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    Gas tank blues

    I ended up using the better tank with the clogged tube, I cut the tube and put in a rubber line and a nes strainer, Kind of like bypass surgery
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    Gas tank blues

    I have some B 12 and will try it. This morning I got out the original tank from the 77 ( the one with all the big dents) and after making a holding fixture for the vise I cut the tank in half beside the seam. Evidently some PO had used Kreem tank liner probably 30+ years ago and it was nasty...
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    Gas tank blues

    I have the heads off my 77 and while I am waiting for parts I decided to install another gas tank as my original one has some massive dents in it ??? I cleaned the tank today and then putting the cart before the horse decided to check the tubes and sure enough the reserve tube is blocked solid...
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    Water heated manifold

    I think I will not heat the manifold yet. It should be easy enough to do over the winter if it becomes a necessity and right now I just don't have enough miles with a single carb to justify the change.
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    Water heated manifold

    I am working on my 77 goldwing and I am going to make it a single carb just like I did the 79 a few weeks ago. I am looking for information on where and how to tap into the water system to heat the manifold. I will be making my manifold from steel tubing and either putting some kind of copper...
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    New to this forum

    I am David Legg, 60 years young and currently a college student due to the factory where I worked moving to mexico. I have owned several goldwings of the 1000 CC type, Back in the day I had a 78 that I rode all over Texas and Louisiana. Now I live in central Kentucky and have a 77 and a 79...
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    the PVC manifold didn't go so well so now I'm making one from copper plumbing parts

    I am kinda new to this site but not new to goldwings, I too am building a single solex wing and if I may I see a problem with the carbs not getting enough aif flow especially at the higher RPM ranges. I considered a pvc manifold but I built mine from a piece of square steel tubing instead. I was...
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    The time has come to downsize.

    What about making it a trike. They don't fall over
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    Need a 1200 fuel pump bracket

    I am looking for a complete GL1200 fuel pump bracket. I am putting a 1200 fuel pump on a GL1000 so I need the complete bracket. Please reply or call me if you have one. Thanks Dave 8597715979
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    Newby in Central Kentucky

    I am new to this forum but not to the Goldwing. Back in the day about twenty five years ago I had a 78 GL that I literally rode all over Texas and Louisiana. I moved to Ky. and bought a bmw and sold the wing but now I have a 79 GL that my son has talked me out of because he wants it for his...
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