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    #16
    Originally posted by Brendan W View Post
    Two signs you are over 50.
    Using punctuation in texts and saying RC instead of drone.
    Kids these days are merciless.
    "Over 50"{old}...I prefer "wiser". "RC" is still alive and well{line control/boating/park flyers/scale/cars...}...drones are just the new thing.

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      #17
      Originally posted by Nessism View Post
      Agree. That's why I made the tubes functional in the first place.

      Did a leak test and bubbles come up from right where the tube enters the float bowl. Most likely the crack extends down into the float bowl.

      Found a little tutorial on how to replace the tubes. Think I'll try this before trying to plug the hole...http://cx500forum.com/forum/general-...placement.html
      I might add a twist to that round over trick....torch the end of the brass to cherry red to soften it...takes just a moment of that to work. Then form in your homemade die. The tube stock isn't very flexible without kinking...in tighter bends. I've used this on my motorcycles for custom pipes...1/16 scale bikes that is... I made the reverse of that jig to flare the ends for scale model fuel injection stacks...{ah...other hobbies...}

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        #18
        Since I still have Dan's lathe I decided to make a second Tee to have as a backup. Second time through I knew exactly what to do and the turning was even better than the first. Brazed on the nipple but wound up with a little silver drip so decided to clean that up with a file. Clamped the Tee in the vice to hold it while filing and used a little too much force, distorting it. Junk. The wall thickness in the area of the O-ring grooves was thinner than I thought. It was 98% finished and the Tee was dimensionally perfect. About 3 hours of my life down the drain. Live and learn.
        Ed

        To measure is to know.

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        Top Newbie Mistakes thread...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=171846

        Carb rebuild tutorial...https://gsarchive.bwringer.com/mtsac...d_Tutorial.pdf

        KZ750E Rebuild Thread...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...0-Resurrection

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          #19
          Originally posted by Nessism View Post
          About 3 hours of my life down the drain. Live and learn.
          You were lucky that it failed on the bench, rather than on the road.

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