Subject: Re: A new bird in the flock (long)
Author: Martin Cooke
Date: Jun 11, 2000, 6:50 AM
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Sounds like the idle jet may be blocked. Did you clean carbs thoroughly?
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From: Ian Adkins=20
To: Loopframe ; MotoGuzzi=20
Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2000 2:43 PM
Subject: A new bird in the flock (long)
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Hi All,
I would like to announce the "re" birth of my 70 Ambo......named Aquila.
She was rescued from a shed in 96 (in Kansas) after enduring many years =
of
isolation. She was rusty and covered in dust and dirt. Her carbs were =
full
of rust and her tires flat.
I must admit that initially I had little thought of restoring her and I
would have likely made more money than what I paid for her by parting =
her
out. However, upon pulling the engine apart I was happy to see that =
after
21,000 miles and years of neglect there was little wear other than the =
usual
flaked cylinders. New jugs, pistons and rings solved that problem and =
new
con rod bearings were added. Heads were inspected by Eish. I had myself =
and
engine...and a project. Now I had no choice but to tackle the frame.
Frame was stripped and powdercoated. New shocks and tires. Wheel =
bearings re
packed and brakes inspected. Many...many hours of polishing the aluminum
with Mother's. A few other items were added and I finally had a rolling
chassis with an engine!
So that brings me to yesterday, Saturday June 10, 2000. With fuel in the
carbs, choke set to three quarters I hit the switch.......VROOOM! Not =
more
than 2 turns and she was running. I'm sure gald I spent some time =
turning
over the engine to get the oil circulated before putting fuel in. She
sounded great and not all that different than my other Ambo I was riding
earlier that day.
She now has about 10 minutes running time on her. One thing that was a =
bit
odd was that she had trouble holding an idle....even with adjusting the =
idle
screws. She would start fine with the choke on but when I would take =
the
choke off the engine would start to die. One thing that I did notice was
that if, as the engine started to die, I gave a little twist of the =
throttle
and turned on the choke a bit...the engine rpm's would increase and then
slowly start to die once again.
She seemed to come off of the idle ok and rev up well. Restarting was no
problem. I am wondering if I have an air leak....or maybe a little oil =
from
lubing the throttle cable got into the carb and is affecting the idle. =
Let's
say that the idle is inconsistent.
Any thoughts as to my trouble shooting this problem would be welcome.
I would also like to take this opportunity to offer my thanks to all of =
you
who helped out (and continue to do so) on this project. You not only =
helped
me with the technical aspects of the rebuild but also with motivation,
confidence and made the whole experience a lot more fun. For that I am
grateful.
Ian Adkins
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</PRE><PRE>Hi All,
I would like to announce the "re" birth of my 70 Ambo......named Aquila.
She was rescued from a shed in 96 (in Kansas) after enduring many years =
of
isolation. She was rusty and covered in dust and dirt. Her carbs were =
full
of rust and her tires flat.
I must admit that initially I had little thought of restoring her and I
would have likely made more money than what I paid for her by parting =
her
out. However, upon pulling the engine apart I was happy to see that =
after
21,000 miles and years of neglect there was little wear other than the =
usual
flaked cylinders. New jugs, pistons and rings solved that problem and =
new
con rod bearings were added. Heads were inspected by Eish. I had myself =
and
engine...and a project. Now I had no choice but to tackle the frame.
Frame was stripped and powdercoated. New shocks and tires. Wheel =
bearings re
packed and brakes inspected. Many...many hours of polishing the aluminum
with Mother's. A few other items were added and I finally had a rolling
chassis with an engine!
So that brings me to yesterday, Saturday June 10, 2000. With fuel in the
carbs, choke set to three quarters I hit the switch.......VROOOM! Not =
more
than 2 turns and she was running. I'm sure gald I spent some time =
turning
over the engine to get the oil circulated before putting fuel in. She
sounded great and not all that different than my other Ambo I was riding
earlier that day.
She now has about 10 minutes running time on her. One thing that was a =
bit
odd was that she had trouble holding an idle....even with adjusting the =
idle
screws. She would start fine with the choke on but when I would take =
the
choke off the engine would start to die. One thing that I did notice was
that if, as the engine started to die, I gave a little twist of the =
throttle
and turned on the choke a bit...the engine rpm's would increase and then
slowly start to die once again.
She seemed to come off of the idle ok and rev up well. Restarting was no
problem. I am wondering if I have an air leak....or maybe a little oil =
from
lubing the throttle cable got into the carb and is affecting the idle. =
Let's
say that the idle is inconsistent.
Any thoughts as to my trouble shooting this problem would be welcome.
I would also like to take this opportunity to offer my thanks to all of =
you
who helped out (and continue to do so) on this project. You not only =
helped
me with the technical aspects of the rebuild but also with motivation,
confidence and made the whole experience a lot more fun. For that I am
grateful.
Ian Adkins
</PRE><PRE>--- Sponsor's Message --------------------------------------
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great locations! Plus, you'll get a FREE 30-day trial membership=20
to Buyers' Reward saving you thousands of dollars on everything you buy!
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