JD is back on the road....

[Crazcnuk]

Hopefully, for a while, this time.

Put insurance on and did about 30 miles yesterday. It was running smooth, quiet and pulled fairly well until it started to bog and spit a bit.

I think one of the diaphragm repairs I did may have let go.

I am going to put it's carbs (now on the SG) back on and see what happens.

[Crazcnuk]

Put Junkyard Dog's own carbs back on, and it's running great.

Took it for about 180kms today, and it started making a horrible squeal.

So, I unhooked the speed o cable, rode it home and lubed it again!

[DiverRay]

Don't forget to lube the speedo as well! I've had one kill a brand new cable in about 75 feet. I now use a "straw" and shoot silicon lube into the bearing. It's just a bronze bushing, really, so a lube of some type is NEEDED after this much time.

[chevy_338]

Don't forget to lube the speedo as well! I've had one kill a brand new cable in about 75 feet. I now use a "straw" and shoot silicon lube into the bearing. It's just a bronze bushing, really, so a lube of some type is NEEDED after this much time.

where is that bearing/bronze bushing i can not find it and i do not want to kill my speedo the first time i take it out

[Crazcnuk]

It's actually the speedo that I lubed. It dries out at the bushing where the cable goes in. A dab of lubi-plate and it's fine.

I killed 2 cables last year.

Just put a dab of grease on the tip of your left forefinger and put it where the cable goes in, then put the cable on. The grease sucks up into the bushing.

[Crazcnuk]

Fixed the oil leak. SOFCA was leaking at the o-ring, I need to figure out a way to tighten it without the washer. The nut is chamfered and so is my socket, so I can only tighten it so far. There isn't enough room to fit a socket into the depression where the nut goes.

I now have NO leaks, not even the CCT!

Will be doing about 1200kms this weekend, so get to really run her through the gears.

[Crazcnuk]

Put about 900kms on JD this weekend, Ride for Sight run.


Averaged 42-45mpg. Used about 2/3litre of oil. Runs good, good power in the low and mid range, tops out about 180kph.

Makes a vibration/noise at partial throttle, when I am trying to hold a steady speed at 4000-4500rpm. More or less throttle, no noise.

On the way home, after about 300kms it started acting like it was running out of fuel on cyl 4. I filled it with gas, it ran good for about another 130kms then started bogging down again, then smoothed out.

[Crazcnuk]

I washed it, so my friends wouldn't bug me at this year's ride for site rally!