New needles and needle jets (268)
New NGK leads.
New WR5DC plugs.
New lease on life.......... 8000 plus rpm again.
What fix fixed it?
Dunno, dun matter.
29 ebay thingies now
Electronic ignition advance.
Re: Electronic ignition advance.
Lord of the Bings
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Re: Electronic ignition advance.
Good work Jeff! Your prob sounded suspiciously like worn needle jets to me.....easy to confuse with an electrical gremlin and often overlooked. Replacement plugs and leads won't hurt either!!! Cheers, hools.
Re: Electronic ignition advance.
Good result Jeff. Now you can go faster, longer! Do you know your usual tank range? It'll improve quite a bit with the new needles/jets.
Cheers, Steve
Victoria, S.E.Oz.
1982 R100RSR100RS supergallery. https://boxerboy81.smugmug.com/R100RS
2006 K1200R.
1994 R1100GS.
Victoria, S.E.Oz.
1982 R100RSR100RS supergallery. https://boxerboy81.smugmug.com/R100RS
2006 K1200R.
1994 R1100GS.
Re: Electronic ignition advance.
Ya mean no more blue pills??!! YAY!SteveD wrote:Good result Jeff. Now you can go faster, longer!
My only real measure of fuel efficiency (or lack thereof) was always being 2 litres per tank more thirsty than Ken's RS when doing our outback trips.
There was a time however on an outback trip when our fuel consumption levelled.
That was the time when some of my valves were.........well, u know...trading places. Go figure.
Lord of the Bings
Re: Electronic ignition advance.
The fact that it worked at all (for awhile) is an accomplishment. A special place of honor has peen reserved for you in the Field Repair Hall of Fame!ME 109 wrote:
There was a time however on an outback trip when our fuel consumption levelled.
That was the time when some of my valves were.........well, u know...trading places. Go figure.
Re: Electronic ignition advance.
Man, it worked damn hard for about 8000 k until I blew its brains out @ 180!Tim Shepherd wrote: The fact that it worked at all (for awhile) is an accomplishment
All good now.
Lord of the Bings
Re: Electronic ignition advance.
Does the write up of "The Peening Files" exist, or did it go north with the loss of the old site?Tim Shepherd wrote:The fact that it worked at all (for awhile) is an accomplishment. A special place of honor has peen reserved for you in the Field Repair Hall of Fame!ME 109 wrote:
There was a time however on an outback trip when our fuel consumption levelled.
That was the time when some of my valves were.........well, u know...trading places. Go figure.
Cheers, Steve
Victoria, S.E.Oz.
1982 R100RSR100RS supergallery. https://boxerboy81.smugmug.com/R100RS
2006 K1200R.
1994 R1100GS.
Victoria, S.E.Oz.
1982 R100RSR100RS supergallery. https://boxerboy81.smugmug.com/R100RS
2006 K1200R.
1994 R1100GS.
Re: Electronic ignition advance.
SteveD wrote: Does the write up of "The Peening Files" exist, or did it go north with the loss of the old site?
Gone North I'd say Steve, but if 'yez like I can have a few beers and re-write it!
Lord of the Bings
Re: Electronic ignition advance.
I think professional help is availableME 109 wrote:What fix fixed it?
Dunno, dun matter.
Correct - BTDT
29 ebay thingies now
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The rest of it I just wasted.
The rest of it I just wasted.
Re: Electronic ignition advance.
SteveD wrote: or did it go north
I've spent most of my money on women, motorcycles, and beer.
The rest of it I just wasted.
The rest of it I just wasted.