Okay...what a pain in the ***. I thought my V65 Magna was a bitch to get the carbs in and out of. I'm too tired to finish tonight. I'll try to get back to it in the morning. Do I need to jumper the fuel pump to fill the bowls or will cranking it get the gas in?

 

It can be a real trial, Charles, especially if it's the first time in years that it's been moved.
Patience and perseverance will be my best advice.
IT WILL GO BACK IN
As for the fuel pump, sorry, mine's a mk2, doesn't have a fuel pump, but at a guess I'd say jumper cables.

(Mk2 bikes have a vacuum unit on the carbs which only opens when the engine is cranked. Can be a real pain to start if the bike has stood for a while) Not sure if the Mk1 has the same system, but if you crank it then you'll KNOW the fuel's getting in.

Good luck with it.

 

OK, had to go back all the way to post 1 and try and get a handle on this.

The Mk1 fuel pump is not like the fuel pump in my old Mk1 Jag.

In the Mk1 Jag , you could hear the fuel pump start up and start sending fuel ($1 coins) through to the carbs as soon as you switched on the ignition.

With the Mk1 Hurricane, the fuel pump does not play any role until you hit the starter button.

So; download the Haynes Manual available through this site, it has some test procedures for checking if your fuel pump is still alive.

 

You will need to crank it just a bit for the bowls to fill up, but it won't take too much.

 

No joy. I can feel the fuel pump pumping, but I'm not getting any gas thru it. The petcock flowed water thru itself when I was cleaning the tank. Out of time to work on it today...the job beckons. I shot some starting fluid in the intake on the side where the air filter is, but I'm thinking that is just too far for it to travel.

 

Or go gravity feed.
If I had a mk1, I'm 100% sure I'd toss the pump.

 

I'm really trying to keep it as close to stock as I can because I am fixing it up to resell. The only things that aren't stock are the Lockhart windscreen and the what I believe are Cobra cans. The cans have no markings on them but the straps say Cobra. Let's say I do remove the pump, what sizes are the fuel hoses I would need to use?

 

Read this :- https://cbrforum.com/forum/cbr-1000f...-136823/page2/

 

If the airbox won't go back on, chances are the carbs are not aligned properly, you need to make sure the drainage hoses are routed properly and not jammed up under the carbs, preventing them from sitting low enough.

My top tip for refitting the carbs, is to take a small section of 1 x 2 and use that to push against the carbs. As Hamlin advised, start with No4 and then No1 and wiggle them on working from side to side.

Also plenty of lube will help

The reason I mention this is you may have to try a couple of times getting the tubes underneath properly aligned.

Also make sure you've re-attached the throttle cables, or you'll be getting even more practice. These are all mistakes I have made

 

There are no drainage hoses on this bike. Great. I did reattach the throttle cables before fitting them, however.