Rare Japanese Market Kettle

Post by **Suzsmokeyallan** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 11:35 am

If the reservoir o-ring was leaking it will only ooze around the edge and settle under the lower side of the body. Any fluid spurting out would have to come from the ends of the piston either a leaking banjo fitting or a bad cup inside the cylinder.
You have another issue needing some investigation but its obviously serious enough to make the lever travel get high after not pressing it for a while.

RING_DING · Post by **RING_DING** » Sun Oct 02, 2011 3:03 pm

"Braking" news...I have front brakes now fully operational. I did a thorough inspection of the master cylinder, and the few drops of brake fluid I saw last weekend was just some residue from the re-assembly. I unbolted the master cylinder from the handlebars and I think some more air may have been released with all the twisting & turning because now there is no sponginess and I don't have to pump the lever to get pressure.

Post by **Suzsmokeyallan** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:00 pm

Ok thats great news, so its now ready for a Deals Gap visit in 2012.

RING_DING · Post by **RING_DING** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 6:20 am

Yes I'll be there. I was there for a practice run on my Triumph the weekend before last. Unfortunately stuck behind a truck so that's why you can count the spokes in my wheels:)

greasepencil · Post by **greasepencil** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 4:51 pm

RING_DING wrote:Big day today.....she is now "road ready"! Took her out to the gas station for a fill up and then I did a 5 mile loop. She ran like a champ. I had a grin from ear to ear. Here she is all cleaned up:

I just had to say, you have done a great job getting that rarity up and going again, hats off to you!

-Dan-

RING_DING · Post by **RING_DING** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 9:09 pm

Thank you Dan! I've enjoyed every minute getting her back into running order. Much credit is due to the members of this forum who have helped me overcome some of the challenges I faced.

RING_DING · Post by **RING_DING** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 2:18 pm

Fitted new points & condensers today. Set timing with a strobe to factory marks. Made a big difference to performance, and seems to have got rid of the pre-ignition. However, I am hearing something else at low revs under load. Its louder than pre-ignition, sounds almost like arcing in one or more HT leads. Sound familiar to anyone?

two-stroke-brit · Post by **two-stroke-brit** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 2:39 pm

can you put it in the garrarge at night with the lights off and run it,
you might get a light show.
ps dont run it for too long with the door shut.

cheers mark

RING_DING · Post by **RING_DING** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 6:16 pm

Mark, thanks for the tip. I did as you suggested and sure enough, on the left and center, the gap between the plug cap and the plug itself lights up when I blip the throttle. I would assume there's some arcing going on at the plug tip. What is the fix for this? New plug caps and/or HT leads?

two-stroke-brit · Post by **two-stroke-brit** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 3:24 pm

i would change the caps first and retest,
cheers mark

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