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Any other FT 500 Owners in DFW?

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RustRunner:
Good point, and yes it is kinda sketch.. I did see one ft switch on ebay , but it was almost $90, I'll look up the cb on ebay as well. Any cheaper places you know of?

triguyracer:
keep your eyes open on ebay $90 is way to much to pay for the switch assy,ones come up often for way less or post a want ad in the wanted and for sale thread on the forum

RustRunner:
Thats what I said, i found one from the UK for a third of that so I may be ok, I think I will wait, thank you for the idea on the wanted/ for sale thread, definitely will post. Got the chem dip too, looks like I have some time tomorrow as well, so time to actually do some work!

Any ideas on how to tell when a starter is bad if I have no power yet? its decently in need of cleaning but I have never touched one of these before so I am concerned I may go over zealous and damage something... Any tips? Places to find a detailed instructional for cleaning/ testing?

Thank you for help this far, I posted at least one other thread with no reply so I am really happy receive this info  ;D

Lefty:
There are 2 or 3 "brushes" that rest on the outside of the armature, they wear out after many years. I replaced them on a 250SX three wheeler years back with no trouble. Again, once you have it apart you wil be able to see if they are worn.

scottly:
Rust, you can't really test the starter without power. If the starter is out of the bike, you can do a basic test by momentarily jumping the starter to a 12V battery; if it spins, don't tear it apart, and don't let it rev to supersonic RPMs!!!!! Don't fix it if it ain't broke.. Likewise with the carb; I wouldn't do a full strip-and-dip until as a last resort. There are some parts you may not notice that the dip may damage. Get the bike in a condition where you can try to get it started so you can determine if the carb has issues and if so, what circuit is involved. Most problems can be solved without dipping.

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