A Massive Hurrah for Scorch Mechanic - Watford

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Hi Guys,

I firmly believe that if someone deserves praise, they should get it.

As I just wrote here http://londonbikers.com/forums/1103338/problems-with-my-cbr-600-f-1993–question?

Scorch Mechanic in Watford solved my problem (fingers crossed/knock on wood).
The bike seems to be going great and it was all mostly due to a lot of **** in the tank, fuel tap and carbs.

Tim @ Scorch wasn’t only really professional and efficient, but also a helluva nice guy, flexible enough to arrange pick up and drop off of the bike pretty much on the same day.

Bottom line, if you guys have any problems with your bike, give him a shout!

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Scorch-Motorcycle-Services/614874145288741

cheers Tim! :cool: :wink:

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So early inter webby diagnosis of fuel filter was proper near the mark.

But you haven’t answered the original question on the fuel pump :ermm:

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answered it in the original thread a min ago :slight_smile: and sorry, you’re right, I forgot!

and yes, diagnosis was almost completely accurate!:wink:

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We all love Scorch here…LB is his No 1 fan club.:slight_smile:

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No fuel pump :wink: I completely dismantled the petcock, including the riveted bit. I must have scraped about three teaspoons of dried sludge from around it. Additionally the vacuum operated diaphragm cut-off in the tap wasn’t seated properly, so that hasn’t worked for a while. I did the diaphragm mod while I was at it to prevent fuel starvation in the future. There is a built in filter in the tank, but as it’s been filtering fuel since I was in my teens, I fitted an inline filter to the fuel hose. Carbs weren’t as bad, but some of the crusty particulate had made it to the bowls. I reckon the particles were just about big enough to occasionally get sucked into the main jets and block them. Not difficult to block as when holding them up to the light there was barely a path through the middle of the varnish build up. They got soaked in thinners then blown through with the airline. As a safeguard I also emptied and cleaned out the tank. I suspect the bike has been left to stand with old fuel in for quite some time at some stage in it’s life. While I was rummaging around I found time to do a carb sync, they clearly hadn’t been adjusted for some considerable time. Some clean fuel, a quick rub down with an oily rag, and she burst into life without hesitation.
Frank, you’re most welcome, nice to work on physical parts rather than measuring the voltage from sensors :slight_smile:

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I hear a lot of good things about Scorch so would give him a try but as I am in South East / Kent borders and Scorch is NW of London it’s not exactly convenient for me to get there…

Keep up the good work though Scorch…People as customer focussed as you are hard to find…

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A quick rub down with an oily rag - proper job

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Someone has made a lot of money out of the oily rag, by marketing it as ACF treatment. :wink:

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Dont start BB2.8 without me being there. She is nervous with strangers, and she needs starting without an end can for Mrs Js delectation.
Well done “Tim, only one shim” you`re the man.

And now you now have a new sign off line. :smiley:

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BB 3.1 :wink:

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I didn’t get there either (live in SW) but he can easily arranged for the bike to be picked up and at a more than fair cost! so, consider it next time… :slight_smile:

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sorry it took me some time to reply…

thanks to you Tim!
bike is still running smoothly… (knock on wood) :cool: