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Hodakaguy's R51/3 & Steib LS200 Thread.
Thanks Mate. I've been on ADV longer than any other forum, it's a great site! I love sidecars, for an around town rig they are an absolute blast!
Hodakaguy
Up early this morning to re-install the right hand carb and get this baby running again.
Setting the free play on the throttle cables.
Both carbs installed.
Houston we have a problem! Time to fire this baby up and balance the carbs. Fuel on and..........what the! Huge fuel leak happening on the left carb. After a quick check it was obvious what was causing it. When I cleaned the carbs yesterday I noticed a crack in the bottom of the left carb's float bowl. The crack didn't appear to be going all the way through the carb body and it hasn't been leaking any fuel so I didn't think a lot of it. But.....I did clean a bunch of scale out of the bottom of the float bowl and apparently the scale was keeping it from leaking. The crack looks like it's been there for a Loooong time, who knows how it go there...maybe someone dropped the carb at some point or a piece of road debris hit it? Either way the carb is now leaking fuel....Dang.
Back on the bench to examine the crack.
Close up.
I'd love to find a replacement carb (Bing 1/24/159) but I also want to ride the bike so some kind of fix is in order! I started by taking a wire wheel and cleaning the crack and surrounding area.
Next I used the edge of a cut off wheel on the Dremel to carefully open up the crack a bit and rough up the area around the crack. I also used a cone wire wheel on the Dremel to clean the bottom of the float bowl really well. All this prep is being done to allow epoxy to adhere properly. Areas were then cleaned with Acetone before applying the epoxy.
I decided to use some JB Weld Fuel repair epoxy to complete the repair. Ready to use in 1hr.
Cutting off a piece of epoxy. You kneed the piece until color is uniform then apply to the desired area and form into place.
I applied a small amount from the inside working it into the crack until it came out the outside.
Then applied some to the outside as well. This stuff sets fast and you want to be quick, it went off in about 3 minutes. Luckily the repair is not visible once the carburetor is back on the bike as it's on the front underside edge of the bowl.
Back on the bike and zero leaks.....That's better!
Up and running smooth, here synchronizing the carburetors.
Wouldn't you know it....bike is running and now it's raining. Well time to clean up the shop and go play tomorrow
Hodakaguy
Setting the free play on the throttle cables.
Both carbs installed.
Houston we have a problem! Time to fire this baby up and balance the carbs. Fuel on and..........what the! Huge fuel leak happening on the left carb. After a quick check it was obvious what was causing it. When I cleaned the carbs yesterday I noticed a crack in the bottom of the left carb's float bowl. The crack didn't appear to be going all the way through the carb body and it hasn't been leaking any fuel so I didn't think a lot of it. But.....I did clean a bunch of scale out of the bottom of the float bowl and apparently the scale was keeping it from leaking. The crack looks like it's been there for a Loooong time, who knows how it go there...maybe someone dropped the carb at some point or a piece of road debris hit it? Either way the carb is now leaking fuel....Dang.
Back on the bench to examine the crack.
Close up.
I'd love to find a replacement carb (Bing 1/24/159) but I also want to ride the bike so some kind of fix is in order! I started by taking a wire wheel and cleaning the crack and surrounding area.
Next I used the edge of a cut off wheel on the Dremel to carefully open up the crack a bit and rough up the area around the crack. I also used a cone wire wheel on the Dremel to clean the bottom of the float bowl really well. All this prep is being done to allow epoxy to adhere properly. Areas were then cleaned with Acetone before applying the epoxy.
I decided to use some JB Weld Fuel repair epoxy to complete the repair. Ready to use in 1hr.
Cutting off a piece of epoxy. You kneed the piece until color is uniform then apply to the desired area and form into place.
I applied a small amount from the inside working it into the crack until it came out the outside.
Then applied some to the outside as well. This stuff sets fast and you want to be quick, it went off in about 3 minutes. Luckily the repair is not visible once the carburetor is back on the bike as it's on the front underside edge of the bowl.
Back on the bike and zero leaks.....That's better!
Up and running smooth, here synchronizing the carburetors.
Wouldn't you know it....bike is running and now it's raining. Well time to clean up the shop and go play tomorrow
Hodakaguy
Spent the weekend at the Hood River OR Antique Fly-In......soooooo much fun!
I decided to take the R51/3 in tow and my father got to try out his new to him Scout Camper. My uncle followed us down in his Van and a friend tagged along in his van as well.
The weather was absolutely amazing...sunshine, clear skies & 80 deg temps. There was a large turn out this year and we met so many amazing people! Gave a lot of people rides in the sidecar and drooled over soooo many cool planes on the field. The museum here is a must see, one of the best I've been to with a TON of classic aircraft, cars, motorcycles and all kinds of other historic artifacts.
Setting up camp and unloading toys. My son had a blast cruising around the field on the 69 Z50.
Man...what a view. This was early Friday morning. We arrived early so we could get one of the front camp spots next to the planes.
With camp set up I took the BMW just down the road to DIY van and picked up a Maxxfan that we will install in my dad's Camper. Two web straps and the aluminum rack on the back of the Steib worked perfectly to get the fan back to camp
Hanging out at camp
One of the volunteers talked me into letting him try out the bike, it was cool seeing it off the bike.
This fine gentleman stopped by to chat about the Tom Thumb minibike and we ended up talking for a good couple hrs. He is Desmond Doss Jr, Son of Desmond Doss. He is a really great guy and I enjoyed swapping stories. He had two firsts while he was at the event...I gave him his first side car ride, and my son asked him for an autograph on a plastic whimsical PBY wing....he said that's the first time someone ever asked him to sign a PBY LOL.
Kiddo Heading out for a ride on the Z50 with one of his Grandpa's.
First outing with my fathers Scout Camper. We recently sold my dad's Revel as it hurt my dad's neck and back to drive. He can drive the truck for days without issue so we decided to get him something to put on the truck. The Scout is light weight, well insulated and he doesn't have to lift the top like a FWC. It worked great!
Dawn Patrol! This biplane was up early Saturday morning waking up the campers and getting everyone stirring. It worked great as everyone was milling around shortly after. I was already up enjoying the beautiful weather and breathtaking scenery, I snapped this photo as he flew in front of Mt. Hood.
Love this Gyro!
Bike out in the sun burning off the morning dew.
Great company.
So many awesome aircraft to take in.
Checking out the restoration shop at the museum.
I purchased my son a ride on the 1929 FORD Tri-motor and grandpa went with him. Lifetime memories.
Continued below.....
I decided to take the R51/3 in tow and my father got to try out his new to him Scout Camper. My uncle followed us down in his Van and a friend tagged along in his van as well.
The weather was absolutely amazing...sunshine, clear skies & 80 deg temps. There was a large turn out this year and we met so many amazing people! Gave a lot of people rides in the sidecar and drooled over soooo many cool planes on the field. The museum here is a must see, one of the best I've been to with a TON of classic aircraft, cars, motorcycles and all kinds of other historic artifacts.
Setting up camp and unloading toys. My son had a blast cruising around the field on the 69 Z50.
Man...what a view. This was early Friday morning. We arrived early so we could get one of the front camp spots next to the planes.
With camp set up I took the BMW just down the road to DIY van and picked up a Maxxfan that we will install in my dad's Camper. Two web straps and the aluminum rack on the back of the Steib worked perfectly to get the fan back to camp
Hanging out at camp
One of the volunteers talked me into letting him try out the bike, it was cool seeing it off the bike.
This fine gentleman stopped by to chat about the Tom Thumb minibike and we ended up talking for a good couple hrs. He is Desmond Doss Jr, Son of Desmond Doss. He is a really great guy and I enjoyed swapping stories. He had two firsts while he was at the event...I gave him his first side car ride, and my son asked him for an autograph on a plastic whimsical PBY wing....he said that's the first time someone ever asked him to sign a PBY LOL.
Kiddo Heading out for a ride on the Z50 with one of his Grandpa's.
First outing with my fathers Scout Camper. We recently sold my dad's Revel as it hurt my dad's neck and back to drive. He can drive the truck for days without issue so we decided to get him something to put on the truck. The Scout is light weight, well insulated and he doesn't have to lift the top like a FWC. It worked great!
Dawn Patrol! This biplane was up early Saturday morning waking up the campers and getting everyone stirring. It worked great as everyone was milling around shortly after. I was already up enjoying the beautiful weather and breathtaking scenery, I snapped this photo as he flew in front of Mt. Hood.
Love this Gyro!
Bike out in the sun burning off the morning dew.
Great company.
So many awesome aircraft to take in.
Checking out the restoration shop at the museum.
I purchased my son a ride on the 1929 FORD Tri-motor and grandpa went with him. Lifetime memories.
Continued below.....
Continued from above...
A Morgan 3 wheeler showed up, I love these cars! Had to get a pic of my 3 wheeler next to the Morgan.
A father/son team was using their Urals to shuttle people around the event...my son loved it!
Inside the museum. The detail on this scale Semi is amazing. I can't imagine the work that went into this!
Just your typical 51 Ford with a 998 CI engine!
Can't wait till next year!
Hodakaguy
A Morgan 3 wheeler showed up, I love these cars! Had to get a pic of my 3 wheeler next to the Morgan.
A father/son team was using their Urals to shuttle people around the event...my son loved it!
Inside the museum. The detail on this scale Semi is amazing. I can't imagine the work that went into this!
Just your typical 51 Ford with a 998 CI engine!
Can't wait till next year!
Hodakaguy
