The joys of Motorcycling.
Sep. 23rd, 2002 06:39 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tyggerjaiPart the next in an ongoing series.
So. Hypothesis one was that Carbonara had fouled plugs.
Plugs were removed, and indeed fouled. With carbon, funnily enough.
That's a good kind of fouled, because it means you're not getting oil leaking in from fucked valve guides. Just a too rich fuel/air mix. The usual fix is to replace (or even just clean) the plugs.
Plugs were replaced with shiny new ones.
Problem was solved.
For about five minutes.
Hypothesis two: Air filter is clogged.
This will result in fouled plugs. Again and again and again.
The important part of this story being that I was a happy camper when I realised that I could do the plugs without removing the tank.
No such joy for the filter.
Mmmm, petrol-soaked "don't light that smoke near me" goodness.
It is to laugh.
Mmmmm, cost of replacement air filter.
It is to cry.
I seem to recall, however, that air filters are susceptible to the kind of stuff petrol cleans off. Two birds, one petrol-soaked air filter.
Booom.
Not recommended for rabbits. Natch.
sol.
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So. Hypothesis one was that Carbonara had fouled plugs.
Plugs were removed, and indeed fouled. With carbon, funnily enough.
That's a good kind of fouled, because it means you're not getting oil leaking in from fucked valve guides. Just a too rich fuel/air mix. The usual fix is to replace (or even just clean) the plugs.
Plugs were replaced with shiny new ones.
Problem was solved.
For about five minutes.
Hypothesis two: Air filter is clogged.
This will result in fouled plugs. Again and again and again.
The important part of this story being that I was a happy camper when I realised that I could do the plugs without removing the tank.
No such joy for the filter.
Mmmm, petrol-soaked "don't light that smoke near me" goodness.
It is to laugh.
Mmmmm, cost of replacement air filter.
It is to cry.
I seem to recall, however, that air filters are susceptible to the kind of stuff petrol cleans off. Two birds, one petrol-soaked air filter.
Booom.
Not recommended for rabbits. Natch.
sol.
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I feel your pain.
Date: 2002-09-23 03:49 am (UTC)Remove plugs: Full of shit, replace.
Still no spark.
Replace leads: Still no spark.
Replace CDi box ($200!): Wee, we have spark.
Still runs like shit.
Remove both carbs, clean, refit, resync: Still runs like shit.
Remove air filter, clean, re-oil: Still runs like shit.
Grr.
Remove fuel cock, clean filter: Hey presto.
Working bike again.
Moral of the story: It's never the first thing you suspect.
Re: I feel your pain.
Date: 2002-09-23 05:23 am (UTC)sol.
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