Hi All,
am new to this forum, must say I like it, seems to be a nice group of people, USA / Aus / Brit and now probably your first paddy (irish) member!
I had leaking fuel from the overflow pipes on my bike (1989 Ninja GPZ 400r 33,000km) - (only have it a few days) Father in law told me it was a issue with the float not closing due to dirt and to flush the carbs out. I did this, and indeed it seemed to solve the problem. But since flushing I now have a leaking water pump. I thought it was from the petrol spillage causing the seal to harden / crack, but I replaced it (rather rebuilt it with instant gasket sealer) but its not coming from the join at all, its coming from the back of the pump. does the pump merely sit into a rubber "bung" ? and can this easily be replaced or should I leave it into the shop for repair ?
Also when the bike is warm, its a bit of a dog at pulling in low revs and often stalls and by low I mean from stopped I have to rev to 6,000 before releasing the clutch otherwise she will definetly stall. Not sure if this is dirty fuel ? Also need to know what position to put the fuel source selection lever (there is 3 settings. PRI - ON - Res) I presume that Pri is for the main tank, Res is reserve tank, what the heck is on ? Auto select ?
and is there no OFF selection ?
If necessary I can probably post pictures of where the leak is eminating...
Also am looking for an owners manual (service schedule etc) and a workshop manual, can anybody recommend where to get one ? Ideally I would download one......
I am very new to motorcycling, have very little tools, buckets of enthusium and lots common sense mingled in with a healthy dose of self-mortality. :wink:
Thanks for reading / responding.
Tazzzie_
am new to this forum, must say I like it, seems to be a nice group of people, USA / Aus / Brit and now probably your first paddy (irish) member!
I had leaking fuel from the overflow pipes on my bike (1989 Ninja GPZ 400r 33,000km) - (only have it a few days) Father in law told me it was a issue with the float not closing due to dirt and to flush the carbs out. I did this, and indeed it seemed to solve the problem. But since flushing I now have a leaking water pump. I thought it was from the petrol spillage causing the seal to harden / crack, but I replaced it (rather rebuilt it with instant gasket sealer) but its not coming from the join at all, its coming from the back of the pump. does the pump merely sit into a rubber "bung" ? and can this easily be replaced or should I leave it into the shop for repair ?
Also when the bike is warm, its a bit of a dog at pulling in low revs and often stalls and by low I mean from stopped I have to rev to 6,000 before releasing the clutch otherwise she will definetly stall. Not sure if this is dirty fuel ? Also need to know what position to put the fuel source selection lever (there is 3 settings. PRI - ON - Res) I presume that Pri is for the main tank, Res is reserve tank, what the heck is on ? Auto select ?
and is there no OFF selection ?
If necessary I can probably post pictures of where the leak is eminating...
Also am looking for an owners manual (service schedule etc) and a workshop manual, can anybody recommend where to get one ? Ideally I would download one......
I am very new to motorcycling, have very little tools, buckets of enthusium and lots common sense mingled in with a healthy dose of self-mortality. :wink:
Thanks for reading / responding.
Tazzzie_