What did you do to your bike today?

[BA80]

IMHO the float level, idle mixture and sync would be the place to start.

BTW moto, the vacuum advance doen't come into play at idle so they would have to rev it to make it move. Unless it was running so badly that the idle had to be set up so the butterfly uncovered the vacuum oraface in the carb.

[Brent]

Easy quick & cheap

Filters;
I got this advice from a wise old mining engineer. "For any motor not running right - change the filters...usually corrects problem, and even if something more is needed, filters should be serviced periodically anyway."

I had a dodge 318 cu in motor that failed emissions due to too many hydrocarbons. I changed air filter. It went from just failing to barely passing

good luck wrenching

[BA80]

Good point Brent. An air filter on a carbureted engine will make a world of difference.

[Schming]

One of my XS-Mas presents





Shelf bracket mounts

[Aches n Pains]

Nice job and thanks for the pictures. Thanks.

How are they working?

Aches n Pains

[Schming]

Nice job and thanks for the pictures. Thanks.

How are they working?

Aches n Pains

Thanxs, I will let ya know how they work in about a month give or take.

I haven't had this bike in one peice since '01. Found this site in '05 and slowly but surely I am getting all my ducks in a row to have Her on the road this Spring.

[Poprock]

Great looking motor. Excellent cleanup on it. I think you're going to be pleased.

[Brent]

Good point Brent. An air filter on a carbureted engine will make a world of difference.

Thanks, but before I begin to look too smart... a story - When a fuel filter on my HD road king became partially clogged, what did I do?? Took it to Durango HD...no filter replacement, they broke a wire to fuel injector, assured me that fuel filter, pump etc were all fine since it passed a pressure test, fixed the wire, gave me a place to sit while my riding buddies rode the Million Dollar Hwy (yes it really is paved with gold).

I limped back at legal speeds all the way to GA and replaced the fuel filter myself later. No more leaning out at high speed cruising or prolonged high fuel demand situations. Just changing the filter was much quicker and cheaper than work by Durango HD (: ,,,and it FIXED the problem.

Today I Rode and charged battery on another. Used 3/4 amp automatic charger.

[Petersg_99]

The vacuum advance was stuck at 20 deg advance, so that may have been the complete problem. I need to get the timing reset, adjust the carbs and try running it through the emission test again with just that fix...

IMHO the float level, idle mixture and sync would be the place to start.

BTW moto, the vacuum advance doen't come into play at idle so they would have to rev it to make it move. Unless it was running so badly that the idle had to be set up so the butterfly uncovered the vacuum oraface in the carb.

[BA80]

Was the plate rusted or the diaphragm stuck? I've never seen one stick in the advance position before.

Is the centrifugal advance moving freely?

[Petersg_99]

The plate was corroded. The diaphragm was fine. I disconnected the diaphragm, sprayed silicon lubricant on the plate and exercised it several time until it moved freely, hooked the diaphragm back up and everything started working the way it was supposed to...

Was the plate rusted or the diaphragm stuck? I've never seen one stick in the advance position before.

Is the centrifugal advance moving freely?

[BA80]

Funny it stuck in the advance position.

Just from experience I would recommend spraying a rust dissolver like WD40 the equivelent and working it and even let it sit for a while. Clean it out and repeat. Then the silicone.

If it was rusted enough to stick in the advance position, against the pressure of the return spring in the diaphragm, there is going to be some fairly heavy rust in there. If it doesn't work smoothly holler and I have several breaker plates laying around here. I'll send you one.

You never did answer about the centrifugal advance. Is it free?

[Petersg_99]

If I remember correctly the timing changed as rpm went up even with the vacuum disconnected, that's due to centrifugal advance unit correct?

it's going to be a few days to a week before I can get back to it...

Funny it stuck in the advance position.

Just from experience I would recommend spraying a rust dissolver like WD40 the equivelent and working it and even let it sit for a while. Clean it out and repeat. Then the silicone.

If it was rusted enough to stick in the advance position, against the pressure of the return spring in the diaphragm, there is going to be some fairly heavy rust in there. If it doesn't work smoothly holler and I have several breaker plates laying around here. I'll send you one.

You never did answer about the centrifugal advance. Is it free?

[BA80]

Sounds like it's working. You should be able to turn the reluctor by hand with the engine off too sand see if it's working freely.

[conquest87tsi]

Schming
I mounted my dyna coils in a very similiar manner a couple months ago. I really wanted them to mount in the stock locations. Not sure if you had to remove the horn, but I did. Probably not smart, but I have hated horns since I used to always hit it when I cancelled the turn signals on my VTX.

Yesterday I adjusted valves on both my F and SF, kinda. Was able to get shims from the local Kawi dealer for $3.50 a piece! When he grabbed his book for pricing I was thinking "damn, guess I'm ordering online and waiting a week". But to my surprise $3.50! So I only needed four for the F, and by the time I had the SF checked they had closed. I was able to get 7 adjusted on the SF with shims from the F and a parts bike. So just need to add one shim tomarro night.

Decided to polish the valve cover while it was off. After 45min of wet sanding I decided to paint it. I polished the timing cover last summer and it took 5 straight hours. 400 grit, 800, 1000, 1500, 2000, 2500, rubbing compound, polish. Didn't feel like spending 12 hours on all the contours of the valve cover. Going to paint it Gold. Should look good with the emerald/ gold tank and side covers and gold carb diaphram covers.