OK so it's been running well the past week. Couple more gremlins have arrived though, and I think they brought luggage...
1) I started it yesterday after replacing the clutch push rod seal to check for leaks (good news, no leak at push rod seal - bad news, that is what I suspected was leaking, and I still have a leak
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Anyway, I started it and let it run for 3-5 min - I did not ride it, it was just idling. Then shut her off and garaged her. Well a few hours later I come down and there a gas spill. Tracked it down and it came out of my left air cleaner. I suspect that the larger pilot jet and freshly cleaned carbs are shooting gas into the air box when cold. I haven’t had this problem because every time I've started it I've ridden it. NOTE: I do NOT have pods on, I have stock new filters. The left one had gas in it, and so that cylinder didn’t fire until the air box was dryer. But this morning, it ran pretty crappy - suspect they are both a bit saturated with gas, which could be richening the mixture. ugh...
I don’t know if I should be changing to pods or not given the larger pilot jets. Not really wanting to, but whatever. Comments on this one.
2) Couple days ago I noticed my blinkers weren’t working all that well, and when I put the brake on they stopped. I figured I would look when I got home. Forgot of course... well when I was fussing with the stuff above, I noticed it again, and also noticed when I give it throttle lights got brighter and blinkers worked fine. Great, now I get to chase an electrical gremlin - my favorite kind. Charged the battery and bling! Lights and everything are great.
So, is this the stator giving me grief? Battery is 6 months old, and topped off with electrolyte...
Thanks