Subject: Re: Cam Noise/ carb synchronization
Author: Ian Adkins
Date: Dec 17, 2000, 12:13 PM
Post ID: 1704501705
Hi All,
The idle fuel/air mixture was set by warming up the motor , then with choke closed, do one side at a time, turn in screw until speed slows, then back out. speed will increase then suddenly decrease as you back out. count the number of screw turns as you do this. go back half way. this should be the mid range of fuel air mixture. |
As stated in Guzziology be sure to wait about five seconds between turns of
the mixture screws to be sure the mixture has stabalized. I would recommend
turning the screws in quarter incrememnts narrowing the range down until you
have the highest idle speed.
Regards...Ian
| You may have to re set the idle speed screws after this to stay in the 1000-1200 range. Just move both the same amount up or down to keep the synchronization. This mechanical synchronization worked well for me, much improving the |
| and mid range smoothness. I have run it through all 4 gears and have had smooth acceleration no knocking. I admit I have not run the machine at all at highways speeds since the |
| were dry rotted when I did the synchronization. Anyway, I cant say this is the best way, but would seem to be at least a way get in the ball park if you are grossly out of synch. Good luck -----Original Message----- From: Karl Kologiski [SMTP:jane-@gte.net] Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2000 10:56 PM To: 'PEHA-@aol.com'; 'Loopfram-@topica.com' Subject: RE: Cam Noise --- Support our Sponsor ------------------------------------ eTour is your personal web tour guide, matching the best sites with your interests. eTour is free and easy, and you can earn rewards discovering great new sites. Visit today! http://click.topica.com/aaaa5Ab1dfltb15Bu9a/eTour ------------------------------------------------------------ My bike is a Ambo with timing gears, I was talking to a guy who had a V700 and he said his bike started making a racket and it turned out to be the cam bushing. I am going to do some more investigating before I tear into the motor. Hopefully it is something minor. I was playing with it tonight and noticed the throttle felt funny and one of the carbs seemed out of sink. It seemed like one of the cylinders was trying to play catch up with the other one. It is possible that could be the problem. If the throttle is 3/4 turned at 4-5000 rpm and the slides are way out it could starve one of the cylinders for fuel, putting a load on the other one. The noise going away when I accelerate the would make sense because when I accelerate the accelerator pumps would kick in feeding the starving cylinder. I know it sounds crazy but I have had a similar thing happen on my BSA lighting. One of the adjusters on the throttle cable backed off and the slide in one of the carbs would only open 1/2 way. The ambo has the original 1 into 2 cable on it. I am going to strip the carbs and install a duel cable system with a T3 throttle just to see what happens. I will let everyone know how it turns out. Jane & Karl Kologiski Bird at the Wheel - Motorcycle Arts- St. Petersburg, Florida Visit our web site at http://home1.gte.net/janemac/bird.html -----Original Message----- From: PEHA-@aol.com [SMTP:PEHA-@aol.com] Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2000 5:52 PM To: jane-@gte.net Subject: Cam Noise In a message dated 12/16/2000 2:47:20 PM Pacific Standard Time, jane-@gte.net writes:
Do you have Eldo or Ambo? all of the Ambo should be timing gears. Early Eldo were gears, but later Eldo were chain. Mine made a noise somewhat as you describe. It was an earlier Eldo with timing gears. I also suspected fore/aft movement in the cam. --- Support our Sponsor ------------------------------------ Imagine a credit card with a 0% introductory APR on purchases (for complete pricing information and important terms and conditions, please click on the link below). Apply now for an Aria Visa! http://click.topica.com/aaaaIjb1dfltb17HP1c/Aria ------------------------------------------------------------ ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C Ahttp://www.topica.com/t/17 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics |