Can't stop gas leaking past float needles

[Motörhead]

The Sabercycle petcock is working fine the only thing was one side of the screw holes needed deburring with a dremel sanding roll. Two days now with the new cap and petcock and no more gas leaking so I'm callin it fixed. Thanks to everyone who pitched in with advice.

When the bike arrived I poured Marvel oil into the spark plug holes and hopefully this is trapped oil in the exhaust burning out. If it's something else oh oh. No smoke until warm, has tapered off after 30 min idling then picked up again with revs.

 

[dan filipi]

Can take quite awhile to burn out of the pipes as they heat further back.

 

[Motörhead]

Can take quite awhile to burn out of the pipes as they heat further back.

That was the case. For a while there I was worried.

 

[85goldwing]

Glad things are working out.

 

[Motörhead]

Fuel pump is clicking loudly and it thumps noticably. $191 from Partzilla ouch. Any reliable options out there? I found a thread elsewhere for disassembling and repairing the worn cushion inside but it requires a strong vice which I don't have

 

[Denver]

04 Honda Prelude fuel pump on all three of my 1200's.
Works great paid about $20 each

 

[Motörhead]

I found this pump, the manufacturer is in Europe so going to give it a shot. A search of MTM goes to Germany.

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I'm steering away from the OEM pump not only due to the cost but the fact this one went bad with only 38k miles and perhaps the internals aren't compatible with ethanol in the fuel being a 1980's design.

 

[ian_alex]

I found this pump, the manufacturer is in Europe so going to give it a shot. A search of MTM goes to Germany.

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[Motörhead]

04 Honda Prelude fuel pump on all three of my 1200's.
Works great paid about $20 each

I looked in Rockauto there is no 2004 Prelude

 

[Denver]

Sorry about that.
Ment to post 84 Prelude, purchased from Rock Auto
They are just a little bigger around.
So i used little bit longer bolts.
New hoses streched the small amount to fit the pump.

 

[mcgovern61]

I found this pump, the manufacturer is in Europe so going to give it a shot. A search of MTM goes to Germany.

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I'm steering away from the OEM pump not only due to the cost but the fact this one went bad with only 38k miles and perhaps the internals aren't compatible with ethanol in the fuel being a 1980's design.

Well, an OEM pump does hold up when operating, but when they sit for long periods without operating, the rubber diaphragm dries out and cracks. (I mean, they are over 40 years old on average.) Ethanol based gas just make it worse.

 

[Motörhead]

Update: The chrome gas cap shown earlier allows the tank to pressurize so it isn't two way vented.
This fuel pump is functioning without leaks but it clicks too abet not as loudly as the original. Installation required splicing in the pigtail and removing the drain tube plus clipping the plastic nub in half. The rubber collar from the old one was removed carefully with a snap-on hook tool and silicone spray.

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