Things to remember about carb' balancing...other than it should not be attempted until all other variables have been checked and adjusted/corrected i.e....
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Ed Johnson
n4ost
Mar 17, 2013 11:28 am
You are 50% correct Gordon. "90% of all carburetor problems are electrical!" AND " 90% of all electrical problems are carburetion!" :-P I know because my...
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apsllp@...
triumphtrophy12
Mar 17, 2013 11:30 am
It's not miles that kill coils, but calender time. Bob Clark Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4GLTE smartphone...
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Ed Johnson
n4ost
Mar 17, 2013 11:36 am
Did you get your ride in on Friday Bob? How does the 900 perform compared to your 1200? *Ed J. *2001Triumph Trophy BBBB** ... -- I am using the free version of...
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apsllp@...
triumphtrophy12
Mar 17, 2013 11:40 am
Hello Ed: Did you make 4 of these? Bob Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4GLTE smartphone ... From: "Ed Johnson" <edljohnson2@...> To:...
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apsllp@...
triumphtrophy12
Mar 17, 2013 11:45 am
We did ride on Friday. The 900 has a bad temp sensor. I finally pulled the wire off of it after taking everything else apart on the side of I95. Also, the...
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Ed Johnson
n4ost
Mar 17, 2013 11:52 am
I don't know why I would need 4 Bob? One relay covers both coils and the original coil wire turns it on with the ignition. Maybe I don't understand the...
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gordon2xbbb
Mar 17, 2013 12:57 pm
Ed....I was laying down a line for you to pick up. I feel for you - having great weather and not being able to ride. Here it's the other way around at the...
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a2
adeux60...
Mar 17, 2013 1:47 pm
I concurrently tried a variant on this. Whereby the cranking voltage triggered the additional voltage to the common coil+ (common to all coils that distributes...
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Steve
steve.walker22
Mar 17, 2013 1:53 pm
Hi Greg, I checked the little o ring under carb cap today. You were spot on about the little bugger. The o ring was damaged/perished and had a chunk missing...
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Ed Johnson
n4ost
Mar 17, 2013 1:55 pm
Some people are never satisfied Gordon and I'm NOT referring to you! I just came in from the cold garage [64°F] {I KNOW! Don't start!} and the bike started in...
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nigel_keating
Mar 17, 2013 2:06 pm
Steve the easiest thing for piece of mind would be to do a compression test to rule out valve or cylinder problems. Could there be a tappet with zero clearance...
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a2
adeux60...
Mar 17, 2013 2:22 pm
Ed - Just occurred to me that the shared coil+ is a very thin wire that has to ramp up the coils quickly (figuratively) and it goes via kill and all the other...
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Greg
greg95ns
Mar 17, 2013 2:41 pm
Hi Steve, If Nigel is right the engine would run very rough. But I'm not thinking in that direction. If the little vacuum circuit is plugged up the engine...
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Ed Johnson
n4ost
Mar 17, 2013 2:51 pm
My Design Engineer said that thin wire has to go a lot of places before it gets to the coils and he also mentioned stuff manufactured in the UK is notorious...
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Greg
greg95ns
Mar 17, 2013 2:58 pm
Hi A2 & Ed, Speaking electrical to me sounds like Greek or any other language that isn't English. However A2's bikes are 900's and Ed's is a 1200. Three coils...
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Ed Johnson
n4ost
Mar 17, 2013 3:19 pm
Good line Greg! I'm fluent in all languages except Greek because they're ALL Greek to me! :-D As I've said before: I don't CARE that it wont start with the...
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Steve
steve.walker22
Mar 17, 2013 3:23 pm
Hi Greg, After I'd fitted my home made o ring, I blew through the pipe but didn't get any air coming out from under the cap. There was a fair bit of resistance...
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Samuel Crider
black524td
Mar 17, 2013 5:28 pm
Pull the black caps and locate the small o-rings. Which are right under the vacuum ports. You will notice a slight intent in the metal top where they should...
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a2
adeux60...
Mar 17, 2013 7:23 pm
sorry 3 coils +'s for the 900 and 2 coil +'s for the 1200. Common feed split and shared with ignitor +. Starts at the battery goes via all the kill switches...
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Ed Johnson
n4ost
Mar 17, 2013 7:37 pm
All the connectors are shown on the schematic but what is maddening about the Triumph wiring is that the grn/brn wire will go into a connecter grn/brn and come...
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nigel_keating
Mar 17, 2013 8:00 pm
Steve, greg is right the engine would run rough if a valve is partially open or the seat is burned, particularly at idle. However as you increase the revs the...
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joan tabberer
rebullet
Mar 17, 2013 10:57 pm
Hi Ed, I suspect you are testing the voltage using a test meter, this is unlikely to give you the instantaneous voltage under starting conditions, where you...
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a2
adeux60...
Mar 17, 2013 11:28 pm
We are getting a couple volts additional drop at the coils using a digital multimeter A2...
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Ed Johnson
n4ost
Mar 18, 2013 11:41 am
Thanks Joan; Time to change the subject line or it will be hard to find this thread in the future.:-[ I am indeed using a digital multimeter but I am getting...
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Ed Johnson
n4ost
Mar 18, 2013 1:07 pm
Anybody got any ideas for after market mufflers that will give a deeper Harley threatening sound? I'm in the land of Harley's and I have to look at my tach to...
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Chris
christate13477
Mar 18, 2013 3:06 pm
I see Sprint Manufacturing are now selling an aluminium fuel tap knob. Product code: 624 Price £24.50 Described as "Beautifully crafted black anodized...
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a2
adeux60...
Mar 18, 2013 7:11 pm
Now its the Johnson Jolt....allegedly... A2...
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joan tabberer
rebullet
Mar 18, 2013 10:38 pm
Hi Ed, if you are measuring the voltage with no load attached you will probably not notice the effect of a high resistance joint, because there is no current...
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gordon2xbbb
Mar 19, 2013 7:14 am
Thanks for the "Heads-Up" Chris - just ordered myself a pair for my Beloved Trophies...and also a pair of Cam Chain Tensioner springs, just in case. If you...
