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codeman268

I'll be using this thread to ask all my questions instead of starting multiple threads.


To start it off, I ran the motor a bit today and at the front of the motor is leaking a bit of oil. I believe it would be the bolt with the copper washer on it. If you are looking at the front it would be the bottom left.

firepower354

Have you re-torqued it?

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trd20

try to re torque it like firepower said or loosen all the nuts and then re tighten and torque them down in a cross or star pattern (bottom left, top right, bottom right, top left)

codeman268

Alright will do. I'll have to do some searching to find a tourque wrench, suggested ft lbs?

Also, the petcock hits the foam filter that comes with the kit, does this matter? My first thoughts were the putting spacers under the rear of the gas tank and is the heat stop necessary that came with the intake?

I'll talk to you on here Terry

Thanks

bballard9606

mine kinda hits the foam filter. i just turn it so it barely hits it. doesnt seem to cause a problem.

trd20

If your worried about ripping your filter you can cut and polish your petcock. Just use a dremel cutting wheel and cut off the part that sticks out from the base of the petcock set up. This way it wont stick out any further than it needs to and you can still turn it without any problems.

Also you dont necessarily need a torque wrench for the bolts on the head, as long as you dont over tighten them youll be fine. Torque wrenches are usually pretty expensive and i honestly barely ever use mine unless I'm using it on something in the engine

codeman268

Thanks, I'll give it a go later today after I get back home.

trd20

No problem. Just make sure when you do it to cover your air filter if you dont want to take it off. I just put a ziploc baggie over it so the metal shaving and dust didnt get on it.

Also take your time doing it, dont let it get too hot because im pretty sure theres an o-ring or something inside the petcock that could get ruined.

codeman268

Anyone know where I could possibly find a diagram of the carb? That would help me learn alot and faster.

codeman268

Re-tightend those front bolts and still a leak... any ideas?

On the right side of the bike is the only external adjustments you can make to the carb, correct?

Has a some bog while sitting in second and really going hard on the throttle

bballard9606

are u sure its not the gasket on the front cover?

trd20

Not sure on the leak if you tightened it up right, maybe try a different gasket theres really no reason for it to leak with a gasket in place. Are all of the nuts on right (there should be three acorn nuts and a regular one and they have to be put on the right way).

The only two adjustments outside the carb are the idle and air/fuel mixture screw (both on the right)

For the bog, try adjusting your air flow screw to a little leaner if your bogging out. You should be able to adjust the air/fuel and idle so that your bike idles low but keeps idling, and so that it wont bog on you when your actually riding it.

When your making adjustments its best to actually ride the bike after you adjust it, instead of just twisting the throttle while its in neutral. This way you can see how your bike will run when your switching gears and actually riding it.

trd20

If its a shengwey carb I've never seen a diagram of one. If it came with your kit I wouldnt mess with it too much internally, unless you want to move the needle up or down.

codeman268

I don't believe any of them are acorn nuts... I had no idea what should have been on there since Terry had put it together.

If thats the worst of the problems I'll find some acorn nuts

trd20

Yea, the kit comes with 3 acorn nuts and and 1 normal nut. 2 acorn nuts go on the top, 1 on the bottom left with the copper washer, and the normal nut on the bottom right.

Check out this video, and skip to 7 minutes in and youll see how it should be bolted on.
YouTube - Honda TB 88 with RH Installation Part 1

firepower354

You'd have to use a second washer on each stud, or find deeper acorn nuts. The stockers were bottoming out on the studs.

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jared808

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codeman268

I'll look around for them. Could that really be the issue though, or could it be the gasket behind that?

koby686

gasket. uless the nuts arent tighting down all the way

codeman268

This isnt the only gasket kit is it? Or would does someone know where I would be able to get the gasket itself.

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