The other day I pulled the trigger on a bike I had been looking at for a long time on the old "C" list. After getting the seller to post some better pics (all sides of the bike) I made the drive.
Yesterday I tool the old BMW batter out, opened up the top and she looked really dry. I had some batter acid saved from other projects and filled it up. I left it on the charger over night, I was happy to see 100% on the charger this morning. I pulled the charger and will get back to the batter later to see if it holds a charge in a cold WI shed.
While the batter was doing it's thing, I opened the gas tank to smell some varnished up gas. The tank looked good from the outside, so I was hoping no bottom rust and the tank was hold gas with no leaks. Drained the gas and then went for the key.
I smiled when the lights came on when i turned the key, was really happy that all the lights, switches, blinkers and even the horn worked. I knew that I would have a issue with the fuel system thought.
Today I pulled of the Plastic to get to the injectors to see what they looked like. That was a little more work then I thought it would be and a lot of BP blaster, compressed air and leverage.
Injectors and inside of tank look bad, I will hit the tank with a few gallons of white vinegar to let it soak, I think that everything in there is toast and will have to be replace, but from all the nice posts I have reading the vinegar really does the trick.
I have a ultrasonic cleaner and I see many are using a 9v battery and some injector cleaner in the ultrasonic cleaners, I hope mine come back to life.
Want to thank the many that have come before me with their Brick projects, making me feel better and giving me some confidence with mine. I will continue to keep reading as I go and keep my questions to a minimum. Lots of nice posts out there that I am very thankful for.
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