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2054 scotty
scottyintex2002 Offline Send Email
Jun 1, 2004
3:06 pm
Bench mark did have the R27 owner's manual, have ordered one. Thanks Scotty...
2055 Jean-Daniel CHAMBAZ
jdchambaz Offline Send Email
Jun 2, 2004
7:58 am
Hi Richard, How I understand ! I also brought home an R 24 at the beginning of 2003. Well, an R 24, say mostly an amount of rusty parts, with a rear wheel with...
2056 richard sheckler
hughlaverne Offline Send Email
Jun 2, 2004
10:56 am
Hello Jean Daniel, Thank you for your reply and some insight. I would be happy to see photos of your R24 project. I have two R25's that were in much the same...
2057 daftdunk80 Offline Send Email Jun 2, 2004
10:41 pm
Hi, Has anyone tried out the NASCAR Select Spin-Flow oil filter? I went to the NAPA site (I linked it below) and read a bit about them and they sound pretty...
2058 z_k52 Offline Send Email Jun 3, 2004
4:08 am
Hi all, I am new to this group. 34 yo male from karachi, pakistan. Am already a BMW affectionado - r60/7. Have the opputunity to buy a 1960 r27 in reasonable...
2059 Jean-Daniel CHAMBAZ
jdchambaz Offline Send Email
Jun 3, 2004
6:27 am
Hi Andy, You should look for the same points as on another bike: - oil consumption (muffler exit hole is not black and greasy)? - general state/aspect of the...
2060 janmekes Offline Send Email Jun 3, 2004
1:08 pm
Hi, I do use a 12V battery in the system, but still the weak spark. Jan Mekes ... modifying ... I'll...
2061 Jean-Daniel CHAMBAZ
jdchambaz Offline Send Email
Jun 4, 2004
4:25 am
Well, as I do use both systems (with and without battery), I stated, the spark was a bit weak (for my standards). But both bikes are OK. What about yours....
2062 janmekes Offline Send Email Jun 4, 2004
1:54 pm
No, i still can't get the bike started. Dont know what the problem is. greetings, Jan Mekes ... stated, the ... What ... R25, ... By...
2063 Jean-Daniel CHAMBAZ
jdchambaz Offline Send Email
Jun 4, 2004
3:40 pm
Did you carefully follow the mounting instructions? You've got a spark, hence the system is working It is very important you check there comes some gas into...
2064 kgriff51 Offline Send Email Jun 4, 2004
11:32 pm
Jan, How about trying the aerosol starting fluid. It's ether based and readily available in the US. If you have trouble finding it, try a place that has Diesel...
2065 Jean-Daniel CHAMBAZ
jdchambaz Offline Send Email
Jun 5, 2004
6:08 am
Kim, Good idea, but I discarded it because ether is highly volatil, hence, dangerous. And if the timing is not good, it will not do anything good to the...
2066 janmekes Offline Send Email Jun 5, 2004
1:33 pm
i checked the timing and used a spray for quickstart, but still no noise in the exhaust pipe..... Can it be that there are not enough rotations to start...
2067 Ben Friedl
vorno_bmw Offline Send Email
Jun 5, 2004
2:42 pm
"Any one wanna buy a nice R25?" Jan don't give up, it will probably turn out to be something very simple. There is also the possibility that the MZ unit just...
2068 bartwessel Offline Send Email Jun 5, 2004
3:40 pm
Jan, ... Don't tempt me... In addition to all the excellent advice already gven: I'm not familiar with the MZ-system in particular, but if it still has a...
2069 janmekes Offline Send Email Jun 5, 2004
5:20 pm
hi Bart, the problem is there are no points anymore with the MZ system. And the system is also rebuild for 12 V instead of 12 V to insure that there will be...
2070 andrewsarkin Offline Send Email Jun 5, 2004
5:38 pm
Anyone out there have a spare battery side cover and a speedometer for an R27? It's unbelievable how computer technology has made the world smaller.... I had a...
2071 kgriff51 Offline Send Email Jun 5, 2004
6:15 pm
Jan, Sounds like options are running out. Certainly the suggestion of putting your points back on will help answer that question. As a diagnostic tool, check...
2072 gordini94 Offline Send Email Jun 5, 2004
6:16 pm
test...
2073 Wayne VO
wayenvan Offline Send Email
Jun 5, 2004
8:40 pm
I'm still looking for one, Few items for /2 twins & singles to trade or cash. thanks wayne...
2074 gordini94 Offline Send Email Jun 6, 2004
7:18 am
Hi Jan, Finally i got the time today to write here some thinks that might help you.First of all i have the MZ kit on my r 25/3 for about 1800km's now and in...
2075 Jean-Daniel CHAMBAZ
jdchambaz Offline Send Email
Jun 6, 2004
9:34 am
Jan, Good suggestion from Bart, as one can use the MZ-B system not complete, that is , with only the alternator. Jan, you didn't say (or I don't remember...)...
2076 gordini94 Offline Send Email Jun 6, 2004
11:19 am
Hi Jean, I dont know yet what is happen with my battery,im useing a halogen 35/35w but at night and inside town driveing the battery goes down.Before i put the...
2077 Jean-Daniel CHAMBAZ
jdchambaz Offline Send Email
Jun 7, 2004
4:55 am
Hi Thomas, The alternator give its max power at (how many?) turns per minute. If you have less than this, it will give less, that's normal. Hence, at idle,...
2078 janmekes Offline Send Email Jun 7, 2004
12:22 pm
Hi Gordini, i also did go for a complete system, also with coil, advance and electronics, even with a 12 V battery, but still no sound in the exhaust. Jan ... ...
2079 Ben Friedl
vorno_bmw Offline Send Email
Jun 7, 2004
3:01 pm
Jan Are you absolutely sure that you have that spark ,even if it is weak, firing on the compression stroke? ... minute. ... Hence, ... a ... the ... well ... ...
2080 janmekes Offline Send Email Jun 7, 2004
3:48 pm
the spark is firing on every stroke i thought? Not necesary the compression stroke? Everytime the piston goes round in the cylinder there is a fire i geuss?...
2081 Ben Friedl
vorno_bmw Offline Send Email
Jun 7, 2004
4:34 pm
Jan, I can't really say that I know the MZ system. With the old points set up certainly you had a spark on each crankshaft revolution. However I'm not sure if...
2082 Marco de Groot
blijdorp2001 Offline Send Email
Jun 7, 2004
4:57 pm
There's no way that they can have eliminated the wasted spark. The setup instructions would have been far more complex. I've had to admit that when I installed...
2083 Jean-Daniel CHAMBAZ
jdchambaz Offline Send Email
Jun 7, 2004
5:30 pm
I'll check for it, but it must be the same, as the captor is on the rotor, hence it revs with the crank => 1 spark for each revolution. JD ... I'll check for...
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