Yepper, the first freeze came through and killed the last of the fall garden. The end of that season coincides with the beginning of another winter overhaul season. The first for my winter of 2014-2015... a 1975 CT-90 K6. I start this past weekend and have overcome the first two stumbles with more to come I'm sure.
Once I had removed the exhaust, drained the oil, and unhooked the points and battery, I started on the carbs. First step is the drain the tank of about 3/4 gallon of gas. This is a year old carb that fits except for the overflow nipple so when I installed it, I sawed it off. That would have been ideal for opening the bowl valve and use it to drain the entire tank.
So I decide to unhook the fuel lines at the fuel filters (2 fuel lines as the petcock on a ct90 is within the carb). Even though these lines are 1 season old, one is pretty stiff. Long story short when I pull the reserve fuel line off the gas filter, the nipple on the gas filter breaks and I can't install the drain hose to the gas can. A finger can hold the gas flow temporarily but I look behind me as see a lawnmower, a dolly and a garage door between me and the 25 degrees outside. By the time I got the bike outside, the garage was so full of fumes, Saturday was over. Lucky for me I did not pick the reserve first and I had already captured most of the gas in the can.
By Sunday 1 pm the garage was livable again. I started to take off the manifold but found the socket could not go over the bolt head because it was too close to the tube to the carby. An open end wrench only stripped it since this bike has NEVER had the bolt removed in 40 years. Eventually I found my vice grips and got it off. (note to self, buy new bolt).
Anyways, this has just started. Don't know if I can join the group at BB in March but they are talking a small bike under 200cc ride. This CT90 was OK for cruising and city errands but at 125 psi, it was well past overhaul time. It was just that I hate fixing something that is working.
Nice treat - the ct90 head can be removed without taking it off the bike. Not sure about the jug.
Wish I had remembered to wash it first.
Once I had removed the exhaust, drained the oil, and unhooked the points and battery, I started on the carbs. First step is the drain the tank of about 3/4 gallon of gas. This is a year old carb that fits except for the overflow nipple so when I installed it, I sawed it off. That would have been ideal for opening the bowl valve and use it to drain the entire tank.
So I decide to unhook the fuel lines at the fuel filters (2 fuel lines as the petcock on a ct90 is within the carb). Even though these lines are 1 season old, one is pretty stiff. Long story short when I pull the reserve fuel line off the gas filter, the nipple on the gas filter breaks and I can't install the drain hose to the gas can. A finger can hold the gas flow temporarily but I look behind me as see a lawnmower, a dolly and a garage door between me and the 25 degrees outside. By the time I got the bike outside, the garage was so full of fumes, Saturday was over. Lucky for me I did not pick the reserve first and I had already captured most of the gas in the can.
By Sunday 1 pm the garage was livable again. I started to take off the manifold but found the socket could not go over the bolt head because it was too close to the tube to the carby. An open end wrench only stripped it since this bike has NEVER had the bolt removed in 40 years. Eventually I found my vice grips and got it off. (note to self, buy new bolt).
Anyways, this has just started. Don't know if I can join the group at BB in March but they are talking a small bike under 200cc ride. This CT90 was OK for cruising and city errands but at 125 psi, it was well past overhaul time. It was just that I hate fixing something that is working.
Nice treat - the ct90 head can be removed without taking it off the bike. Not sure about the jug.
Wish I had remembered to wash it first.