Subject: RE: Crummy Running
Author: Paul Linn
Date: Jul 2, 2001, 7:20 PM
Post ID: 1707346151
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sounds like a moisture issue to me. How does the inside of the cap and
distributor look?
-----Original Message-----
From: Dennis Jones [mailto:dbjo-@cobweb.net]
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 9:36 PM
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: Crummy Running
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Eldo won't run right. Here's what I know. Rode the Eldo round trip to
and from the Western NY Rally. Ran perfectly, not so much as a hiccup. Got
it home and washed it good of those pesky Western New York bugs. Used S100
and a hose as I have done often in the past. Polished it and parked it.
Because of family obligations, and a need to ride some of my other bikes,
the Eldo sat til tonight. It was difficult to start. Unusual. Rode off,
and it didn't want to idle at stop signs/traffic lights, etc. Rode it for
mebbe 15 minutes. Would stall if rpm weren't kept at 2,500 or more.
Engaging the clutch resulted in feeble performance. Lots of slippage of the
clutch to keep it from stalling. Would run rough and bike would shake until
I gave it lots of throttle and got rpms up. Would then clean up and run
strongly to redline, but returning to below 4,000 rpm would start the
symptoms all over again.
I am getting spark at the plugs. The spark plug wires & caps are dry and
firmly attached. Ditto coil. Gas in the tank. Checked float bowls. Carbs
are getting gasoline. Points adjusted properly. Checked the airbox, and
even ran it without the airbox. Same result.
Other than the bike wash, the bike was running PERFECTLY, and had run
perfectly for 800 miles, before I parked it.
Any suggestions, other than to never wash the bike again?
D.J.
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Eldo won't run right. Here's =
what I=20
know. Rode the Eldo round trip to and from the Western NY =
Rally. 20
Ran perfectly, not so much as a hiccup. Got it home and washed =
it good=20
of those pesky Western New York bugs. Used S100 and a hose as I =
have=20
done often in the past. Polished it and parked it. Because =
of=20
family obligations, and a need to ride some of my other bikes, the =
Eldo sat=20
til tonight. It was difficult to start. Unusual. =
Rode off,=20
and it didn't want to idle at stop signs/traffic lights, etc. =
Rode it=20
for mebbe 15 minutes. Would stall if rpm weren't kept at 2,500 =
or=20
more. Engaging the clutch resulted in feeble performance. =
Lots of=20
slippage of the clutch to keep it from stalling. Would run rough =
and=20
bike would shake until I gave it lots of throttle and got rpms =
up. Would=20
then clean up and run strongly to redline, but returning to below =
4,000 rpm=20
would start the symptoms all over again.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am getting spark at the =
plugs. The spark=20
plug wires & caps are dry and firmly attached. Ditto=20
coil. Gas in the tank. Checked float bowls. =
Carbs are=20
getting gasoline. Points adjusted properly. Checked =
the=20
airbox, and even ran it without the airbox. Same =
result.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Other than the bike wash, the bike =
was running=20
PERFECTLY, and had run perfectly for 800 miles, before I parked=20
it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Any suggestions, other than to never =
wash the=20
bike again?</FONT></DIV>
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size=3D2>D.J.</FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></B=
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