Reassembled and ready to ride again. Well, almost ready to ride - I still haven't added fluid for the rear brake, engine coolant or installed the windscreen.
The new left engine guards are in this photo. Neither of them fits quite right. It seems that the dimensions change when they get painted and edge molding is added to cover the sharp edges. A couple new holes drilled in the mounting brackets and all is well again. The horn also got mounted. This time around, I changed the source for the fuel pump, fuel injectors and alternator, those items now lose power with the engine cut-off switch. The first time we rode it, the engine cut-off switch didn't do anything. This is one safety item I prefer to keep, it's nice to have it working. Additional items from this view include the boost gauge (which isn't installed yet,) some touch-up paint on the frame in front of the seat and the paint on the exhaust pipe. This photo also shows the sidecover installed.
This view shows the other engine guard. This one didn't fit correctly either, it didn't need as much work as the other to re-install. This one makes it more obvious that the wiring needs to be cleaned up. The neutral and oil pressure lights stay on all the time. I suspect there is an open circuit somewhere between the sensor and the guage; the oil light doesn't go out even if the sensor wire is touched directly to ground. Both of these sensor wires run from the instrument cluster back to near the transmission. I still hope to find a loose connector but haven't had time to find it yet. The oil filter doesn't show many of the myriad dents and paint marks.
The new left engine guards are in this photo. Neither of them fits quite right. It seems that the dimensions change when they get painted and edge molding is added to cover the sharp edges. A couple new holes drilled in the mounting brackets and all is well again. The horn also got mounted. This time around, I changed the source for the fuel pump, fuel injectors and alternator, those items now lose power with the engine cut-off switch. The first time we rode it, the engine cut-off switch didn't do anything. This is one safety item I prefer to keep, it's nice to have it working. Additional items from this view include the boost gauge (which isn't installed yet,) some touch-up paint on the frame in front of the seat and the paint on the exhaust pipe. This photo also shows the sidecover installed.
This view shows the other engine guard. This one didn't fit correctly either, it didn't need as much work as the other to re-install. This one makes it more obvious that the wiring needs to be cleaned up. The neutral and oil pressure lights stay on all the time. I suspect there is an open circuit somewhere between the sensor and the guage; the oil light doesn't go out even if the sensor wire is touched directly to ground. Both of these sensor wires run from the instrument cluster back to near the transmission. I still hope to find a loose connector but haven't had time to find it yet. The oil filter doesn't show many of the myriad dents and paint marks.
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Hello friends,
The fuel injector squirts fuel into the airstream of an internal combustion engine. Over time, fuel residue accumulates in the injector and hardens into varnish deposits that diminish the performance and the fuel economy of a vehicle. Thanks!
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