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Johnwebley:

--- Quote from: DomP on March 09, 2024, 08:36:21 PM ---Thanks John/Julie, yes excited is definitely the word! 

By short burst deltarider I think I was more meaning stopping if the oil light doesn't go off after say 5-10 seconds and checking for oil at the end caps.

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The length of time depends on whether you filled the filter housing,

A couple of 10 seconds burst on the starter, should kill the oil light

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davidcumbria:
On my first connection of the fuel supply one or more of the float valves got stuck on the way up from the bottom and it was overflowing badly and had to close the tap.  Tapping the float bowls with a hammer shaft did the trick and I’ve never had a problem since. Suggest prepare  for this eventuality. Squirt of easy start into the plenum wouldn’t be a bad idea.

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
When the carb bowls are empty the floats  can easily stick causing flooding when you  open the tap for the first time as the float valve pin  is fully extended with the brass float part at an extreme angle.

I have found just having the bike off the stand then  rocking the bike from left to right works for me.

DomP:
Slight issue to over come, the clutch arm has dropped and is jammed, I did notice this when stripping the engine that it could go past its pivot point and get caught.  I think I'm going to have to drop the oil to get the case off

Johnny4428:
Put the bike on the side stand Dom before you remove clutch cover you will not lose much oil.

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