Subject: Re: police ambo update, now civilian ambo!
Author: Ian Adkins
Date: Aug 2, 2000, 4:37 AM
Post ID: 1701690873
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Hi Doni,
Your bike should idle even without the throttle cable connected!!
On the carbs there are two needles. The largest one (with the spring) is
for the idle. Screwing it in should raise the idle and out decrease it.
You should find some position where the bike will idle. If not you may
need to clean out the idle jets.
Other thoughts. Do you have the paper gaskets installed at the top of
the carbs? I have heard that they can cause the bike to have rough
idle....as well as a air leak in the carb. Guzziology recommends
spraying a little WD40 where you think that there could be an air leak.
If there is a leak the WD40 will be sucked in and cause the idle to
rise.
I have heard that a bad condensor can cause a rough idle too.
There are lots of possiblities....just keep pluggin away...you'll find
it....and let us know what you find out.
Regards...Ian
Doni Scheindlin wrote:
| Well, I got my Guzzi! A 1970 Ambassador. Drove up to Oklahoma City to get it. It is very clean. The owner had receipts from $4100 worth of work at Harpers last year. He took me for a ride on it and everything seemed very smooth. I checked everything I know how to check. The starter button is tough, have to mess with it to get the thing started. Hauled it home in the back of my pickup. Now that I have it home, I find that I can not keep it at an idle. It dies as soon as I release the throttle. I talked to the guy I bought it from. His reply was that Guzzi's are notorious for not keeping an idle and that I just have to learn to keep the throttle open a bit. This doesn't seem right to me. Unfortunately, I don't know enough yet to correct this problem. Anyway, I'll take any ideas. Though, the best one I can think of is to find a mechanic here to come look at it.Anyway, assuming this isn't some major problem (it better not be), it is a real nice, clean bike and I can't wait to get it on the road. The fact is, it's been 13 years since I've ridden a bike and even then I only rode for about a year, so I am hesitant to try and get it to a mechanic on my own at this point.Thanks to all for the sympatico responses to my police ambo post, and to all those that notified me of bikes they knew of for sale. Once I get this idle thing worked out, I'm sure I'll find a ton of questions for all you Guzzi experts! Doni ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want.http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics |
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Hi Doni,
<P>Your bike should idle even without the throttle cable connected!!
<P>On the carbs there are two needles. The largest one (with the spring)
is for the idle. Screwing it in should raise the idle and out decrease
it. You should find some position where the bike will idle. If not you
may need to clean out the idle jets.
<P>Other thoughts. Do you have the paper gaskets installed at the top of
the carbs? I have heard that they can cause the bike to have rough idle....as
well as a air leak in the carb. Guzziology recommends spraying a little
WD40 where you think that there could be an air leak. If there is
a leak the WD40 will be sucked in and cause the idle to rise.
<P>I have heard that a bad condensor can cause a rough idle too.
<P>There are lots of possiblities....just keep pluggin away...you'll find
it....and let us know what you find out.
<P>Regards...Ian
<P>Doni Scheindlin wrote:
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<FONT SIZE=-1>Well, I got my
Guzzi! A 1970 Ambassador. Drove up to Oklahoma City to get
it. It is very clean. The owner had receipts from $4100 worth
of work at Harpers last year. He took me for a ride on it and everything
seemed very smooth. I checked everything I know how to check.
The starter button is tough, have to mess with it to get the thing started.
Hauled it home in the back of my pickup. Now that I have it home,
I find that I can not keep it at an idle. It dies as soon as I release
the throttle. I talked to the guy I bought it from. His reply
was that Guzzi's are notorious for not keeping an idle and that I just
have to learn to keep the throttle open a bit. This doesn't seem
right to me. Unfortunately, I don't know enough yet to correct this
problem. Anyway, I'll take any ideas. Though, the best one
I can think of is to find a mechanic here to come look at it.</FONT><FONT SIZE=-1>Anyway,
assuming this isn't some major problem (it better not be), it is a real
nice, clean bike and I can't wait to get it on the road. The fact
is, it's been 13 years since I've ridden a bike and even then I only rode
for about a year, so I am hesitant to try and get it to a mechanic on my
own at this point.</FONT><FONT SIZE=-1>Thanks to all for the sympatico
responses to my police ambo post, and to all those that notified me of
bikes they knew of for sale. Once I get this idle thing worked out,
I'm sure I'll find a ton of questions for all you Guzzi experts!</FONT><FONT SIZE=-1> </FONT><FONT SIZE=-1>Doni</FONT>
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