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Messages - davidrsmith
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« on: April 25, 2020, 01:49:07 PM »
Hi,
I had the same problems, I cleaned my emblems down, resprayed them gold all over and then used fine brush to do in between the letters. I bought new retaining clips from DS, no87311516000 or 87311634600.
I then fitted the emblems bending them very carefully as I pressed them home.
HTH
Dave
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« on: January 30, 2020, 05:02:47 PM »
Hi all
I spoke with the guy, he wasn't sure exactly what they were but he sold them last weekend at a bike fair.
Dave
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« on: January 28, 2020, 08:12:42 PM »
Ash
Would you pm me his details I have a k3 with pd46 carbs
Many thanks
Dave
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« on: November 11, 2019, 01:21:42 PM »
Hi
I got my new jets etc from nrp-carbs.co.uk, they may have what you are looking for.
Dave
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« on: August 18, 2019, 09:23:52 PM »
Anyone ever seen or heard of or own this bike, I last saw this bike in the early 1980's when my brother in law owned it.
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« on: August 12, 2019, 06:58:35 PM »
Sorry, forgot to mention I had a rod through the centre of the chain which stopped it dropping into the tank. When I put the chain into the tank I put it in so that each end was either side of the inner hump of the tank.
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« on: August 12, 2019, 06:39:30 PM »
When I cleaned my tank out I used a long piece of chain with some nuts tywrapped to the links, this worked quite well but did take a few tries to get to a point where no more rust was coming out. I then flushed the tank out with petrol a few times, then once with diesel.
I put a new petcock on the tank and put a fuel filter inline. I only changed the tank in the end because the original had lots of dents and I couldn't get them all removed before a respray.
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« on: August 09, 2019, 07:06:57 PM »
Hi,
Thanks for the info, I looked in the shop manual but it really wasn't clear, so thanks for confirming that for me Phil.
I did notice in some of the sheets that there is a main loom clip which attaches to the left tank rubber spigot, I don't have one of these and I can't see one listed in the parts lists anywhere. Is there supposed to be such a clip fitted?
Many thanks
Dave
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« on: August 08, 2019, 07:50:13 PM »
Hi
I have got my new ignition switch and replaced the red wire from the fuse to the ignition switch plug (see previous posts).
When I started putting it all back together I was looking at the route of the wiring loom where it goes around the fork yokes, the main part of the loom goes under the triangular metal piece that forms the bottom of the yoke then up into the headlight. It looks a bit tight and i think it need to go above the triangular metal piece. I can't find any diagrams that show the correct routing, can any 550 owners tell me how theirs is routed around the yoke area.
Thanks
Dave
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« on: August 06, 2019, 01:14:01 PM »
Hi
I have now replaced the red wire from the fuse box to the ignition switch plug, I now have 12.8v at the ignition plug.
Still nothing when I turn the ignition on, I have done some continuity checks on the switch whilst turning it on and it is open circuit.
Can I change the connector block on the bottom of the ignition, thereby keeping the same key?
Does anyone have an old ignition switch for a K3 for sale?
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« on: July 30, 2019, 01:24:59 PM »
Hi
Yes, Bryan I agree, so I have decided to take out the fuse panel and replace the wires from the fuse holder to the connector block, and also replace the wire from the electrical panel to the ignition switch plug.
I have just been to my local bike shop to try and get some spade connectors/sockets and a tool for inserting/extracting the connectors from the plugs, they couldn't help.
Can anyone advise the best place to buy such bits from?
Many thanks
Dave
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« on: July 29, 2019, 08:40:36 PM »
Further to my last post, I connected a wire from the red wire in wiring loom plug that connects to the fuse panel to the black wire that is on the plug that connects to the ignition switch, thereby missing out the main loom red wire from the fuse and the ignition switch.
The neutral light and the oil light came on.
I did have a fuse in my connecting wire.
So it looks like my red wire from the fuse to the ignition switch may be partially broken somewhere in the main loom.
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« on: July 29, 2019, 08:10:35 PM »
Hi
Thanks for the advice, I have charged the battery and checked the voltage at the main fuse, approx 13v at both ends of the fuse.
I have taken the electrical connector off of the ignition switch, I checked the voltage on the red wire and it is about 6.9v. I shorted the red wire to the black wire on the loom side of the ignition switch and still nothing, no indication lights, horn or electric start.
I have looked at the circuit diagram, there doesn't appear to be anything between the fuse and the ignition switch plug that should be causing the volts drop unless the red wire is shorting but I would expect that to have blown the fuse.
Anyone got any ideas?
Many thanks
Dave
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« on: July 24, 2019, 07:41:46 PM »
Hi,
I rode my K3 to work today, about 2 miles from home I had to do a left turn, as I did the turn all of the electrics died and the engine cut out.
I checked the fuses, a 15amp one was blown so I put spare in, turned the ignition on and nothing.
I ended up pushing the bike home as I couldn't get anyone to pick it up.
When I had K3 years ago a local shop did some work and routed the cables to the bottom of the ignition cables incorrectly so when going around a bend the contacts broke and the ignition cut out, remembering this I tried waggling the ignition wires but not a flicker.
Someone tried to jump start the bike but again absolutely no electrics.
Anyone got any ideas please before I start looking at it during the weekend
Thanks Dave
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« on: October 08, 2018, 06:44:11 AM »
Hi,
Yes had the tank painted a month or two ago, at a place in Tewkesbury Glos, he did an amazing job,,
Dave
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