs... perhaps
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1 x 7mm stroker rz 443cc 1984 (under construction)
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Re: RD350B sitting for 20 years precautions before starting?
definately a spark plug service tool and nothing to do with jets. A nice little find
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Re: RD350B sitting for 20 years precautions before starting?
steveloomis wrote:That item is NOT part of the bike's original tool kit but is a spark plug gap checker, adjuster, cleaner with a file to square up the center electrode..
aaronmvrider wrote:cleaning jets and gapping plugs... perhaps
Thanks Guys.. yeah its a sweet find. Fingers crossed; wrench time next week :) In the meantime i'm going to read up on the JETS and carb cleaning.tobster wrote:definately a spark plug service tool and nothing to do with jets. A nice little find
- two-stroke-brit
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Re: RD350B sitting for 20 years precautions before starting?
harbor freight do a small ultra sonic cleaner that will work with the carb bodys .
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1982 YAMA RD350LC
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She might not be pretty but she will always be a fun ride
1982 YAMA RD350LC
98KDX 220R
1967 TRIUMPH TIGER
2001 TRIUMPH TT600
- patastinky
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Re: RD350B sitting for 20 years precautions before starting?
something like this http://www.harborfreight.com/ultrasonic ... -3305.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ?two-stroke-brit wrote:harbor freight do a small ultra sonic cleaner that will work with the carb bodys .
that's going to work better than dipping them in chem'dip?
Re: RD350B sitting for 20 years precautions before starting?
US'ing carbs will work better than soaking. you can use a small unit with a tall container in it, people say it works well.
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- patastinky
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Re: RD350B sitting for 20 years precautions before starting?
I've seen a few videos online of people using SIMPLE GREEN in their ultrasonic cleaning units. I think i'll get one i have some jewelry that could use some US'ing.JonW wrote:US'ing carbs will work better than soaking. you can use a small unit with a tall container in it, people say it works well.
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Re: RD350B sitting for 20 years precautions before starting?
A small crock pot and Piston Kleen worked pretty well on my hard carbon deposits on the PV and safe for aluminum. I bet it works the same for carbs too. Military uses this stuff. The key is HEAT. The crock pot provides that in spades. Low setting preferably as this is most effective up to 185 degrees. Cold just takes longer and i want it done yesterday.
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Re: RD350B sitting for 20 years precautions before starting?
I use "Gunk" Hydro-Seal for carbs, PV, bolts.
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Re: RD350B sitting for 20 years precautions before starting?
Interesting people always say they use Simple Green for stuff, but that's a brand isnt it? Here we have about 5 different types of Simple Green, each are for cleaning something specific, so which one do people actually use I wonder?
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82 RD421LC Hybrid
82 RD350LC decapitation project
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82 RD421LC Hybrid
82 RD350LC decapitation project
82 RD250LC JDM '251LC' YPVS
83 RZ350 Resto
84 RZ500 Resto
85 RZ350 F1 Resto
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- patastinky
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RD350B sitting for 20 years precautions before starting?
Hi Everyone
Guess who's back after a three (3) year hiatus. Life happened, got married, bought a house and my wife and I had a baby. 8 months old now, born on my birthday of all things.
Slowly been saving up some money as well as making room in the garage for storing parts I remove off the bike. Here is a current picture of the bike. Nothing has been done to it yet. It's the same as it was three years ago. I'll be adding some shelving this weekend.
It's not much of an update, but I did get a battery for it. Bought a battery tender, acid and got the battery ready. Going to test electrical after the shelves are up. Than going to take a look at the carbs and peak down into the engine as mentioned earlier in the post by you guys.
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Guess who's back after a three (3) year hiatus. Life happened, got married, bought a house and my wife and I had a baby. 8 months old now, born on my birthday of all things.
Slowly been saving up some money as well as making room in the garage for storing parts I remove off the bike. Here is a current picture of the bike. Nothing has been done to it yet. It's the same as it was three years ago. I'll be adding some shelving this weekend.
It's not much of an update, but I did get a battery for it. Bought a battery tender, acid and got the battery ready. Going to test electrical after the shelves are up. Than going to take a look at the carbs and peak down into the engine as mentioned earlier in the post by you guys.
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