jayjmarlo
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Vibrated off a few parts.
So I built my kit and it ran great, than all the sudden I had limited power looked down and the carb was lose. I tightened it up, it had also rattled lose the air filter, a screw was missing. I'm on my way next thing I know losing power again and strange noise. I look down my exhaust pope is loose and also broken where the exhaust is welded to the pipe and my air filter is gone. I tighten up the exhaust leaving the bottom rattling loose, cover up the cab partially protecting it with a rag by tying it it to the frame since the road is wet and full of street grime. I make it home another 5 miles.
I ordered a new air filter with the missing cover, also brought the exhaust in to a welding shop they quoted me 20 to weld it. Am tempted to fix it myself with high temp epoxy, found one at the hardware store rated for 500° your thoughts?
I was thinking id get some thread sealant and clean out the carb and i'm good to go? What do you recommend, lock tight, thread sealant or locking nylon bolts or what specifically to prevent them from rattling loose, will nylon bolts melt? I saw they had a blue and a red tube at the hardware store if thread sealant rated for 300°. The guy said red requires a torch to remove blue can be broken with a wrench. Do they stand up to the temperatures from the exhaust mount? Did I wreck the cab I think street grime definitely got inside. Do I just take it apart and clean with a steal brush and gas?
Also I now see oil around the head, near the exhaust I think this was from the tale pipe being loose? Just leave it than or is this something else wrong?
Guess I should have tightened down my bolts better. Ran great while it lasted almost 40 miles before all **** let lose.
So I built my kit and it ran great, than all the sudden I had limited power looked down and the carb was lose. I tightened it up, it had also rattled lose the air filter, a screw was missing. I'm on my way next thing I know losing power again and strange noise. I look down my exhaust pope is loose and also broken where the exhaust is welded to the pipe and my air filter is gone. I tighten up the exhaust leaving the bottom rattling loose, cover up the cab partially protecting it with a rag by tying it it to the frame since the road is wet and full of street grime. I make it home another 5 miles.
I ordered a new air filter with the missing cover, also brought the exhaust in to a welding shop they quoted me 20 to weld it. Am tempted to fix it myself with high temp epoxy, found one at the hardware store rated for 500° your thoughts?
I was thinking id get some thread sealant and clean out the carb and i'm good to go? What do you recommend, lock tight, thread sealant or locking nylon bolts or what specifically to prevent them from rattling loose, will nylon bolts melt? I saw they had a blue and a red tube at the hardware store if thread sealant rated for 300°. The guy said red requires a torch to remove blue can be broken with a wrench. Do they stand up to the temperatures from the exhaust mount? Did I wreck the cab I think street grime definitely got inside. Do I just take it apart and clean with a steal brush and gas?
Also I now see oil around the head, near the exhaust I think this was from the tale pipe being loose? Just leave it than or is this something else wrong?
Guess I should have tightened down my bolts better. Ran great while it lasted almost 40 miles before all **** let lose.
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