Hi all,
So, this is an awkward way to enter a group...
With a recent move away from a snowy climate, I traded my Skidoo Renegade for a 2008 DL650 VStrom - with both of us quite happy with the trade. My sled worked well, but had some worn edges, and his bike had sat in a garage for a decade with only 400 miles on it.
The bike started well, and short jaunts went fine, but when I finished moving in I noticed the power would choke out whenever I went over a given RPM. This line kept lowering until I bit the bullet to find out what went wrong. Long story short, the tank was full of rust and the fuel pump filter was completely chewed away. In the couple weeks between when I ordered the replacement parts and when they arrived, I used electrolysis to clean my tank out, and then my kids helped me clean my shop. The last part wasn't intentional.
My part arrives, I reassemble the bike, and I find an extra part in my separate clean bin. I don't know this bike very well at all, I can't find the part described in the shop manual, in photos online, and don't recall removing it. Does anyone recognize the spring in the attached photo (the quarter is in there for scale)? I'm guessing it was meant to retract a cable... I don't recall it from my bike, and it's certainly possible it was hanging around in my shop and the kids put it into the bin (ie, it's not from the bike)
What I had disassembled: removed side ferring, front cowling, tank, briefly opened the air filter to check it (clean), and then removed the fuel pump and disassembled the pump assembly to clean it all (and replace the filter). After the 2 weeks delay, everything was reassembled again.
Any help would be appreciated, and I really hate to be that guy with the extra part!
Cheers,
Ben from BC
So, this is an awkward way to enter a group...
With a recent move away from a snowy climate, I traded my Skidoo Renegade for a 2008 DL650 VStrom - with both of us quite happy with the trade. My sled worked well, but had some worn edges, and his bike had sat in a garage for a decade with only 400 miles on it.
The bike started well, and short jaunts went fine, but when I finished moving in I noticed the power would choke out whenever I went over a given RPM. This line kept lowering until I bit the bullet to find out what went wrong. Long story short, the tank was full of rust and the fuel pump filter was completely chewed away. In the couple weeks between when I ordered the replacement parts and when they arrived, I used electrolysis to clean my tank out, and then my kids helped me clean my shop. The last part wasn't intentional.
My part arrives, I reassemble the bike, and I find an extra part in my separate clean bin. I don't know this bike very well at all, I can't find the part described in the shop manual, in photos online, and don't recall removing it. Does anyone recognize the spring in the attached photo (the quarter is in there for scale)? I'm guessing it was meant to retract a cable... I don't recall it from my bike, and it's certainly possible it was hanging around in my shop and the kids put it into the bin (ie, it's not from the bike)
What I had disassembled: removed side ferring, front cowling, tank, briefly opened the air filter to check it (clean), and then removed the fuel pump and disassembled the pump assembly to clean it all (and replace the filter). After the 2 weeks delay, everything was reassembled again.
Any help would be appreciated, and I really hate to be that guy with the extra part!
Cheers,
Ben from BC
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