Topica Loopframe_Guzzi Archive


Subject: RE: Eldo problem

Author: David J. Otis

Date: Sep 28, 2001, 3:38 PM

Post ID: 1708412565


Send me some pics to dj-@dotis.com and I will post them on the
loopframe website.



On 28 Sep 2001 at 5:17, murp-@aol.com wrote:

 
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Guzzi-@aol.com wrote:
 Make sure jets are CLEAN,tight,and not trans
posed,Mark.www.motoguzziclassics.com

Thanks to all who responded about the carb problem. Tonight
I was
 
 planning to switch carbs between cylinders, but decided to go
over the
 
 offending carb once more. I disassembled it again, and this
time stuck a
 
 needle or toothpick through every orifice I could find. I put it
back
 
 together, and lo and behold, no more problem. I adjusted the
pilot
 
 screws, and the thing settled down to a beautiful smooth idle! I
was so
 
 overjoyed, I went out for an hour's ride in the dark. Now my
only
 
 problem is the leaky gas cap, for which I will give MG cycle a
call
 
 (thanks, Tom).
It's nice to get this bike running again after one year. I will
make
 some comments on the finished product.
Mine is a disk-brake Eldo, and I added a second disk using a
bearing
 carrier from an 850T and a spacer made by Bob Nolan (I think).
This
 thing will stop on a dime. I had heard that with a single disk, the
master cylinder piston was too large (15 mm) for a single disk,
the
 result being a "wooden" feel owing to the lack of mechanical
advantage.
 Adding the second disk really cures this problem.
This bike has a 1000cc kit and a B-10 cam. There is torque to
spare.
 I had intended to use 36 mm carbs as well, but couldn't find a
way to
 make them fit with the existing side covers, so used the existing
VHB30's.
I got a reproduction dual seat from Moto International,which
has a
 fiberglass pan. This seat is hard as h*ll! If it doesn't soften up a
little, I will have to get the original seat re-done by Sargent's or
someone else, because this repro seat is as hard as a board!
I got MAC slashcut mufflers from Josh at MG Classics, and
these
 mufflers are LOUD! I have a T-3 with Dunstall replica mufflers,
which I
 consider to be somewhat antisocial, and I think these MAC's are
louder.
 I will have to call Mark to see if there is any way I can tone them
down
 a bit before I get run out of town! I like the looks of the slashcut
mufflers, which I had on the Eldo I had back in the 70's, which I
remember as being quite quiet.
I will get some pictures in the next week or so. Does anyone
have a
 simple way to post them?
Thanks again,
Brian
'74 Eldo
'78 T3
 
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