Joined Jan 2006
28 Posts | 0+
Notts UK
Hi all
In my mad quest to rebuild my blown up '99 Fe400, I've now got a fe600 engine complete with carb.
Supposedly a good runner but who knows. Anyway, it wouldnt fit in my fe400 frame (99 e-start version) so I bought a frame too from someone else, and engine plates, and plastics, and a tank so basically ive got a new bike near as dammit!!
So, the frame is back together as a rolling chasis, the engine is sitting in it, I'm cleaning everything as I put it all back together, have changed the oil and filter etc - and thankfully no lumps of metal in either... which brings me to the actual question....
The carb- in taking the float chamber off and the fuel line filter, it was full or rather had a thick coating of white powder everywhere. What is it, how do i get rid of it and will it/is it likely to have done any damage?
Is this white powder just oxidisation as a result of the carb standing for a while running dry and perhaps getting water in it? Will it dissolve if I put petrol back in it etc. Any clues anyone, I'm getting fristrated now, its two steps forward and one back at the moment and I just want to see if the bloody thing will actually run now....
At the moment with my 1.5 husabergs, I've had 3 hours of fun and around 50 hours of heartache, dismantling and rebuilding, one blown engine and around £2000 quid all told. The cost per hour therefore is getting damned ridiculous and I cant afford to pay for any more new bits.... I've got a 38 dellorto from the old engine but was trying to use the 40 because of the bigger cc engine but am wondering if i should try the 38 carb. At least I know it worked.
Wish me luck.... and give me a clue anyone
In my mad quest to rebuild my blown up '99 Fe400, I've now got a fe600 engine complete with carb.
Supposedly a good runner but who knows. Anyway, it wouldnt fit in my fe400 frame (99 e-start version) so I bought a frame too from someone else, and engine plates, and plastics, and a tank so basically ive got a new bike near as dammit!!
So, the frame is back together as a rolling chasis, the engine is sitting in it, I'm cleaning everything as I put it all back together, have changed the oil and filter etc - and thankfully no lumps of metal in either... which brings me to the actual question....
The carb- in taking the float chamber off and the fuel line filter, it was full or rather had a thick coating of white powder everywhere. What is it, how do i get rid of it and will it/is it likely to have done any damage?
Is this white powder just oxidisation as a result of the carb standing for a while running dry and perhaps getting water in it? Will it dissolve if I put petrol back in it etc. Any clues anyone, I'm getting fristrated now, its two steps forward and one back at the moment and I just want to see if the bloody thing will actually run now....
At the moment with my 1.5 husabergs, I've had 3 hours of fun and around 50 hours of heartache, dismantling and rebuilding, one blown engine and around £2000 quid all told. The cost per hour therefore is getting damned ridiculous and I cant afford to pay for any more new bits.... I've got a 38 dellorto from the old engine but was trying to use the 40 because of the bigger cc engine but am wondering if i should try the 38 carb. At least I know it worked.
Wish me luck.... and give me a clue anyone
