If the O-rings have been on the bike since 1984, Please change them while you’re replacing the T-fitting…. otherwise you’ll be pulling them off for the 11th-or-12th time when they begin to leak from all of the jostling around… my O-rings literally crumbled off those fee tubes when I pulled them out of the carbs… they were stiff, and cracking…
Ian > On Jul 27, 2022, at 4:17 PM, 'amazingg...@yahoo.com' via Nighthawk Motorcycle > Lovers! <nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Thank you all for the feedback. I was hoping I wouldn't have to split the > carbs, but figured it had to be done. I'll attempt to work on it this weekend > and let you guys know how it goes. Thanks once again > > On Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at 5:59:29 PM UTC-7 fiveb...@gmail.com wrote: > Drew, that is the one…. also, I recommend if you haven’t replaced the fuel > tube O-rings that feed gas between carbs 1 and 2, and carbs 3 and 4, you > should change them out while you do the fuel T replacement. I had to do that > a couple of months back because gas was leaking from the tube between 3 and > 4. This is the kit I bought off of eBay… it’s just the O-rings, not the tubes > or T…. > > https://www.ebay.com/itm/203744107619 <https://www.ebay.com/itm/203744107619> > > I should have made a video of how I did it, but I took my time, and slowly > took them off the big stabilizing bar they’re all screwed to. The biggest > thing to watch out for though is to make sure you carefully remove the small > return springs on each carb. I had one pop out, and never found it! Had to go > to the local hardware store, buy a generic spring that was close, and cut id > down to size… it worked. > > I don’t think there are any actual videos on youtube showing a Nighthawk > carbs disassembly, but there are some that come close to showing the steps. > I’d recommend either setting up your video camera and film the disassembly, > or take lost of pictures as you do it. It’s really no that hard, but it will > take a lot of time… > > Good Luck! The spring I had to replace is the small one on the far right… > you can see the difference in color from the originals. They’re held in by > wto little studs if I remember correctly, and pop out very easily, and can > flying! > > Also, the throttle bar you see above the carb openings; I loosened up all the > screws, then slid it sideways, just enough to get the carb I was working on > to come off… it doesn’t slide easily, so you have to do it in increments… > take your time, and be patient… after you’re done - finally! - adjust all the > butterfly’s evenly so when you crack the throttle bar, they all open at the > same time, which will help it idle better as well… > > Ian > > > > >> On Jul 27, 2022, at 2:29 PM, Drew Gormley <wrench...@gmail.com >> <applewebdata://AD5090C6-78F4-4D5D-9AD8-61E343D41289>> wrote: >> > >> You might need to make a youtube video and link to it here. Would be easier. >> >> On Wed, Jul 27, 2022 at 10:42 AM 'amazingg...@yahoo.com >> <applewebdata://AD5090C6-78F4-4D5D-9AD8-61E343D41289>' via Nighthawk >> Motorcycle Lovers! <nighthaw...@googlegroups.com >> <applewebdata://AD5090C6-78F4-4D5D-9AD8-61E343D41289>> wrote: >> Taking my carbs off for the 10th time it feels like now, well I got a little >> handsy with the fuel hose so to speak and I broke the fuel inlet on the >> carb. From the 30 mins of searching, I've found this t.ly/SsQn >> <http://t.ly/SsQn> which I believe would be the correct replacement. Now I'm >> not even sure on how I would remove the old fuel inlet. 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