Topica Loopframe_Guzzi Archive


Subject: Re: An oddity

Author: Ian Adkins

Date: Apr 20, 2001, 6:00 AM

Post ID: 1706394100


Brian,

Beer is why were really here! :-)

I think if Bob licks his problems and that bike runs well (which it will)
he'll be coming to the Western NY Rally with an inch of fifties in his
pocket. I sure hope there is enough beer in the state of NY for this rally
:-)

Yeah...the fact that the bike starts and runs initially indicates that he is
getting a good spark to the cylinders. Seems to me that his problems are
with fouling after the initial start up. However I wouldn't rule out an
intermittent ignition failure. Anything is possible till you find the
problem.

Disconnecting the plungers from the cable actuator and retilting the carbs
seems would be a quick way to check if that is the problem. Of course I
think that you will need to pull up on the cable initially to be able to
start the bike.

One thing is for sure.....as soon as the problem is isolated that puppy is
going to run sweet :-)

Regards....Ian


-----Original Message-----
From: murp-@aol.com <murp-@aol.com>
To: Loopfram-@topica.com <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Date: April 20, 2001 2:17 AM
Subject: RE: An oddity


 
Jeez, you guys go to extremes just to get some beer! Are loopframe
guys so poor that they can't afford $5 for a six-pack?
Anyways, I don't think Bob's problem is electrical. If the coil is
bad, then the left cylinder wouldn't fire along with the right, since
they both use the same coil. I recently had a problem with my T-3 (which
uses 2 coils), where only the left cylinder would fire. I swapped the
wiring on the coils, and then only the right would fire. I thought I had
a bad coil, but cleaned all the connections, and everything ran fine.
The +12V wire was connected to one coil, and then another wire ran from
this terminal on the first coil to the +12V terminal on the second coil,
and there was a poor connection in here, so the second coil never got
power.
I also don't think the distributor cap is bad for the same reason. If
the distributor cap had a short to ground, it would not affect only the
right cylinder.
I have to go with the choke or leaning carb theories. Can I get some
beer if I agree with the correct answer?
Brian
'74 Eldo
'78 T3

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