When it rains, it pours.

I've had the hot start problem for a while now and I decided to take the starter off and give it a better ground. When I cracked it open one of the brushed had burnt the commutator. Rather than trying to ground it, I figured I'd just clean it up a bit and put it back on and hope it worked long enough till a new starter arrived. It was getting to the point it didn't want to start even when cold.

Well that worked for about a week, yeah I procrastinated the ordering a new starter, then it stopped working completely. I started working 12-14 hours 7 days a week (more procrastination coming) so it sat for 2 more weeks. And I had to ride it, when I went to push start it the first thing I noticed the clutch seamed funny to me. I had to pull it about 1/3 the way in before it disengaged and I couldn't remember if it was always like that or not. At first I was like why the hell did I ride this brick every day for the past 6 months rain or shine. Then I opened the throttle up and the sound of the UFO Dragstar and the snap of the neck reminded me why and when I got home I ordered that starter lol So the next day I had to ride it to work, push it or not. Well after work I went to push start it and the clutch was gone and the master cylinder was empty. There was no puddles or signs of leaks. I luckily was able to bleed it enough with what I had to get it going and I had a 35 mile ride home. I mean it was a complete to the grip to get it to disengage but by the time I got it home I couldn't get it out of first gear at idle so I was lucky.

I ordered new master and slave rebuild kits but is there anything else I should be replacing while I'm there? Like something not included in the kits.

Thanks guys =D

guess there isn't then

Sounds like you have things covered. A carb sync is always a good thing.

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I've only rebuilt my brake master cyl, the clutch master should be similar, my kit from Sean was very complete, if the hose is showing any signs of wear/age I would replace that as well..................Tom.

The Beekeeper said:

I've only rebuilt my brake master cyl, the clutch master should be similar, my kit from Sean was very complete, if the hose is showing any signs of wear/age I would replace that as well..................Tom.

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Use an airhose to blow thru it to see if there is any obstruction/swelling, if so, as Tom/'Beekeeper' said, "replace-it." And, as 'vmaxrider85' said, you may remove any accretion/deposits/'mud' due to the fluid retaining water and combining w/other contaminants to produce a sludge.

And oil/lube the carb chains while you're at-it, or risk having your throttle stick wide-open, w/predictable disasterous consequences! Be sure to do that before you do the synch, so you don't screw-up the synch. The Morgan Carb-Tune has a carb-chain lubrication attachment in the premium edition. Beware using any-old solvent to clean them before you lube them, as the solvent could ruin the carb-chain o-rings, leading to premature wear and the aforementioned sticky-throttle, especiaally in damp or dusty conditions.

Congrats on the hours! Love to see people making that money!

BigIke said:

Congrats on the hours! Love to see people making that money!

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The money is great but it seems like Monday every day of the week. I'm glad there is only around a month left of harvest. I actually had to talk a guy into switching me hours so I could have time to do the repairs on the old max.

I found the answer to my question "a gasket for the middle gear cover", it was in the tech section. To bad now is the time to do it and I have no gasket so I hope I don't tear it.

I was like wtf why have I never seen this technical section before! I think because when I first joined I had a question and this was where I seen the questions being asked so I did a "follow the noob" and joined in only to continue the tradition. Sorry guys now I know where to go.

on my 85 last year i blew all the brake and clutch lines out with air i also did the fuel lines and the pump what a difference i never had to rebuild any masters!