On a couple of occasions the spark plug valleys were so full of stones and rust and stuff that the initial compressed air treatment didn't remove a whole lot. So I used a stiff piece of wire with the plugs still in place, to dislodge the crud. Even then, because of the width of the plugs I couldn't get out all the junk that could fall into the cylinders. I then blew out everything I could, removed the plugs and replaced them with pieces of downing I had trimmed to wedge into the spark plug holes. With them in place I was able to scratch out and blow away the remaining crud.
On Sunday, January 17, 2016, Allen Thomas <althomas...@gmail.com> wrote: > I would recommend that you do NOT install an inline filter. There is > little room for one and it can cause your fuel line to pinch, potentially > causing the bike to die at highway speeds. Or at least that is what it did > to me, the OEM line is moulded to prevent this. I use Emgo and HiFlo oil > filters and have never seen evidence of them deteriorating. I run a 16T on > my Suzuki but think a 17T would be too much, however the consensus with the > highway riders the tradeoff in acceleration is worth it. Front sprockets > are cheap get both and try for yourself. Always use air and blow out the > spark plug valleys before pulling plugs. Enjoy your new ride they are great > reliable, fun bikes. And welcome to the group. > > Allen Thomas > On Jan 16, 2016 3:14 PM, "David Basinski" <birddog...@gmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','birddog...@gmail.com');>> wrote: > >> Working on my winter list of things to do on a new to me, used 2003 with >> low mileage. >> >> Removed the gas tank and pumped out the fuel. Laying it on its side made >> for easy access to the tank gas filter. I can see how those flimsy gaskets >> can cause problems down the road. >> The filter was clean, but that sure is a small surface area for fuel to >> get strained through. Anyone using an inline filter?? >> >> Next, on to the countershaft sprocket. Will try the 16 T before venturing >> onto the 17. Recommendations from experience ?? >> >> Anyone go with colder plugs for highway travel? >> ,Did find a small pebble in the spark plug valley. Good thing I blew it >> out first. Would have been a major !@#$%^ if it ended up in a combustion >> chamber. >> >> Why is there such a difference in price between the OEM air filter and >> the Emgo ??? They sure do look alike. For the price that filter can be >> changed almost as frequently as the oil filter. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','nighthawk_lovers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com');> >> . >> To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com');>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','nighthawk_lovers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com');> > . > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com');>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
