spark plugs - are they telling me anything ?

So just before I go and do this Coil Relay Mod......is there a way to do it but not really do it...

Can I rig it somehow to get battery power to the coils directly, can I just run a lead from the positive terminal from the battery over to the orange/white wires that are for the coils ? or will this give off too much voltage, or cause a short, or really do nothing, and I really have to do the coil relay mod to get what is needed....

I ask this because I didn't want to go through the whole process of cutting, splicing, and to only find out it didn't help one bit....

Any thoughts....

Thanks

here is where I think the issue is at the moment...













this is the battery voltage








time for the coil relay mod.....even though I had gone through the entire harness, cleaned each and every connection, di-electric grease to all, there is still a drop in the voltage....bummer....

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So I did the air leak testing today.....and happy to report no Leaks, bike ran the same even after spraying the quick start all around the carbs, boots, air box etc.... no change at all.....

Glad to find that at least....

how ever I think I might have an issue with my coils














This all seems with in spec......

but the voltage at the wires is 1 volt and a bit lower than at the battery....

see next post

[mrbill5491]

After reading this thread, I went and checked all my carb parts, even ordered some new float needles and carb boot clamps, already have new carb boots and everything else. I even weighed the floats to make sure they were all the same. Checked the slides as well and anything rubber. K did I miss anything...

[BigD_83]

Don't forget to check out SCI. I've recommended them so many times now you'd think I had a vested interest in them.

One thing I will do right now, is check for air leaks, just to make sure I have not damaged the boots or anything else and then take the next step.

worse case is as said, getting the jets, and getting the right ones and fast, riding season is fast approaching the end for us here, so I really don't want to cut it even shorter, right now no jets are locally available, so I would have to order, and if the right ones show up it will be about a week.

anyways off to get some quick start and test for air leaks...

Thanks

[BigD_83]

Just a thought on that:

The way I understand the "Choke" circuit is that it adds a larger volume of the premixed fuel to the combustion chamber, in a proper ratio of A/F.

A larger pilot just feeds more fuel, resulting in a larger volume fraction of fuel. Changing to a larger pilot jet without also increasing the amount of air might drown it out at low rpms...

Carb gurus, is my logic correct?

pilot jets can't cost too much?

Its not the cost, its finding them locally. With this kind of stuff its always good to be able to check them against the originals. GK has had a bit of bad luck ordering stuff and not getting the right thing. Plus its a time thing. Good weather is running out quickly now.

As to your suggestion about the larger pilot jets letting in too much gas and konking out the engine, that might be questionable. Firstly the jets are just one size up from stock so not that much of an increase and secondly what does an enricher (choke) circuit do but pour in more gas. That causes the engine to race not die, does it not?

I, for one, am not convinced its drowning on gas. It doesn't make sense to me. something else is going on but what I don't know.

However, as it seems like smaller pilot jets are now the remedy of choice then lets find him some.

Cheers,
Spyug

PS Apologies to KK, I can't seem to stay out of this afterall.

pilot jets can't cost too much?
surely cheaper than a set of pods...

seems like a good option, anyway. i am just at the tip of learning / understanding about carbs, but if your pilot jets are too large and let in too much gas i think that would make sense that it dies when idling - pilot system controls idle, too much gas, not enough burnt, engine konks out. you got around it by keeping revs high and bypassing the pilot system.

someone call me out on it if i'm making this up

Please replace those pilot jets with the stock size. They are too large.

that is option 1 (anyone have some stock ones I can borrow ? )

other is put on pods and get rid of stock airbox

get another set of cabs that are stock from the get go and try them...


ohhhh the insanity...........................

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Please replace those pilot jets with the stock size. They are too large.

Well, I do have another idea, and lets see if it turns up anything....

It was suggested to get another set of carbs, (Thanks Spyug) one's that have been cleaned and setup and ready to go, new O rings dipped, etc....this is an option I could think about if there is a set that someone has and will let go for a cheap price....

and or

does anyone have stock jets for my current carbs, seems the one up size I have might be causing me issues as well, maybe someone has a set they are not using or can part with for a bit, loan them out perhaps, I would buy new ones but it's a waste of cash if that don't fix the issues...

and or

I am going to take the bike to the range....well not really but I will take the bike to a shop, if I can find one I can trust and one that will work on 30 year old bikes....have a place close by, will go and talk to them maybe today.....

otherwise I am open to any and all other ideas....

Thanks guys....

Hey GT, actually no worse and no better, seems to be the same,,,,,pain in the a$$

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Say it ain't so GK! Say it ain't so!

Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Just walk away and take a break.

Go shooting. Just don't use the bike as a target.

She starts, she goes, she dies at lights unless I keep on blipping the friggen throttle, once I get to work and stop, she will and or will not idle....

anyone want to buy a bike.......

I have had enough............................................ ..................

at least I can keep an eye on her...



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sorry no update right now, have not had a chance to go for a ride and test things out...

maybe in the morning, or afternoon I will take her out

I did not change the mixture screws but I had the bike warm and running and adjusted the idle and then shut her down....

will try for tomorrow....

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