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Gas cap and Fork alignment questions

lomax

lomax

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I have two more questions on the 72 Eldorado that I am fixing up. Please be easy on me with all the stupid questions.

The stock gas cap seems to leak badly. I ordered up and replaced the seal and that does not seem to help. It shuts quite solidly now. And ideas on a fix, or finding a new cap, even a police cap? It seems all the places I look are back ordered. Anything else I should look for or be aware of for a good leaking gas cap?

Now for the strange one, well maybe not. When going down the road, riding straight, the handle bars are turned a bit to the left. I just assumed the front forks were a bit out of alignment. I loosened the lower triple clamp bolts and gave it a good old whack up against a pole to move things around. Hey it worked for our dirt bikes way back when. :lol: No movement what so ever. I may need to loosen everything up and try again but thought I would ask here first.

Any advice on how to get things straight again?

A few more weekends an I think I can have it back on the road again. I am so looking forward to riding the old girl once again.

Cheers.

Marc
 
Without seeing the gas cap, I don't think I can help you. As for the forks, loosen the lower triple tree, fender mounts, and the axle clamp. Squeeze the front brake and bounce the bike. Start to tighten from the bottom up. The top is fixed if I remember correctly. If that doesn't straighten it out, the handle bars or the stem for the triple tree may be bent, possibly the fork tubes as well.
 
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