Subject: Re: blue pipe on the right side
Author: Juha Vattulainen
Date: May 1, 2001, 11:01 PM
Post ID: 1706554310
Scott,
Mine is also more blue on the right side. I have checked the timing with a
strobo
for both the left anf right sides. There was no noticeble difference there.
I have also tried to balance the carbs carefully so they should be ok too.
So, after this I stopped
worrying about the color of the downpipes.
You might check the color of the spark plugs after a harder ride to see if
the right one
runs very hot. In my bike the right spark plug always seems to have a
little lighter tan than the left one, but it seems not to run too hot.
Regards, Juha
Scott, No problem! It is weird how they tend to blue one side first. It could be any number of things since the left and right cylinders are so different. On the loopframes the main deal is that the distributor uses one set of points with two lobes on the timing shaft. What that really boils down to is that as the lobe wears the timing relationship between the two cylinders will change. Since the engine is timed by the left cylinder, it would be possible for the right to be off one way or the other enough to cause pinging or a blue pipe. Maybe I'll break out the degree wheel here and check the right cylinder on mine. Could be interesting! Hunter At 03:28 PM 4/27/2001 -0400, you wrote:
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