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Phoenix Fighter 26 Nov 2015 16:01 #700695

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Well, drum roll? :unsure:
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Phoenix Fighter 26 Nov 2015 16:02 #700696

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Took it for a ride around the block today. Brakes don't work right, MC is too big. Found an oil leak. Run pretty rich. And the clutch needs a small adjustment. I am here to tell you, it wants to run like a raped ape.
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Phoenix Fighter 26 Nov 2015 16:06 #700699

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Need the brakes, that's for sure. B)
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Where's the oil leak? Not the head gasket I hope.
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Phoenix Fighter 26 Nov 2015 18:00 #700732

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swest wrote: Where's the oil leak? Not the head gasket I hope.
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No, not the head gasket. Oil cooler adapters I think.
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Phoenix Fighter 27 Nov 2015 20:36 #700856

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Got the front brakes fixed up tonight. Got the correct MC from the local salvage yard. Should be back on the road this Sunday.
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Phoenix Fighter 28 Nov 2015 03:21 #700872

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I still don't understand how the new ones didn't work. :unsure:
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Phoenix Fighter 28 Nov 2015 03:33 #700875

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swest wrote: I still don't understand how the new ones didn't work. :unsure:
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The GP style ones I bought were to big of bore, 3/4". They worked but we're spongy, regardless of how many times I bled them. The other one I bought was a cheap knock off of the original 14mm Nissan MC and apparently garbage. The used 14mm Nissan MC I took apart, cleaned and it bled in 15 minutes. I will have to buy a matching MC for the slave cylinder I bought and try the hydraulic clutch again.
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Phoenix Fighter 28 Nov 2015 03:36 #700876

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Too late to get a refund I suppose. :dry:
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Phoenix Fighter 28 Nov 2015 06:15 #700917

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Yeah, 3/4" sounds way too big to me, 14 or 16mm for the brakes and 10-12 mm for the clutch should be a lot closer to what you want IMHO
my bikes; 80kz1000(project), 77 gl1000, 74 h2 (project)
Past; 78 kz1000, 83 kz550
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Phoenix Fighter 28 Nov 2015 11:58 #700965

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yeah the ratio of MC to caliper is super important.
www.vintagebrake.com/mastercylinder.htm
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Phoenix Fighter 28 Nov 2015 16:08 #700995

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DoctoRot wrote: yeah the ratio of MC to caliper is super important.
www.vintagebrake.com/mastercylinder.htm


That article would have same me some money. Thank you for the info.
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