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  • BA80
    Doctor of XSology
    • Oct 2010
    • 9980
    • Tulsa, Ok
    #16
    Originally posted by James England
    Yes, I digress somewhat.... so you're saying a glass bottle of water, with a copper coil in it attached to the bike battery, fizzing and producing hydrogen which is directed into the inlet manifolds wouldn't look cool, then? Damn! Back to the drawing board....
    Greg

    Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

    ― Albert Einstein

    80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.

    The list changes.

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      • ViperRon
        XS-XJ Guru
        • Feb 2011
        • 1062
        • Woodstock, VA
        #17
        They have developed some low level results with a hydrogen generator for cars but the issue is and seems to remain for many things that bikes have a very limited voltage output to run these things.

        I have used ATF in cars and it does clean carbon rejuvenate oil seals to some degree and loosen any sticking valves. However I do recomend chucking the plugs afterward as it can do a number on them.

        I have never used the water method but I had a cousin that swore by moonshine.
        To fix the problem one should not make more assumptions than the minimum needed.

        Rodan
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khm6...liHntN91DHjHiS
        1980 G Silverbird
        Original Yamaha Fairfing and Bags
        1198 Overbore kit
        Grizzly 660 ACCT
        Barnett Clutch Springs
        R1 Clutch Fiber Plates
        122.5 Main Jets
        ACCT Mod
        Mac 4-2 Flare Tips
        Antivibe Bar ends
        Rear trunk add-on
        http://s1184.photobucket.com/albums/z329/viperron1/

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          • barrelguy
            Truly XSive
            • May 2010
            • 169
            • Oliver, BC
            #18
            I worked with a mechanic many years ago and watched in amazement as he slowly poured a tin of Coke down the twin carbs of his Mercedes. His advice was to do this slowly and not stall the vehicle.
            1980 XS 1100 Special
            Mostly stock & original
            Added Yamaha fairing (w/ 8-track!)
            Torpedo bags
            New paint (still) pending
            Stainless brake lines
            Tkat forkbrace
            Coils from Honda 1000

            Previous bikes:
            1968(?) 350 Harley Davidson
            1977 Yamaha 650

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              • DGXSER
                Doctor of XSology(Deceased)
                • Nov 2008
                • 12001
                • Cincinnati, Ohio
                #19
                Any reason this should not be an annual or bi-annual "service" for the engine?
                Life is what happens while your planning everything else!

                When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.

                81 XS1100 Special - Humpty Dumpty
                80 XS1100 Special - Project Resurrection


                Previously owned
                93 GSX600F
                80 XS1100 Special - Ruby
                81 XS1100 Special
                81 CB750 C
                80 CB750 C
                78 XS750

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                  • jwhughes3
                    XS-XJ Guru
                    • Sep 2009
                    • 2798
                    • Home of the Alamo
                    #20
                    Originally posted by barrelguy
                    I worked with a mechanic many years ago and watched in amazement as he slowly poured a tin of Coke down the twin carbs of his Mercedes. His advice was to do this slowly and not stall the vehicle.
                    Originally posted by DGXSER
                    Any reason this should not be an annual or bi-annual "service" for the engine?
                    Studies show too much Coke makes you fat. Nobody wants a fat engine

                    John
                    John is in an anonymous city with an Alamo (N29.519227,W-98.678980)

                    Go ahead, click on the bikes - you know you want to...the electrons are ready.
                    '81 XS1100H - "Enterprise"
                    Bob Jones Custom Navy bike: Tkat brace, EBC floating rotors & SS lines, ROX pivot risers, Geezer rectifier, new 3H3 engine

                    "Not all treasure is silver and gold"

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                      • natemoen
                        Master of XSology
                        • May 2010
                        • 8640
                        • Fargo
                        #21
                        Originally posted by jwhughes3
                        Studies show too much Coke makes you fat. Nobody wants a fat engine

                        John
                        Huh, I always thought coke made you sniffle a lot and made you thin as a rail...
                        Nathan
                        KD9ARL

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                        1978 XS1100E
                        K&N Filter
                        #45 pilot Jet, #137.5 Main Jet
                        OEM Exhaust
                        ATK Fork Brace
                        LED Dash lights
                        Ammeter, Oil Pressure, Oil Temp, and Volt Meters
                        Green Monster Coils
                        SS Brake Lines
                        Vision 550 Auto Tensioner

                        In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.

                        Theodore Roosevelt

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                          • WSL91
                            XStremely XSive
                            • Feb 2012
                            • 427
                            • Quad Cities, IL
                            #22
                            Originally posted by jwhughes3
                            Studies show too much Coke makes you fat. Nobody wants a fat engine

                            John
                            Maybe we should run Diet Coke
                            1970? Honda Z50... gone
                            1974? Yamaha 100 Enduro... gone
                            1974 Honda CB200... gone
                            1981 Yamaha Virago 750... gone
                            1993 Honda Shadow 1100... gone
                            2008 Honda VTX 1800F
                            1982 Yamaha XJ1100J w/850 final, Raptor ACCT
                            1979 Yamaha XS1100SF "Chewey" Raptor ACCT

                            http://www.johnsoldiron.com

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                              • clcorbin
                                XStremely XSive
                                • Jan 2010
                                • 495
                                • Albuquerque, NM
                                #23
                                Originally posted by ViperRon
                                They have developed some low level results with a hydrogen generator for cars but the issue is and seems to remain for many things that bikes have a very limited voltage output to run these things.
                                The idea of using electrolysis to produce hydrogen that is then burned in an engine that is used to produce the electricity to run the electrolysis is another perpetual motion machine. And like all such machines, they don't and can't work as such. The electrical + mechanical output of the system is ALWAYS less that what went into it and it can never be more.

                                I HAVE seen research were electrolysis was used to produce hydrogen for an engine and the alternator on the engine was used to produce the electricity for the electrolysis... But in that case, the hydrogen was ONLY used as part of a plasma ignition system (thing burning jet of hydrogen gas shooting across your combustion chamber instead of a spark plug...). The engine ran on gas and only a small amount of hydrogen was actually needed for each combustion ignition.
                                -- Clint
                                1979 XS1100F - bought for $500 in 1989

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                                  • Shacknasty
                                    XStremely XSive
                                    • Feb 2011
                                    • 379
                                    • SFV-SoCal
                                    #24
                                    Originally posted by DGXSER
                                    Any reason this should not be an annual or bi-annual "service" for the engine?
                                    I have an Ironhead Sporty that is my around town bike. Because it rarely sees the freeway (I have it geared for fun, not freeway!) it tends to build up a lil' bit o' crud. I like to clean it out once or twice a year.

                                    My freeway bikes only get it every couple of years. They don't build up the carbon as fast. I like to have a look inside the bores and only do it when they need it.

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