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Thank you guys for the insight. I hope I'm finally homing in on the real issue. Or, maybe it was a combination of issues all at once that was driving me crazy. I think the failing condenser was forcing me to compensate in other places that now, with a good condenser, are out-of whack. At the end of ...
Okay. I'm back. It might be mixture related after all (hidden by a bad condenser and oil fouling from a seeing gasket)... Here's the update: I wired up an NOS condenser--zip-tied it to the right dust cover screw hole boss. Bike runs the same as before when cold, but when it gets hot there is no more...
Okay. I'm back. Here's the update: I wired up an NOS condenser--zip-tied it to the right dust cover screw hole boss. Bike runs the same as before when cold, but when it gets hot there is no more coughing and sputtering, so it seems that there was/is a problem with the old condenser (that is still mo...
No problem, Ed! I took the opportunity to do the full checkup. 1) Checked tappet clearances. Intakes were a tad tight. Exhaust was fine. 2) Reset cam chain tension at BDC per user manual. A slight forward movement was noticed when I loosened the lock bolt. So I'm glad I did that. 3) Cleaned the poin...
Gas cap loose to prevent vacuum? Our cap is perfectly clean and and vents very well--too well, judging by the top of the tank on a hot day... ;-) I'll check the valves again, but just cleaning the points cleared things up nicely. Thanks, LM! Your valvetrain and head work you did for us is, well, sti...
Well, I think it was just really dirty points. I cleaned the points by dragging a folded piece of 600 grit wet-dry sandpaper spritzed with 'Lectra-motive cleaning spray through the closed contacts; then I followed that with a business card wetted with contact cleaner. I also repaired a couple of wir...
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