Posted by
LukeM on
Mar 21, 2016; 3:32pm
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/Ever-have-some-extra-money-in-your-pocket-tp4057460p4059850.html
I thought I'd give you an update on Avenger Jr.
Since it's mine in the eyes of Ohio law, I've been putting a little money and sweat into this little guy.
The original mufflers were REALLY shot underneath, and the baffles were all rusted out and rattly. I rigged up some Emgo megaphone replacements, and they look pretty close to the factory items. All chrome-y and shiny and stuff.
The carbs have been apart at least twice, with a full rebuild using parts from Rusty Riders. Nice shiny brass bits, and LOTS of clean out. Turns out these carbs are very fussy about float height. Spec is 21mm. One carb was set at 25, and it just wouldn't go.
So, I finally get it running on both cylinders, but the tach is still at zero. Great: broken cable. Replaced that, and found it's idling at about 4500. I check the cables pulling on the sliders of the carbs, and one of them has a serious bend/kink at the carb end. I'm thinking that is pulling both carbs open to half throttle. Time to order another cable.
Then the battery just up and dies on me. Went from 13v down to .6v. Go figure. Battery is on order.
So, the good news is: it's running. It's needing little bits here and there.
Oh, one more thing. It had some surface rust on the inside of the gas tank, so I went to O'Reilly's to get a gallon of Evapo-Rust. Loaded the 2 gallon tank up, shook it good, and rotated it about every 2-3 hours so each inside surface got at least some contact with the solution. Poured it out, and it was rusty soupy stuff coming out. I was fortunate to fog it with some spray SeaFoam before it flash rusted. I can recommend this method if the rust is fairly light. Heavier stuff may require some BBs, hardware, and considerably more agitation in order to dislodge the big rust pieces.
If you're curious, hunt me down on hondatwins.net username LRM and see what you think.
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Luke M
Used to have a 1979 CB750L, sold it as a parts bike, now riding a slightly modified 1984 VT700C. Network/Field Engineer. Central OH, USA, Earth, Sol System, Milky Way Galaxy, Universe.