my zx50 issues

[thebatman]

i have no clue.   never even paid it any attention till now.....ever used permatex that doesnt harden??. this is #2.(sid mentioned#3,but nobody ever heard of 3, saw 1,2,9,96).when i put reed cage back on, its still gooey..said for these apps tho.hope it works, been raining all day..hadnt even gotten to try her out today..

[sidthesloth]

g'day thebatman, The round hole in the shroud is for a pipe that goes to the carb boot, prevent freezing in cold weather I guess. The sealant I have been using is Permatex Aviation Form-A-Gasket No. 3, is a non hardening sealant. I am about due for a new bottle, mine must be nearly 10 years old.

[thebatman]

ok, so i guess im not missing something on the shroud.   this is permatex #2, non hardening, i should be good then.. was gonna do the base gasket just for the sake of argument, just stopped raining..

[sidthesloth]

Yeah for sure, if you suspect a leak there, seal it up. With my shroud, I just plugged th whole.

[thebatman]

i will have to plug that too... but there is that "access panel door" on the left side that isnt there. just a square hole..no access to anything tho..need a piece of plastic to cover that, may keep a degree cooler.. see, i am getting faster.   while i was out, took motor apart, put a bead of sealer on and put her back together, now im posting.

[art]

  Ha! i need you over here so i can drink more.

[thebatman]

if i had a job there id dam sure move too...but i may want to drink one with ya

[thebatman]

well art, you were right.....went out and took tank off, there WAS a filter in there...pretty dam nasty too...WHOA... i kicked it to make sure she would start, cut it off...still poured gas out of fuel line when pulled off carb......       does it need to be warm/ridden for a buildup to occur?....i didnt warm it, just cranked to make sure she would.....she did.. 

[art]

 Hate to say but your petcock is going bad might be able to disassenble and clean, havn't tried to do a kymco yet. The old honda's you could.

[art]

 It works on a bladder. Vacuum sucks it down and holds it open (the passage for your fuel). No vacuum it should remain closed. So you got crud in there or you got a hole in the bladder. Try cleaning it first sometimes a little air will help blow it out,but got to be carefull not to shred the bladder with the airpressure. Just did this to a wood chipper I was working on lucky for me it was $3 part and on the shelf at a local mower shop. Petcocks are not that cheap,maybe you could visit one of your parts bikes 

[sidthesloth]

Gday batman, I dont think that is for a door, it is just a cut away to allow room for the carb boot.  That permatex I use, I think is what zombie called OMC Perfect seal.

[thebatman]

well art, i see your trying to bust a bubble early this morning..   ..  i do hope your wrong.... i dont think these can be disassembled, it appeared one solid piece w/ the filter in the bottom of tank..if that IS the case, i wonder how much i am being robbed on performance/fuel, if any?.....HEY, NOW THATS AN IDEA!!.(wonder if the same petcock).        sure would beat buying one im sure...

[art]

 Could be robbing you big time,can lead to all kinds of little problems.

[thebatman]

gotta ride today, now i am all paranoid bout it..   but she runs good tho??    (of course except for same ol takeoff)...... manual of course says nothing about it at all.......

[art]

Run it low on gas than pull the thing out and clean it good, or check one of those parts bikes.The whole tank might interchange,cause if that parts dirty your going to need to clean the whole tank at some point  (sea foam!)from now on