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Carb reinstall?Newb mistakes

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After having the carbs cleaned and returned to me, I began to install them. Took over three hours, taking my time, getting them back on the boots, trying to get the throttle cable on AFTER I?d installed them (learned a lesson), got everything on and ready to put the tank back on...until I was prepared to put the fuel supply hose on. Geez...there?s no way to put it on and tighten clamp (air box in the way). DOH! Got to take it all off again and put the hose and filter on and begin the reinstall process all over again. These learning lessons are painful!
Pic of everything installed (except you know what)...
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There’s the little gray fitting, all alone down there. You experienced guys have gotta be getting a good chuckle out of this!
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I've done the same thing......a long time ago! If you have some very long needle nose pliers, 9 or 10" long, you can get the hose on and put a spring clamp on it!
 
Steedracer said:
... there’s no way to put it on and tighten clamp ...
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Actually, if you use the proper hose (stock 7mm), no clamps are necessary.
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Thanks for your help Steve. I just went to NAPA and got 5/16 fuel hose, which was what was on there. I assume I need to screw the clamp down pretty tight.
 
Success! Got everything put back and I’m good to go. I’ll post tomorrow after I have a chance to take her out for a ride.
 
Very happy with the carb rebuild! Thanks chef1366, for doing such a great job:). You were very helpful throughout, even repairing the original, correct rack of carbs (though PO had broken a couple of pieces), and returned the incorrect one that was on the bike previously (supposedly from an 81 or 82 SOHC engine)...I had sent both. As soon as I had everything assembled correctly, I started her up and she fired her up instantly (Bill had given me the tip to "draw" on the vacuum line to get the bowls to fill). I took her out yesterday afternoon on a beautiful, sunny 68 degree day south of Nashville. Smooth and strong all the way to redline. I adjusted the idle speed down and all was good. I did get a chuckle as I was recording a video and saw some smoke rising from around the airbox. On the "second" install, I had neglected to install the PCV hose on the airbox as I buttoned everything up. (DOH! Easily remedied). I haven't done any vacuum syncing yet, but again, everything seems to be running great. Noticed I have a lot more sound coming out of the left side exhaust now at idle, as compared with before (now equal to the right). Definitely corrected something there (I also did my first valve adjustment a few weeks ago, prior to sending the carbs out to chef1366). Thanks so much Bill!

Now I just need my new Bridgestone Spitfire S11's with RWL to be installed (I thought the RWL would give it a bit of a nostalgic look...for me anyway) and I will be good to go (the Shinko on the front is 18 years old, and has some serious cupping, with some dry rot cracks that run circumferentially down the center groove!)

Thanks all!
 
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