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[Guest spyder66]

well got the carbs put back togther, we tried to sync them, did the left 2 carbs first, went fine, then did the other side, soon as I started the bike she sucked the mercury out of the manometer, I never did like the thing, but now where would the mercury end up, in the carbs?, mabye drop the oil? Now I am going to jcwhitney to buy some vacume guages.

[Condor]

well got the carbs put back togther, we tried to sync them, did the left 2 carbs first, went fine, then did the other side, soon as I started the bike she sucked the mercury out of the manometer, I never did like the thing, but now where would the mercury end up, in the carbs?, mabye drop the oil? Now I am going to jcwhitney to buy some vacume guages.

 

I've read about a few others that that's happened to. The first time I used the CARB II the rods almost went through roof on the right side. At the time I thought about the mercury stories and was glad they were rods...

[Denden]

In the instructions that I got with my Motion-Pro mercury sticks many years ago, it said that if the motor sucked in the mercury, the best thing to do is go for about a 20 mile ride right away. But the "why" this instruction brings up...I dunno.

[Venturous Randy]

Friday I should have a big jar of it. I needed it after doing the same thing trying to sync a friends Venture. Before I could turn the engine off, it sucked two tubes dry.

RandyA

[Guest spyder66]

So on yours do ya know where it went, carbs or down in the intake/ combustion chamber/ crankcase? How did you get it out?

I ran mine for a few minutes after it happened and it didnt seem to do anything different.

BTW where did you get the replacement mercury?