Sunday 27 November 2011

remain calm and patient while attempting to start a motorcycle.......

hahaha
the guys on shovelhead.us really helped with good real time advice
I found the pushrods were adjusted too tight and to use less carb on starting with an E
started yesterday three times 1st kick using no pump or choke, well the third time came a lot later as it wouldn't start again hot.
 As Rowan is my witness...
 I excitedly called him while she was running... 
'Go on mate, start her again' - and she wouldn't.
'Haha they don't like an audience mate'. True
 Running very rich, Plugs black and sooty, the front on one half of the insulator only.
So get the S&S manual out and... if your idle mixture screw out less than 1&1/4 turns (YES) then the intermediate jet needs changing. HMMMM
then I find this little bit about aftermarket airfilters covering up the bowl vent hole...HMMMM
So I thought I'd have a look and...
 you fucking tosser, its covered up!
the passage equalises bowl pressure and atmospheric pressure
engine may run erratically!


2 comments:

toddy said...

Sounds like ya getting there now Trev.
Keep it up. ;-)

grant said...

While all progress is not good, your's sounds the ticket. Sounds like you're getting there now. Keep at it brother... we out here in cyberland rooting for you as our American cousins like to say, but we here in Australia fall about the floor whenever they do... we take that whole scene a little more personally....