I expect the tach. would go to zero with an open sensor, perhaps not with a shorted sensor......
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gordon4046
Jan 3, 2012 4:40 pm
No doubt you are correct in that regard. I now have my DVM and Haynes Manual to hand so have done some checking just to make sure... Haynes quotes the Pickup...
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Ed Johnson
n4ost
Jan 3, 2012 7:49 pm
Sounds like a good plan Gordon. Here's another one I think might work. I haven't seen anyone come up with a way to test the Pickup Coil (Ignition Sensor) for...
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A Deux
adeux60...
Jan 3, 2012 8:12 pm
an oscilloscope?...
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Ed Johnson
n4ost
Jan 3, 2012 9:54 pm
How would I use it to test the ignition sensor under operating conditions? Inquiring minds want to know! So far what I use would cost less than $50. How much...
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apsllp@...
triumphtrophy12
Jan 3, 2012 10:28 pm
Ed: You don't want to by a scope or learn to use it for one test. I had one years ago that I built from a kit. Been so long I have no clue where it is....
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Ed Johnson
n4ost
Jan 3, 2012 10:55 pm
I know Bob! I was just pulling back on the chain that A2 was dangling in front of me! I do think I came up with a practical test for Pickup Coil Failure under...
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tritonrat
Jan 3, 2012 11:07 pm
Hi peeps, has any one out there got a backrest pad for the Trophy topbox that they would like to swap for an agreed number of pounds Oh aye ....Happy new year...
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A Deux
adeux60...
Jan 3, 2012 11:19 pm
I admit it would be easier to post it to someone with a working bike and get them to test it. (for a couple of years) The problem with static tests is that the...
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A Deux
adeux60...
Jan 3, 2012 11:25 pm
Dry heat or oily heat?...
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Thomas
tlctn2003
Jan 4, 2012 2:28 am
I have a Datatool Evo alarm in my '01 Bonneville, and I had the same symptoms about three months ago. I emailed Datatool and was told that yes, there is a...
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jean-pierre.desmoulin...
jpdesm
Jan 4, 2012 10:17 am
Hi everybody First I wish you a happy 2012 year (chinese year of the dragon, the last of the Maya calendar...). I took off my ignition sensor and found it to...
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gordon4046
Jan 4, 2012 2:37 pm
Hi JPD, The presence of debris stuck to the end of the sensor magnetic will have an effect, especially if it is ferrous. It would be better if the debris were...
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Jack Byers
poppajack1200
Jan 4, 2012 3:03 pm
Hey "H", I have a red backpad that I was going to add to my Givi bags. It was ment for the top box on newer models, but It looked like it would just bolt on if...
Here you go Ed http://www.maplin.co.uk/hps140-handheld-pocket-oscilloscope-508678 I will add it to next Christmas' wish list A2...
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tommyturbo2
tommyturbo265
Jan 5, 2012 11:24 am
Interested in your Daytona front wheel. Contact me at 405 623 3076, or tkeith40@.... Thanks, Tom ... -- View this message in context:...
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garyviggars
Jan 6, 2012 11:57 am
Hi all. Quick question. Has anyone any experience in making up their own plug leads on a trophy. Theoretically it should be very easy as all parts are...
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bownez@...
bownez
Jan 6, 2012 1:32 pm
Where do you find the long boots that fit into the cylinder head? Bones ____________________________________________________________ 53 Year Old Mom Looks 33 ...
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A Deux
adeux60...
Jan 6, 2012 5:49 pm
Exactly, I would have long ago swapped for waterproof NGk caps, silicone ht leads etc but where would all the crap and water collect and how would you clean it...
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gordon4046
Jan 6, 2012 6:08 pm
I'm with A2 on this one - The 'stock' plug cap is designed to seal the Spark Plug 'socket' in the top cover from all the c**p/water etc that can get thrown up...
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garyviggars
Jan 6, 2012 6:48 pm
Hmmmmm. So it's the debris getting in that people are wary of. Are there not drain holes at the bottom of the plug wells ? Lots of other bikes have recessed...
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tritonrat
Jan 6, 2012 9:49 pm
... Hi Poppa, Thanks for the thought, but I was hoping to find one of the original Black Triumph ones. Dont think a red one would look right on a BRG BBBB I'm...
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A Deux
adeux60...
Jan 6, 2012 11:39 pm
New territory .... I asked here ages ago and got a similar response. My attitude (although I stuck with originals) is why would I want to ground the cap...
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A Deux
adeux60...
Jan 7, 2012 12:05 am
Gordon re genuine parts..... I have a strange experience going on with my brand new VW I bent it, ploughed it into the car in front and reduced the bonnet...
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garyviggars
Jan 7, 2012 11:35 am
Well I've never had any problems on Jap or italian bikes with the plug well filling up so I'm tempted to go into uncharted territory. In fact I just ordered...
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gordon4046
Jan 7, 2012 6:35 pm
Hi A2, I've just re-read your last 'post' just to make sure it wasn't one of your famous shaggy-dog stories...we've all been had before! Sorry to hear about...
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Chuck Weissberg
vintagesailor
Jan 7, 2012 8:55 pm
have you tried a salvage/scrap yard for a used bonnet off of a Junker? ... From: A Deux To: TriumphTrophy@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 7:05...
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A Deux - a2
adeux60...
Jan 7, 2012 10:57 pm
Noted - and un snipped as I am dragging this forward in time as I think this is relevant to all who think they are suffering from weak firing. It has to be...
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A Deux - a2
adeux60...
Jan 7, 2012 11:04 pm
Not yet and I got to verify this 'excuse' as two months of hire cars is costing me....I don't know cars so have no idea what model differences are involved. A2...
