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« on: June 17, 2019, 10:42:53 AM »
I have had a reply from David Silver Spares. Basically they are deliberately misleading customers by advertising and selling as a full gasket set what the know is not a full gasket set. They clearly don’t care if anyone complains, as their response is to seek further profit by offering to sell you the missing items, all of which are available, at a total cost of even more the the original “full” gasket set. Buyer beware! They clearly think that people have no option but to by from them, but they have certainly lost me as a customer.
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« on: June 16, 2019, 03:09:42 PM »
Hi, I am doing a rebuild of a 1971 CB500K0 and purchased a Full Gasket Set (PFGS CB500F) for the purpose. However, there appears to be a significant number of engine o rings missing; 13 in total, including the four for the oil pump. Has anyone else experienced this or have I just been unlucky on this occasion?
Many thanks
Raymond
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« on: April 25, 2019, 05:01:24 PM »
Trigger, is it the DSS genuine brake lines that are braided inside or the aftermarket ones?
Raymond
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« on: April 09, 2019, 10:11:30 AM »
My wife would agree with your comment on engineers. One final thought, if you gave not already done so, you could swap the float with the curved tang with one of the others and see if the leak follows it as a process of elimination.
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« on: April 09, 2019, 10:06:51 AM »
Thanks, offer submitted.
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« on: April 08, 2019, 10:05:43 PM »
From an engineering perspective, a curved tang just does not feel correct, although that is not to say it won’t work. But if there is a problem, then the curve in the tang, and how it works with the valve could be a contributing factor. As someone said earlier, the brass parts of the float assembly I believe were stamped and that would produce a flat tang. However, what is not broken does not need fixed.
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« on: April 08, 2019, 08:45:47 PM »
The bike was originally a US bike, but is now a bit of a mongrel, as it has a few 550 parts on it. Not really worried about it being “correct”, just looking for a grab rail / indicator or handle / indicator solution without spending too much.
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« on: April 08, 2019, 06:58:33 PM »
I have been looking for a grab rail for the 1971 CB500K0 that I am working on and have seen several references that suggest it did not have a grab rail. Is this the case and if so how do the rear indicators attach? I do seem to remember that the 1974 CB500 I owned 40+ years ago did not have a grab rail but did have a “handle” on the left side to assist in getting the bike on the centre stand. Is my memory playing tricks on me?
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« on: April 08, 2019, 06:43:18 PM »
Is it possible that as the float moves up and the tang contacts the valve, that a slight sideways load is being applied to the valve as the valve is actually contacting the slope of the bent tang, canting it in the valve body very slightly. If that is the case it will never shut off. I have stripped quite a few carbs over the years and have never seen a float with anything but a flat tang.
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« on: April 04, 2019, 11:01:56 AM »
What is it specifically people don’t like about PD carbs. Is it just that they are a bit more difficult to set up accurately, because they are a “lean” carb to meet emissions regs?
Raymond
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« on: April 03, 2019, 05:54:43 PM »
Where did you get your #38 slow jets from?
Raymond
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« on: April 03, 2019, 05:49:28 PM »
Thanks for the input. Fortunately, I have managed to source a set of PD51A carbs that I can refurbish. Did not expect there to be any available as the CB650 wasn’t very popular.
Raymond
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« on: March 22, 2019, 01:19:02 PM »
Having just refurbished a set of 627Bs and a set of 069As, the only difference I could see, was the main and slow jets. (100 / 40 v 98 / 38)
Raymond
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« on: March 22, 2019, 10:39:22 AM »
Thank you.
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« on: March 22, 2019, 10:36:09 AM »
Thanks Julie, how do you actually pay the custom charges?
Raymond
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