The engine started yesterday

The engine started yesterday but only ran for a few seconds. I had to squirt some gas into the carbs and it fired right up. Took the top off the cards and there is a lot of varnish in the carbs. So I cleaned the top part of the carbs and put them back together and it ran till the bowl emptied I think. I think the fuel filter I put on the tank may be slowing the fuel flow down to much so I may remove that today and give it another try. I may need to remove the carbs and completely clean them, I hope not. I will post the results of today attempts in a litte while.

Finished the tank this past weekend

Final finished the gas tank last weekend. Looks pretty good but had to cure for four day. I am planning trying to start the engine tomorrow, wish me luck. Here are some before and after pics of the tank. They are not to good but you get the idea.

First step of the POR-15 process

The inside of the tank before I started.



What came out of the tank.
What came out of the tank.



After. Looks like I might need to do it a few more times.

I didn't get a chance to do much on the bike this weekend. I did work on the engine starting issue and it looks like I may need I new starter magneto switch which cost about 75 bucks. I am going to do some checking with meter before I purchase a new one. I also went and got some new vacuum and gas line. I am going to make the tank the number one thing this week and after looking at the instruction it will probably take all week. I will post some pics of the tank repair along the way.

Well I finally got the gas cap open this weekend. Had to drill a hole in the top and unscrew the screw that was under the cap. Then I removed the the allen bolts and the cap fell out. After it fell out I found out why it was locked up. I couldn't even move the lock with pliers. Anyway time to get started on the POR-15 tank coating.

The old gas cap

hole drilled to get it open