I hate Triumph's effin' mechanical design engineers...

[69427]

The filters are the same size as the fuel line so hard to see. The line slides over one end of them. Thought about going with open element filters but would have to rejet.

Sorted the suspension and hayabusa calipers on the front

The 900 is a great motor and the sprint makes a nice sport tourer.

I love(d) the bike. It's comfortable, handles nice, and has decent power. But this particular issue (a chunk of my life being wasted trying to repair the fuel system) is really souring me. [For the benefit of the rest of the guys, here's a picture of the stupid ass airbox design (Note that it wraps around the frame backbone and ain't going in without removing the carbs)].

I rolled the bike out of the basement and hooked up a battery and a spare lawnmower fuel tank (hanging on the deck post) to it.

A shot of ether to help it out, and damn if it didn't start! The engine ran for about five minutes at high idle and then died. And wouldn't start up again. So, I don't know if the carbs are gummed up (the fuel was fresh and I had an inline filter hooked up) or it fouled the plugs, or what the deal is. I think I'll just let the stock tank soak for a week and take a break from the bike. Got a couple things to do on the '69 anyway.

 

[daveL82]

Pull the carbs and only take off enough to remove the bowls. The jets will be clogged

 

[GT6Steve]

Looking at that central tube is this an Oil in Frame model like my 77 5 speed Bonneville?

If so, where did they put the fill point, just out of interest?

 

[DeeVeeEight]

Lucas electrics :suicide: Frickin' English electrons are all screwy.:club:

 

[69427]

Lucas electrics :suicide: Frickin' English electrons are all screwy.:club:

Haven't seen any Lucas content on this bike.

Is Lucas even still in business?

 

[69427]

Looking at that central tube is this an Oil in Frame model like my 77 5 speed Bonneville? No.
If so, where did they put the fill point, just out of interest?

It's just a regular wetsump engine.

 

[BangkokDean]

I still want an XKE. Junk? Maybe.:wink: But beautifull junk.

To that I agree.:drink:

 

[69427]

Pull the carbs and only take off enough to remove the bowls. The jets will be clogged

Yeah, I'm in that process right now. I'm thinking Mikuni has been employing some former sumo wrestlers in their assembly line. The screws holding the fuel bowls are so effing tight I can't get half of them out (as crappy luck would have it, one of the two screws on each bowl won't budge, so I still have no idea how gummed up the stuff in the bowls are). So, until I can get the screws out I'm just filling the bowls up with carb cleaner to try to loosen up the crap in the meantime.