You will be dealing with electricity and flammable liquids. Please extinguish all open flames! Large side-panels kept the under-seat gas tank from view, but gave the bike a slightly porky air. The pressure is the same but flow capacity is much greater. I think this picture pretty much tells the rest of the story. There should not be a clamp. Instead, he wanted to light a new path with a very different motorcycle that would have the cycle-buffs applauding.
For 1975 the colors were Candy Antares Red and Candy Blue Green; the Sulfur Yellow that many people think was on the original Gold Wing was a 1976 color. This is the pump for the carbureted Accord. Bevel-driven overhead cams had been around since before World War I, followed by chain-driven and gear-driven cams, but in 1975 toothed rubber and fabric timing belts were a decided rarity. I checked and eliminated these and all other causes I could think of and was left with the weak pump syndrome. So what about the other hose that connects to the fitting just inside the tank opening??? Now mount the new pump in the band clamp with the inlet at the bottom and tighten the screw down.
Then there was the matter of operating the overhead camshafts, one on each bank of cylinders. The liquid cooling keeps engine noise well abated, while a gigantic exhaust system gives a whispery exhaust note, even at 8,000rpm. This article describes replacing a stock fuel pump with an unapproved aftermarket replacement. Soichiro settled on a flat four, but it was almost a flat six. For now, it would appear that this is the best replacement that fits with the modifications described. With a claimed 80hp, it turned 13-second quarter-miles at over 100mph.
You are fully responsible for all results. Pliers would work but the connection would have a greater chance of working loose. This is still the same 5th Gear Parts you have all come to know and love over the years, we just gave our website an upgrade. On one trip, I had my 1500 repeatedly stumble, lose power and die under such circumstances. If you mistakenly buy the pump for the Accord with fuel injection, you will not be happy. I suppose you could solder the connections just to be anal about it. Scott motorcycles in England had been water cooled for over half a century, right up to the mid-1960s, and Colonel H.
On the Wing this is an easy job, done by removing the front cover from the engine. I suppose I should have just for this report but the difference was obvious and substantial. Please ensure you read any forum rules as you navigate around the board. It can be virtually impossible to thoroughly clean years of gasoline and fuel additive build up from the carburetor needles, jets and floats so we believe replacements of these components must be included in each rebuild kit. And come 1980, major changes were in order. This would also be a very good time to replace your fuel filter if you have not done so recently.
It also sported a disc brake, a relative novelty, and people oohed and aahed over that fact, not appreciating that Harley had been using one for several years. Just roll it off the old plastic pump housing. The front wheel was a more standard 19in, with dual discs. How about a fuel flow comparison? Carb rebuild kits were an aftermarket creation of the 1970s and Napco and Keyster were the most popular brands. So there you have it. Registering takes only a few moments but gives you increased capabilities. It was now a real American motorcycle.
You'll see a hose leading to the front of the tank see pic. Below are the aftermarket pump s I found that work as described. With the Delphi pump you must remove the extra terminal connection as shown. An acceptable pump should flow 640cc per minute. The worst thing you might suffer was a numb bum, as the seat padding is woefully thin, reflecting an effort to keep the Gold Wing seat height to under 32 inches. Here is a link to that Forum thread: Warning - legal liability notice! They saw how popular the 1,200cc Harley-Davidson was in the U. And then there was the , a liquid-cooled in-line triple, presented in 1971.
Honda was broadening the field, rather than going head to head. Early reports of weak braking in wet-weather conditions roused the interest of the U. This left the faux tank to become a small glove box. Well, it is just a breather tube and is not needed with the new pump. The second consideration was how many of the new model they could sell.
You may be experiencing a weak fuel pump. Soichiro knew his new bike needed a smooth, four-cylinder engine. The idea was to deliver power smoothly. Finally, press the strainer onto the inlet of the pump and you are ready to drop it back in. My old pump was marginal and I noticed that the fuel flow did not produce a full stream of fuel out of the fuel line.