##UPDATED##overheating after service
#31
RE: overheating after service
The big 1st price goes to Slowpoke!
I took the carbs off last week to clean them, found a plug on the engine casing, but didn´t think much of it then, thought it came from the tube sticking up in the mibble of the carbs and the mech had dropped it and put a new plug back. I´ve been thinking of that plug while at work, so today I took off the carbs again (25 min. work) and Voila´, there it was, a vacuum plug missing! Put the plug back on and reassembled the bike, and Hurray! smooth as silk!!! I´m so happy, and what a ****ty problem!
ORIGINAL: slowpoke
A missing plug for the sync tubes can cause a lean condition.
A missing plug for the sync tubes can cause a lean condition.
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#33
RE: overheating after service
ORIGINAL: mikekop
The big 1st price goes to Slowpoke!
I took the carbs off last week to clean them, found a plug on the engine casing, but didn´t think much of it then, thought it came from the tube sticking up in the mibble of the carbs and the mech had dropped it and put a new plug back. I´ve been thinking of that plug while at work, so today I took off the carbs again (25 min. work) and Voila´, there it was, a vacuum plug missing! Put the plug back on and reassembled the bike, and Hurray! smooth as silk!!! I´m so happy, and what a ****ty problem!
The big 1st price goes to Slowpoke!
ORIGINAL: slowpoke
A missing plug for the sync tubes can cause a lean condition.
A missing plug for the sync tubes can cause a lean condition.
#34
RE: overheating after service
Probably not, but since I didn´t know where to look, and I also was aiming at a more extensive cleaning (removing jets), I just took them off. The plugs are located under each intake, in the aluminium except no:1 which is on the left side of the intake and where the vacuum tube to the petcock vacuum valve attach, so no:1 don´t have a plug.
At least something good came out of this, I now know that it isn´t such a mystery to do some job myself on the bike. I spoke to the local bike shop, and the owner said that the plugs could slip off at a backfire. I asked my brother to start the engine during winter storage, and he said today that he had some trouble starting it then, including some backfiring.
At least something good came out of this, I now know that it isn´t such a mystery to do some job myself on the bike. I spoke to the local bike shop, and the owner said that the plugs could slip off at a backfire. I asked my brother to start the engine during winter storage, and he said today that he had some trouble starting it then, including some backfiring.
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