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After returning from a 60 mile ride on a beautiful fall afternoon, I noticed several things that needed attention...
1.) Two separate oil leaks. One from the tachometer and the other from behind the points plate. I replaced the tachometer seal, but am hesitant to do the one behind the points because I honestly don't want to set the timing again. If I mark the points plate before I take it off, couldn't I just put it back in exactly the same position? Or is setting the timing inevitable?
2.) It had a bugger of at time shifting into first and second. I had to start from third several times. Not fun! It felt like something was loose/misaligned. No idea what to do for this.
3.) While stopped at lights, it would stall out of an idle if I didn't roll the throttle slightly. This only starting happening towards the end of the ride. Stalling at a busy intersection definitely gets your heart racing!
4.) Oil (and/or fuel) dribbling out of breather tube. On earlier shorter rides, I noticed it was a white, milky substance (my guess is aerated oil). Any ideas?
Other than those issues, it was a blast to ride! Can't wait to take it out again before the snow sets in. I'll post pictures. Also, thanks everyone for your input and advice thus far! My goal is to one day share more ride reports than I do asking technical questions
Cheers,
David
1.) Two separate oil leaks. One from the tachometer and the other from behind the points plate. I replaced the tachometer seal, but am hesitant to do the one behind the points because I honestly don't want to set the timing again. If I mark the points plate before I take it off, couldn't I just put it back in exactly the same position? Or is setting the timing inevitable?
2.) It had a bugger of at time shifting into first and second. I had to start from third several times. Not fun! It felt like something was loose/misaligned. No idea what to do for this.
3.) While stopped at lights, it would stall out of an idle if I didn't roll the throttle slightly. This only starting happening towards the end of the ride. Stalling at a busy intersection definitely gets your heart racing!
4.) Oil (and/or fuel) dribbling out of breather tube. On earlier shorter rides, I noticed it was a white, milky substance (my guess is aerated oil). Any ideas?
Other than those issues, it was a blast to ride! Can't wait to take it out again before the snow sets in. I'll post pictures. Also, thanks everyone for your input and advice thus far! My goal is to one day share more ride reports than I do asking technical questions
Cheers,
David