- Sun Jun 21, 2020 10:17 am
#90900
Not in tech as it's a Honda
The single carb conversion on the gold wing
The fella doing the job is a good mate I was just helping over video phone calls
70mm steel box section was used to make a manifold / plenium chamber between the Nissan Sunny carb and the inlets on the wing
He managed to get it all air tight and fitted
Time for first start up!
Fuel on full choke
Press starter button!
Few pops and bangs was all that happened
Over the next few days we managed to get the bike running (well almost) only running on two but running
The next fee days were taken up swapping coils leads turning the carb 180°
I had been assured the bike was running before the conversion?
Right what's going on get the plugs out let's have a look at them, odd thing all four plugs were wet, and good spark on every cylinder?
Try a new set of plugs !
Exactly the same result
I asked are you sure the motor was running on four before we started?
My mate's reply was he had been assured the bike was running well when he bought it but he had never run it !
I told him to put the compression tester on it
He did this with me watching on the phone
First cylinder 130
Second cylinder 120
Third cylinder 40
Fourth cylinder 40
There's a few lessons here
The most important is that video calls are fantastic for trouble shooting
Probably just as important don't listen when the seller says "it runs great but there's a problem with the choke so I can't start it" just walk away
So what's the outcome?
The bike will be broken
It was fun trying Dai
The single carb conversion on the gold wing
The fella doing the job is a good mate I was just helping over video phone calls
70mm steel box section was used to make a manifold / plenium chamber between the Nissan Sunny carb and the inlets on the wing
He managed to get it all air tight and fitted
Time for first start up!
Fuel on full choke
Press starter button!
Few pops and bangs was all that happened
Over the next few days we managed to get the bike running (well almost) only running on two but running
The next fee days were taken up swapping coils leads turning the carb 180°
I had been assured the bike was running before the conversion?
Right what's going on get the plugs out let's have a look at them, odd thing all four plugs were wet, and good spark on every cylinder?
Try a new set of plugs !
Exactly the same result
I asked are you sure the motor was running on four before we started?
My mate's reply was he had been assured the bike was running well when he bought it but he had never run it !
I told him to put the compression tester on it
He did this with me watching on the phone
First cylinder 130
Second cylinder 120
Third cylinder 40
Fourth cylinder 40
There's a few lessons here
The most important is that video calls are fantastic for trouble shooting
Probably just as important don't listen when the seller says "it runs great but there's a problem with the choke so I can't start it" just walk away
So what's the outcome?
The bike will be broken
It was fun trying Dai
Dyslexic sorry folks can't help that
Owner of asbo 30
Please remember most carburetor problems are electrical!
Owner of asbo 30
Please remember most carburetor problems are electrical!