Day 3

Session #3 saw the students rebuild the other brake caliper (just in case we use 2), clean the fuel petcocks, and install the components of the ignition system.

We had soaked the petcocks in Sea Foam for a week, and then took each assembly apart.  This is some of the crud we removed from the inside of each! Yikes! We don't want that getting into the carburetors! There are still some stubborn scales left on the inside... maybe Mr. Sheppard should buy an ultrasonic cleaner... more tools for his garage!

First new screws were installed on the housing -- we learned a good lesson about using the right size tool (in this case a phillips screwdriver) for the job... a tiny, fine tipped one for the fuel petcock, and a larger one for these bolts.

Steady as she goes -- the new Pamco ignition system gets installed.  We installed our system based on instructions posted online by "pamcopete".

Our "hot rod" carburetors also arrived -- bought lightly used from a fellow Canadian XS builder, these are special Keihin flatslide units.  They will require some additional setup, but those who have gotten them to work well are thrilled with their performance.