http://leftovermopeds.com/moby Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:29:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I looked over the carb again earlier this week and I found a passage that I didn't get cleaned. I was all excited thinking that as soon as I cleaned that up the thing will run like a champ. Well, no go. :( So, I sent out an email ... http://leftovermopeds.com/moby/?p=42 Well, sort of. I got it to start, but it doesn't want to run without the choke being on. I'll probably go through the carb again to make sure I didn't miss anything. I'll also check it out for air leaks. Those can cause similar symptoms. http://leftovermopeds.com/moby/?p=40 My switch from MoPedLar arrived yesterday. The knob fit perfectly. It was nice to not have to do any wiring, so nice in fact that I decided to spend some time trying to start it. I went to the gas station and got some new fuel. ... http://leftovermopeds.com/moby/?p=38 On Friday I picked up the hardware I needed for the side covers. I put those one and swept the garage floor as best as I could...that floor just gets nasty in the winter. Anyway, here are a bunch of finished pictures. Provided it runs, it's going to be a ... http://leftovermopeds.com/moby/?p=32 After talking to MoPedLar yesterday, who has been cool enough to hook me up with the switch I need, I realized the two dangling wires that I showed in an earlier post are likely for the horn that is missing. I checked the wire colors and they almost match ... http://leftovermopeds.com/moby/?p=30 I got my custom piston stop finished yesterday. It's an old spark plug with the ceramic part cut out and a nut welded in. It works great and has adjustable depth. Having that finished allowed me to pull the flywheel. I knew it had left handed threads, but ... http://leftovermopeds.com/moby/?p=26 Last night I put the carb back together and reinstalled it in the bike. For the life of me I cannot figure out how the choke cable works. I bought a new one and attempted to install it, but it just doesn't make sense to me. Within ... http://leftovermopeds.com/moby/?p=24 I cleaned up the front fender and front wheel today; although no pictures. I also tackled the pipe. Like everything else, it was pretty damn grimy. After 45 minutes of scraping and scrubbing, I ended up with this. The pipe turned out pretty good though. There are a few minor dents, ... http://leftovermopeds.com/moby/?p=21 I picked up my new 6" buffing wheel from sears yesterday. I decided to try it out on the headlight. It was pretty rough. Here's the wheel and the compound. I'm not sure how I feel about the wheel. I does a decent job of bringing out the shine, ... http://leftovermopeds.com/moby/?p=18 I pulled off the carb and intake. The intake wasn't too bad, but the carb was nasty. It had all kinds of grime on the the outside and a bunch of VERY old fuel on the inside. I'm happy with how it turned out, but I might have a ... http://leftovermopeds.com/moby/?p=16