Oh well if you have a 1200 you will have 3 more chances of getting it right but only two chances on a 900. Could this be out of the side of the float assembly...
86066
stevec1200brg
Mar 9, 2013 8:40 pm
First - thank you gentlemen for replying After posting on here, I went out the garage and took No.2 Carb apart - and didn't find the same part, although I was...
86067
stevec1200brg
Mar 9, 2013 9:05 pm
Hi A2 - don't think it's part of the float assembly, I hadn't removed it. no that I have the float assembly off - it looks complete - same as No.2 Carb. Can't...
86068
Greg
greg95ns
Mar 9, 2013 9:13 pm
Hi Steve, That little jet connects to the choke circuit and goes in the float assembly. Yes, the Ed Johnson mystery jet. The float assembly has a tube that...
86069
stevec1200brg
Mar 9, 2013 9:33 pm
Hi Greg I'm not familar with the Ed Johnson Mystery. The Carb Float assembly is a push fit with two 'O' Rings. It was connected when the "Jet" fell out of No.1...
86070
stevec1200brg
Mar 9, 2013 9:50 pm
I put a photo here - I have no idea whether this'll work http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/tt269/SteveCorrigan/09032013675.jpg...
86071
Greg
greg95ns
Mar 9, 2013 10:12 pm
Hi Steve, That is Ed Johnson's mystery jet. Click onto attachments Ed has two pictures there, one with the jet one without the jet. Greg...
86072
Greg
greg95ns
Mar 9, 2013 10:18 pm
Hi Steve, Follow the tube with the small o-ring, it will make a 90 degree turn. At the end of the tube there should be a brass jet pushed inside. Your picture...
86073
tau_zeppelin
Mar 10, 2013 7:53 am
This is my first oil change on the girl. I'm using a 17mm on the oil filter bolt. Before I do something rash, I want to verify the bolt for the castle portion...
86074
gordon2xbbb
Mar 10, 2013 9:28 am
Hi there! The 17mm bolt head in the centre of the Oil Filter Cover is the one to undo - still "Lefty-Loosey, Righty-Tighty" so no change there... They can be...
86075
a2
adeux60...
Mar 10, 2013 2:26 pm
The bolt seems to grip the oil filter casing. Thus a little assistance can be applied to the entire filter casing with a little tap here and there. The casing...
86076
stevec1200brg
Mar 10, 2013 2:52 pm
Phew! Thanks Greg. Does the jet go back into it's hole pointy end first? I found Ed Johnson's photo ...
86077
apsllp@...
triumphtrophy12
Mar 10, 2013 3:04 pm
Keep in mind, there is a -o- ring that seals between the Bolt and the Cover plate. "IF" it didn't turn with the bolt (grip), it would not have made a seal and...
86078
IVOR COLLINS
ivor.c...
Mar 10, 2013 3:14 pm
I would not expect it to be so tight, make absolutely certain you are turning the correct way, its easy to get confused with disasterous consequences. If you...
86079
scotia whiskers
scotiawhiskers
Mar 10, 2013 3:15 pm
But don't forget, although it is a normal threaded bolt, it is upside down so it always seems to be the wrong way. Even after all these years I still prefer to...
86080
Ed Johnson
n4ost
Mar 10, 2013 3:20 pm
You have definitely discovered the illustrious Ed J. "Mystery Jets" when showed to my mechanic in their proper location said simply; "They are the starter jets...
86081
stevec1200brg
Mar 10, 2013 6:07 pm
Hi Ed Four Float assemblies will set me back 137 pounds here in the UK - I'll put the jet back and hope for the best. I had to give one of the float bowl...
86082
a2
adeux60...
Mar 10, 2013 7:17 pm
Dare I suggest (if the fit is loose) disrupting the plastic a very little with a soldering iron or scratching up the outside of the brass a little even wedging...
86083
Ed Johnson
n4ost
Mar 10, 2013 10:18 pm
FYI: Anew starter for a 2001 Triumph Trophy is $713.41 from Triumph. $648.55 from Bike Bandit. It is a Nippon Denso Starter and from your local starter repair...
86084
td02460
Mar 10, 2013 11:51 pm
I've had 3 of 4 enrichener jets fall out since 2002. The problem presented itself with difficult starting in the cold followed by flooding of the carbs and...
86085
Greg
greg95ns
Mar 11, 2013 1:00 am
Hi All, I soaked the carbs, blew air thru it and it should work. Not, blip the throttle at idle and the rpm's stay up there. Air leak. While it was idling I...
86086
s1loki
Mar 11, 2013 1:41 am
This is a cross post to reach a wider audience so. Working on my Trophy, forks are toast. The units on my '02 turned out to be KYB. Progressive wound springs...
86087
Samuel Crider
black524td
Mar 11, 2013 2:04 am
Well, I guess nobody reads my posting........ Samuel...
86088
Duncan Adams
duncanc99
Mar 11, 2013 3:59 am
http://www.pediatriasenkvice.com/aopcs/qdc/xjh...
86089
gordon2xbbb
Mar 11, 2013 9:15 am
Part of the problem may also be down to the Operator of said 'correctly set' hand tool to apply sufficient Torque to undo the slightly seized Oil Filter Cover...
86090
John
tau_zeppelin
Mar 11, 2013 1:19 pm
Preciate the info. I'm no stranger to getting down and dirty and have done several oil changes to many different vehicles but I've never seen one setup such...
86091
gordon2xbbb
Mar 11, 2013 3:10 pm
Hi John, Glad you managed to get it done ....I use the OE Triumph Oil Filters and the correct size of O rings are supplied with each filter... What I do do...
86092
a2
adeux60...
Mar 11, 2013 5:22 pm
Cant say that either will be better standard spring equation if F=-kx Force(f) Spring constant (k) or (stiffness) and X the amount of travel so as both k and...
86093
a2
adeux60...
Mar 11, 2013 5:24 pm
yep and dont push against the fins as they will then apply an equal and opposite (tightening) force A2...
