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Great progress!
**You do know, that pic posted of the throttle, the cable is NOT WHERE it should be, correct? **That cable should NOT be touching the metal handle bar at all**. Both cables should be completely inside the assembly, up against the plastic tube.. **It almost appears, the pull cable and return cables are mixed up on the throttle tube. This may very well be. If so, correct at the tube, then swap cables at the throttle body..
If it isn't, pull it apart, loosen the cables, route where they should be and they'll be good.
And I'm familiar with the throttle re-wind spring. Loosened my old FJR center spring, didn't like it and did the" zip tie re-wind procedure".(PIA)
Re the header bolts. You had the header off the head during disassembly. (All the nuts would have been off). What would be the issue re-tightening them?? You didn't mention any of the studs corroded or snapped, etc?
BTW, I developed an odd noise quite awhile ago.. Turns out I had (as I re-call) TWO HEADER NUTs, at the head, slightly loosen up. Re lubed them and re-tightened, noise gone. I also loosened all of them, cleaned, anti-seize) and retightened. Obviously, if ones stuck, DO NOT FORCE IT, IT WILL BREAK.. Work it, heat it, penetrating oil, etc...
The engine did sound funny, almost hollow or like an outboard under water once started... Might want to examine the exhaust gaskets to make sure their good. A very little leak WILL be heard...
**You do know, that pic posted of the throttle, the cable is NOT WHERE it should be, correct? **That cable should NOT be touching the metal handle bar at all**. Both cables should be completely inside the assembly, up against the plastic tube.. **It almost appears, the pull cable and return cables are mixed up on the throttle tube. This may very well be. If so, correct at the tube, then swap cables at the throttle body..
If it isn't, pull it apart, loosen the cables, route where they should be and they'll be good.
And I'm familiar with the throttle re-wind spring. Loosened my old FJR center spring, didn't like it and did the" zip tie re-wind procedure".(PIA)
Re the header bolts. You had the header off the head during disassembly. (All the nuts would have been off). What would be the issue re-tightening them?? You didn't mention any of the studs corroded or snapped, etc?
BTW, I developed an odd noise quite awhile ago.. Turns out I had (as I re-call) TWO HEADER NUTs, at the head, slightly loosen up. Re lubed them and re-tightened, noise gone. I also loosened all of them, cleaned, anti-seize) and retightened. Obviously, if ones stuck, DO NOT FORCE IT, IT WILL BREAK.. Work it, heat it, penetrating oil, etc...
The engine did sound funny, almost hollow or like an outboard under water once started... Might want to examine the exhaust gaskets to make sure their good. A very little leak WILL be heard...
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