Subject: RE: Alternator
Author: Keith Ruff
Date: Jun 9, 2005, 10:56 AM
Post ID: 1718996522
Hey Tom!
"When I got the engine to rev up to about 2-3K RPm the gen light started
to glow dully."
That was my symptom on the ride out to the National. Turn the key to
the on position, gen light on, start it up and rev low, light off, rev
high, light started to glow. Recall I changed out my Voltage Regulator
at the rally, but Mark E seems to think if I would have flashed the
field on the old VR, it would have come back to life. I understand if
the battery is disconnected for any reason, it is a good thing to flash
the field on the VR again to make sure the charging system is working.
Incidentally, when I came to a stop light on the ride out when the
charging system was not working, the Ambo spit and backfired then
totally died, battery was dead. Perhaps this is the same reason your
Eldo is not running right, not enough juice from the battery to generate
a solid spark in the cylinders?
Good Luck.
Keith Ruff
70 Cafe Racer Ambo
Manahawkin, NJ
halc-@comcast.net wrote:
| Hi Greg I met a few people from your neck of the woods at the National. Off the top of my head I can't remember his name but he was traveling all over Europe and had just gotten back. He was ridding up from Florida on his eventual finish in Seattle. Nice guy. He mentioned you just missed coming to the rally. There were a few bikes with your kit. Some great looking loops. Anyway I am having a heck of a time getting me Eldo to run right. Black smoke fouled plugs. I just put new atomizers, needles, float vale shutoff and enricher (choke) plungers in the carbs. I hope that works. When I got the engine to rev up to about 2-3K RPm the gen light started to glow dully. That make sense to you? I checked the wiring. It looks correct. I will check again. It is really simple. Nothing is happening with that until I get the bike to idle and accelerate properly. If you have any thought on this let me know Tom |