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03-07-2021, 08:36 AM | #1 |
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Ooops not a good start to Saturday
So fuelled with nostalgia from the Weekender I had resolved that this mornings task was to swap fuel tanks on the S2r from the ethanol ravaged original to the not so immaculate ( but not swollen or displaying a rash ) replacement .
My logic being that the bubbles would eventually morph into pin holes and the thought of unleaded dripping on a hot engine between my legs doesn’t really appeal ! All started well, fuel pump removed,breathers removed and I noted “ furring” in the breather connectors.However the original tank breather connectors were in way better nick than the replacement tank ones so a swap over was obvious . Originals removed and which soon cleaned with a length of wire. Now all I needed to do was remove the replacement tank breather connectors…..ouch……sheared clean off flush with the tank! Ideas please !! My thoughts are to soak area in a release agent and use one of those reverse thread drill bit thingys but all advice welcome. The good news is the original tank has only a handful of tiny bubbles underneath so that’s now back on and I will use “as is” until the replacement is sorted and long term I bite the bullet and get an alloy one…..what a faff Bugger !!! BFA2A7A1-159A-4BC5-8430-F731FC5963CC by Mike OConnor, on Flickr Breather blocked…..and sheared ! 9F896C52-B9AB-49D1-AA56-6E438736CF7B by Mike OConnor, on Flickr Only a few bubbles…..low risk 3EAE6603-DF74-408F-A14B-A8CC32FDD4CF by Mike OConnor, on Flickr |
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