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5941
What year and how many miles? Absolutely check what Peter suggested. I had trouble exactly like this and think I finally nipped it in the bud. It being...
jcatbert45
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Apr 1, 2003
11:17 am
5942
I just went through this!!! I had put an inline fuel filter on the bike, and it ran the first time after that for about 20 minutes..then died. I looked, the...
Maurice
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Apr 1, 2003
3:19 pm
5943
... fall. You might mind watching you bike burst into flames if you drop it though. without that valve a bike lying on its side will piss out fuel all over the...
mickmaguire66
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Apr 1, 2003
6:23 pm
5944
true enough....i was thinking to order one, next time i need a few other parts. I was just kind of ticked, that such a small, nothing part could make the bike...
Maurice
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Apr 1, 2003
6:27 pm
5945
Have you checked the spark plugs for dampness?Drying them off and spraying a little WD 40 onto them should help,especially after washing the bike or after...
stevens67
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Apr 1, 2003
7:49 pm
5946
Hello All, I'm happy to say that I'm patiently waiting for the arrival of my new 2003 TBS, hopefully in the next couple weeks. It should be arriving anyday now...
casey_at_triumph
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Apr 1, 2003
8:40 pm
5947
Hi Greg, Welcome to the group. Azure blue, eh? Sounds interesting. ... where ... Any member can post to the Photos section. If you need some space, just let...
petermholmes
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Apr 1, 2003
9:26 pm
5948
... I hear yah! I wonder what's made yours stick like that, maybe some gas got into it and it varnished up over time. Personally I think that it's a design...
mickmaguire66
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Apr 1, 2003
9:33 pm
5949
I had never heard of this part before...and the only way i realized what it was, was when i was looking throught Haynes, and they showed a picture of it, and...
Maurice
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Apr 1, 2003
9:39 pm
5950
To add to the "hose". I just got my 98 TBS...in fact I don't have it my dealer is looking it over. I pulled out the said hose and the mechanic (Great Bay)...
STEPHEN EASTRIDGE
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Apr 1, 2003
9:44 pm
5951
Aloha Greg and welcome to the group. I guess I have to fess up as being the one to post the shot, but won't take any credit for being the one who supplied the...
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glgavin
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Apr 2, 2003
1:17 am
5952
Aloha All, I've been trying to work out a solution to free up space in the Photo Section. We are near the end of our allotted space. I have noticed that there ...
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glgavin
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Apr 2, 2003
1:18 am
5953
Mick,now the cats out of the bag I just wanted to congraduate you on getting it right the first time. Still, to bad the service is'nt avalable to the rest of...
tsportpirate
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Apr 2, 2003
1:22 am
5954
There are three pictures that you can delete to save a little space, I am the new owner of the bike and the previous owner did post the pictures to sell it....
Serge
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Apr 2, 2003
1:38 am
5955
FYI, my bike is a 1998 with 16K on it. The tank was last off at 13K. Here's what I did tonight. I yanked the tank off, drained it, removed the petcock,...
tritbs1998
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Apr 2, 2003
1:42 am
5956
The tipover valve is at the end of the overflow hose that comes out at the back of the tank. Its a little plastic thingie with a ball in it...maybe yours...
Maurice
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Apr 2, 2003
1:45 am
5957
There is something I need to check before I make a depression with the rear shock on the Thunderbird sport. Could someone with a 98 or 99 check on the rear...
Serge
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Apr 2, 2003
1:47 am
5958
... Then yours was removed too. The tipover valve is usually attached to the vent tube at the rear of the tank, like you mentioned. If it's not there, then...
jcatbert45
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Apr 2, 2003
1:51 am
5959
Just checked and there is nothing in the hose. Damn, I was hoping for an easy fix. Jim ... at the back of the tank. Its a little plastic thingie with a ball...
tritbs1998
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Apr 2, 2003
1:53 am
5960
See: http://www.triumphrat.net/modules.php? set_albumName=album04&op=modload&name=Photo_Album&file=index&include=v iew_album.php&page=2 for pictures of the...
mickmaguire66
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Apr 2, 2003
4:00 am
5961
... I'd do one last check at the fuel supply end of things by popping the fuel line off the carbs, turning on the tap and making sure that it will flow at...
petermholmes
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Apr 2, 2003
4:01 am
5962
It could be the crank sensor????? It sort of does this stop start thing. I had a mate that had it happen on his TB and it turned a 30 minute trip into a couple...
trident_t150v
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Apr 2, 2003
5:58 am
5963
... I lost mine years ago and didn't even know it. I don't think the dealer (at the time) did either. They replaced the hose but not the valve. Through my own...
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glgavin
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Apr 2, 2003
5:59 am
5964
... I measured mine at about 27 - 28 mm from the start of the threading to the top of the first of the two lockrings. Aloha and Happy Trails, Gary Gavin 98...
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glgavin
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Apr 2, 2003
6:01 am
5965
... Absolutely, although if I recall correctly when the ignition pickup goes your tach drops to 0 as the engine cuts out....
petermholmes
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Apr 2, 2003
1:24 pm
5966
Greg, Congratulations on the new bike and the new job. I know, you're thinking, what's that Speed Triple riding fool Larry Plass doing in my Tbirdsport group,...
Larry Plass
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Apr 2, 2003
2:16 pm
5967
Gary, Thank you for the information, I now have a starting point to play around. ... to the...
Serge
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Apr 2, 2003
2:28 pm
5968
... . . . ... Wow....a real Triumph dude? Congratulations; I wish I was waiting for a new TBS ;) I do love my T-Bird (2K leftover). I got it when there were...
jcatbert45
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Apr 2, 2003
2:34 pm
5969
... I had my sensor go south this past year. In my case the bike would start to misfire for a short period and then stop dead, as if you turned off the key, ...
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glgavin
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Apr 2, 2003
5:22 pm
5970
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