My life is full of projects. Too Many Projects. I try to keep track of some of them to share here. Hopefully it will motivate me a little to get some of them finished!
Motorcycles, home improvements, bicycles, electronics might all come up.
Good tutorial.. I have one of these in my shed which I must get round to sorting, probably one of the best mowers ever made..! Where did you get your parts from please?
The greatest danger of those spinning powertools is a bit of fabric on your body getting wound into the spinning bit, which quickly and violently pulls you in and does great damage. No gloves or sleeves or loose clothing near spinning powertools.
Hi, Mums bought a cd200 benley which isn't running well. Waiting for carb rebuild kit. Should the bowl drain screw be fully in? It seems to restrict the fuel in pipe.
The drain screw? Yes definitely. You don't want to be draining the bowl while you're trying to run it. It restricts fuel in the pipe that leads to the floor.
@@TooManyProjects Thanks, i know it seems like a odd question. I'm new to carbs and wasn't sure if it was some kind of secondary fuel cut off. The fuel inlet looks bent and inside like it been soldered/welded. Hopefully the rebuild kit will help.
Good morning. I need assistance please. I have a Dual Drive Suffolk Power Punch 17". I need to replace the clutch plates. On a manual I have found, the part number is L.5319, but my number is L.5318. I do not not know what to do now.
I couldn't tell you the answer I'm afraid. 5318 and 5319 sound like they might be similar though? Can you still get both? Maybe 5319 is an updated replacement for 5318. If you can still get both, maybe buy both and return one when you can see them in the flesh?
I have the same bike, and am looking to do the same thing. Genuinely this series has been delightful, Thank you so much for posting your process here! I know it's been a while, but where did you find the 3 fuse single relay block? Digikey, Amazon, and Mauser have all turned up empty. Any advice?
I feel like I found it on eBay, but now I re-visit, two of my favourite retailers for this sort of thing have something exactly the same: www.12voltplanet.co.uk/combined-relay-socket-blade-fuse-holder-4-and-5-terminal-relays.html www.carbuilder.com/uk/3-fuse-and-relay-holder
I personally wouldn't really worry about my kitchen knives being shiny. Only that they are sharp. And this is not a good way to sharpen them. But certainly if you want shiny kitchen knives, I'm sure this would work great.
It's a really nice little engine to work on. Yes, 0.05mm for inlet and exhaust valve clearance. Same on CD/CM 185, 200 & CM250C in case anyone else needs to know.
Indeed it is quit addicting. I recently converted a grinder over to do a bit of polishing, like you have done and it wasnt long before I was hunting around the shop for things that "needed" polished. Bang up job my friend!
Hi thank you this was very helpful. What carb heater cable did you buy and where from? I understand it was from a quad bike. I was wondering what one. Thanks
Oooh, it was a lucky guess really. I had another quick Google now and a 2004 Fourtrax TRX looks like the one I got. I have a feeling Honda might have only ever made one carb heater part. No promises.
Very helpful video! I'm looking to clean up some Chasseur Escoffier copper pots that I've had for years. Can you help me to choose the right compound and buffer? The short story is that I accidentally burnt one of the pots by putting on some water to boil a few eggs, then lay down on the sofa and fell asleep (of course!!)... Woke up the next day to find the pot still on the stove and completely black!! Thankfully the pot seems structurally OK-no warping! I've got a fair way in restoring it using Bar Keeper's Friend, a lot of elbow grease, and time. But there are still a lot of black fleck marks on it still and the copper has dulled a lot. I'm looking to purchase a bench polishing wheel to fix this one up.... and, of course, keep it to touch up the pots to a beautiful shine every year or two. If you have any suggestions on what combination of wheel and compound would most suit the job, I'd appreciate it if you could let me know!
I couldn't tell you I'm afraid. The copper pots I have are plated, so I'd be very careful not to go through it. Call metalpolishing.co.uk, they are very knowledgeable and sold me the kit in the video. I note they have also gone and embedded it in their website which is nice. Would have preferred a little thank you comment though.
Thanks dude. Sorry I read iWrocker like iPod. I noticed you said it out loud in a video recently. Since you've commented, I'll do another. And I'll try and move away from copying you exactly. I promise.
@@TooManyProjects 1981, my cd185 pulled from 20 in top & zipped str8 up to 65mph, much to the unhappiness of Superdream owners who thought they were the bees' knees on their £800 bikes when cd185s cost just over £500. The later 233cc five gear version of that engine had the same pots but taller rods so they weren't as sweet and smooth and revvy. They also had brilliant 5 inch drums, as good as disc but maintenance- free other than replacing the cable every couple of years. The 185 was kick only, the cd200 kick and electric til A reg 83 when they went 12v and cdi and deleted the kick. All versions had enclosed chain and suspension units. Tyres fatter than 300-17 raise the gearing a bit which is good but they're a swine to fit by hand. Yes, I was an enclopedia on these bikes back in't day. The ethos was passed onto to cb450dx which was much softer tuned than the 400 superdream. I had two of those too. The 250 nighthawk is complete poo, really slow. They sold like cold cakes cuz the gn250 had more chrome and was much cheaper. Sorry to bore you. Feel free to throw a sack over me, you wouldn't be the 1st.
the thing in the bottom of the carb that you dont know its an accelerator pump. when you open throttle, a part that act on the butterfly will also push a lever that push a membrane under a spring that will push extra fuel into the carb to enrish when you are accelerating... its just a clever trick to enrich when accelerating. :)
Hi - I hope you get inspiration to carry on :-D We live in a similar home with 'too many projects' going on all at once - i would admit its fair to say i am jack of all trades and master of none lol. We have a CD200 and 750 nighthawk interestingly 😅 My cd200 has been with us about 2 years and is an ongoing project - your videos have encouarged me to pick it back up from time to time when ive lost motivation - i think i watched the carb video 10 times before giving in and getting a cheap Chinese new one which worked straight away 😂. Thanks for the work and look forward to you picking this up again All the best
This is a brilliant explanation video. I had a problem with the blades continuously spinning at idle speed and your video was a real problem solver. One of the centrifugal clutch assemblies was sticking in the engaged mode, almost seized. Must say it took a bit of freeing off but I got there. Now it's better than ever. Wouldn't have known how to diagnose this without your video. Thank you.
I have my self - you said it was too loud. It looked like VPR wasn't turned on? I use the VPR button myself - it cuts off 50% of the output volume. And when that is turned on, it is quite easy to have and play with in your house. Thanks for the video. No im not so afraid to adjust bias and changing tubes myself.
This video and part one are epic,, I just bought a ‘97 from the local tow yard for my girlfriend as a first bike,, thank you so much for showing around the bike and typical faults! This is going to save me so much time (as long as the engine isn’t locked up I suppose)
Cheers for this. Got to clean the carb on an old Super Colt I just acquired and this'll be a great help. Don't really know my way around an engine but reckon I should be able to get it done.
It was just a carb service kit off eBay. If you ever have any trouble finding carb spares though, I recommend calling NRP Carbs. They're very knowledgeable.
@@TooManyProjects thank you for the reply. I've been having trouble with my nighthawk. Will run fine but as soon as you ride it it won't go over 50 . It's a bit of a nightmare 😕
@@TooManyProjectsHi Simon, can you tell me what is the part no. for this rebuild kit? I also have a hornet 2004 which wont start, should need a carb clean & repair kit.
