Happy New year to all! I am also on the Italian Loop Yahoo chat page, and one of the members had an odd problem. Went for a ride and withing 5 miles lost most...
Hi Dorien, Yes, I've heard of it before. I even think I heard it happening to Bob Nolan one time during a trip up to Alaska years ago??? (Greg Field might be...
Happy New Year to All, Its starting to get cold here in New England, this is my first winter with this particular bike, is there anything special I should do...
John, I keep my Eldos in a barn for the winter. Other than charging the batteries, I do nothing to them until the spring, when I'm ready to ride again. It...
Ok Greg thanks for the explanation. Be curious if this valve set up is common to all loops, or are some years/ engines different or more prone to this problem?...
Hi John, Well I have the same climate and I oil all my bikes every winter. Take out the plugs and oil the cylinders with an oil can. Turn the motor over by...
Hi Dorien, Guzzi used the same general style of breather box (with the spring loaded flapper) for all of the loops and - I'm pretty sure - many of the early...
For about the past year I have been looking for a fiberglass boat from the fifties with tail fins and finally found one cheap - $100. I don't know my aft from...
ive understood that if it happens it takes like 1/8 mile to rid the sump of all that nasty 20/50- ive been lucky, just crossed my fingers that my existing...
I would recommend changing the oil before putting her to sleep for the winter. Your used oil contains contaminants, water and other crud that you don't want...
Around Christmas time I was surfing this site and the topic was "how to build a manometer" using plastic hose and ATF oil. I cannot find it after spending all...
You might be thinking about this post by Joe Jump: "I too am without the correct tools to do a vacuum balance. My manifolds are equipped with the vacuum ports...
Hi Kevin, While the breather is located directly above the bellhousing, the small (~1/4" diameter) oil return line runs from the breather box down to the...
Great to always be thinking about alternatives. One of the great things I love about my bike is to make and then show off "original" mods. One of my favorites...
yep ... From: Greg Bender To: Loopframe_Guzzi@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 7:58 AM Subject: [Loopframe_Guzzi] Re: Happy New Year! OIL LOSS ...
i removed my generator condom on original ratbike so the world can see my generator, it being such a great lump, i figgered it didnt need the cooling --...
ahhah! the breather disc resides as a pole dancer until the spring goes away, then the disc is no longer captured on its pole and can dance over the top of...
I believe the site with the $4 carb synchronizer is found at http://www.airheads.org in their technical section. Quite simple and accurate. I use Marvel...
... The black plastic cover doesn't do anything for cooling. The belt pulley in the front has a fan that sucks air from the interior and blows it out...
... Little known fact. Because it is SOOOOO hot, has nice lakes, and doesn't have a really dense population, Arizona has the highest 'boat ownership per...
300 watts. That's why the 600 watt alternator in a smaller package is such a good deal. Leon ... __________________________________________________ Do You...
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Interesting. I was in Tuscon for a week back in June - first time there. I rented a Victory and rode all over - literally a thousand miles over several days of...
Is there some type of better breather solution out there or is this breather system only on guzzis of this era. Ken wisdom Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular...
I see some traffic on crank breathers and the return pipe as it goes thru the case and into the sump. I know Pete Roper says they work better if you cut them...
Hi Ken, I'm certainly not an expert in engine breathing, but here are some more thoughts on the matter... - I think Guzzi is one of the few manufacturers who...
