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- Wed May 24, 2017 1:55 pm
- Forum: Engine - Exhaust - Cooling
- Topic: Left cylinder stops firing after engine is warmed up.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7738
Re: Left cylinder stops firing after engine is warmed up.
well I replaced both spark plug boots reusing the OEM wire. As you can see the new NGK boot is about 4-5mm shorter than the OEM. https://s20.postimg.org/cwqaasj09/IMG_3799.jpg here's the guts of the boot showing the 5K resistor. I already tossed the failed corroded OEM one before thinking of taking ...
- Thu May 18, 2017 8:38 am
- Forum: Engine - Exhaust - Cooling
- Topic: Left cylinder stops firing after engine is warmed up.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7738
Re: Left cylinder stops firing after engine is warmed up.
Well I got impatient. Plus I needed some plug wires for my '89 Honda project so I ran out to Advance Auto Parts and got an Accel 5040R V8 universal plug wiring kit . It has a spiral wound core with 500 ohm resistance per foot. Seeing as how the plug cap had a 5k ohm resistor I was slightly concerned...
- Tue May 16, 2017 11:52 pm
- Forum: Engine - Exhaust - Cooling
- Topic: Left cylinder stops firing after engine is warmed up.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7738
Re: Left cylinder stops firing after engine is warmed up.
So it appears I have a bad left plug boot. Apparently the dielectric grease I put in the plug boot years ago didn't make it up to the brass piece that clips on the spark plug. it corroded and no longer "clips" onto the plug wire. I'm not sure why it would work when cold then fail when warm...
- Tue May 16, 2017 4:09 pm
- Forum: Engine - Exhaust - Cooling
- Topic: Left cylinder stops firing after engine is warmed up.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7738
Left cylinder stops firing after engine is warmed up.
So this problem started last fall after my bike had set for a while. At first if I rode it with the RPMs up I could get the left cylinder to come back to life. I took an extended ride for about an hour and slowly the left cylinder began to work again. This then degraded into the left cylinder interm...
- Thu May 04, 2017 11:55 am
- Forum: Engine - Exhaust - Cooling
- Topic: Crank only turns halfway
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5245
Re: Crank only turns halfway
Sounds like you have magnet chunks deeper in the engine that are preventing it from turning over.
- Thu Apr 27, 2017 11:09 pm
- Forum: Transmission - Rear End
- Topic: Belt won't stay centered on rear
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6104
Re: Belt won't stay centered on rear
It's been a while since I had my EN500A (found a home with my brother in law) From what I remember on my EN500C for the brief time I had the craptastic scootworks belt drive on it which was more difficult to get centered, I adjusted it as follows: 1) I'd get it pretty close with jack stands. 2) go r...
- Thu Apr 27, 2017 10:45 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: LED Headlight Conversion
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7793
Re: LED Headlight Conversion
Yeah I actually ordered a cheap pair from fleabay later the same day as my last post. The description for them was "2Pcs 20W H4 Hi/Lo 3200LM led Cree Car LED Headlight Kit Bulb Xenon White Fanless" These appear to be the same from another seller. They are 20W per bulb and supposedly 3200 l...
- Sun Apr 16, 2017 11:32 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New bike in the Garage
- Replies: 14
- Views: 24700
Re: New bike in the Garage
looks good!
- Tue Nov 29, 2016 11:56 am
- Forum: Engine - Exhaust - Cooling
- Topic: Exhaust rattle
- Replies: 34
- Views: 50133
Re: Exhaust rattle
The new Honda Rebels look interesting.... About 6K miles ago I welded up the vent holes by the crossover when mine started rattling. That seemed to fix it more or less. I still hear a barely perceptible rattle every now and then. When and if they do ever completely fail I'm gonna try my hand at fabb...
- Wed Nov 02, 2016 9:24 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Wants to die until warmed up
- Replies: 5
- Views: 11583
Re: Wants to die until warmed up
You may want to put some lube on that switch. That carb cleaner surely removed any lube that was there. Since that area is so prone to crap from the road, maybe a "dry" lube of some sort?
- Tue Oct 18, 2016 9:16 am
- Forum: Ride Reports & Meetups
- Topic: Road trip fail....
- Replies: 8
- Views: 15691
Re: Road trip fail....
Update 10-15-16: Well no surprise here. 2,761 miles. That's all I got out of the GT3 Belt. Unlike the first belt I had no warning (teeth shedding) of an imminent failure. I was accelerating from an intersection almost up to speed (about 40mph) when suddenly I stopped accelerating but the motor kept ...
- Tue Oct 18, 2016 8:22 am
- Forum: Engine - Exhaust - Cooling
- Topic: Coolant leak/water pump ?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6144
Re: Coolant leak/water pump ?
That bolt is the coolant drain bolt. snug it back up. If necessary use a copper crush washer. Remember you are screwing a steel bolt into a soft cast aluminum part. Don't go crazy or you will strip the threads out of the hole. There is likely NEVER a reason to replace the water pump. IIRC the pump (...
- Mon Sep 26, 2016 10:05 pm
- Forum: Ride Reports & Meetups
- Topic: Ironbutt Ride this Weekend
- Replies: 6
- Views: 12716
Re: Ironbutt Ride this Weekend
Good luck and have fun!! I'm jealous.
- Fri Sep 23, 2016 6:19 am
- Forum: Other Modifications & Upgrades
- Topic: Saddlemen K602 seat cover?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 15717
Re: Saddlemen K602 seat cover?
On my factory seat the buttons are molded into the cover.
- Wed Sep 21, 2016 1:16 pm
- Forum: Carbs & Fuel System and Intake
- Topic: Stumbling, weak power and backfires upon acceleration.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7290
Re: Stumbling, weak power and backfires upon acceleration.
It went back to stumbling just off idle until I got the RPMs up or eased back on the throttle reaching my desired speed. Still not as bad as before though. I dumped 3/4 of a bottle of carb cleaner in with the fresh gas and went for a ride and it only hiccuped once. I can't believe it worked that goo...