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    Bandit 400, bane of my existence

    in Water Cooled, V-Twins, Singles and 2-strokes

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    Long gone,  it I have been tinkering from time to time on it. 
     

    So. I gave up and dropped the bike off at a shop. 
    Mechanic said he started from the beginning and cleaned the carbs. Said they were already pretty clean. Said that they were not wildly out of synch either. 
    The fuel line seems like it was pinched, and the fuel filter was changed out for a higher flow item. Also, there was no clamp on the vacuum line for the pet cock. 
    she was starving of fuel. I could get it to rev without the tank, but always bottomed out when I tried to ride it. 
    Took it out for a spin today. 
    Impressions are it’s a shitload of fun. She handles pretty well. Single front disc is squishy. And it can hit 100mph, scary as hell though! 
    I found my limits as a mechanic, but lessons learned!!

    thanks for all your help!

    Bandit 400, bane of my existence

    in Water Cooled, V-Twins, Singles and 2-strokes

    Posted

    Ok. Due to injury and wood splitting most of the summer so I have winter heat..... I’m just getting back on the ball. She lives!!

    I used a hot pine sol bath for a few hours and then cleaned them until I could not smell pine sol. The choke plugs then seized up. I pulled them out and polished them all and they work a treat now. Getting everything back together let her actually roar through the rev range for the first time!!!  Response is a little fluffy, but I will balance them to clean it up. 

    I put the tank back and I could barely get it to idle cleanly and it revs shitty. The clear fuel filter showed me that it was starving for fuel. Tank off and iv fuel line back on, she runs fine. 

    New petcock ordered. 

    Mom dying to get this thing on the street!

     

    thanks to all the suggestions and help!

    Bandit 400, bane of my existence

    in Water Cooled, V-Twins, Singles and 2-strokes

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    On 12/10/2018 at 9:05 AM, El Gringo said:

    Mine wouldn't run/rev without them in

    I went round and round in circles for ages, emulsion tubes made the biggest difference

    I read your write up. That’s an amazing bike. Fantastic work. 

    I have the carbs off now and will check the emulsion tubes before I put them back on. I have the exhaust gaskets but it is 33 deg this morning and my garage is not insulated. As for the flooding question, that was once the bike has been running. From cold I have always needed the choke. 

    Next question: so if I’m sold on the ultrasonic cleaner, what size should I be looking at, and what kind of cleaning solution will I need?  Thank you all for your input. 

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    Bandit 400, bane of my existence

    in Water Cooled, V-Twins, Singles and 2-strokes

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    So my wife bought this wee bandito and I have to fix it. I have tried everything I thought of. Airbox fixed, exhaust patched, returned to normal jetting, pilot hole plug replaced, carbs CLEANED (x6), boots checked, starting fluid sprayed around carbs and airbox. 

    No changes at all. 

    She will idle, and choke brings the revs to about 5k. But if you touch the throttle it dies. Every time. 

    My latest attempt  at a fix is I noticed that there are no exhaust gaskets in the header. Those are ordered and will be put in when I get some propane to heat the garage this week. 

    Mid this doesn’t work I am afraid I will be heading towards a Viking funeral. 

    I really want to love this thing. She just won’t let me...... any help is appreciated 

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