Subject: RE: Dig Guzzi folk

Author: Keith Ruff

Date: Jun 26, 2001, 1:36 PM

Post ID: 1707269788

The system doesn't care what starter is on the bike

The system does not care what gen/reg is on the bike as long as they
match

They are not interchangeable. Though you can substitute Lucas for
Marelli as
they use same internal config.

The Good Book (Guzziology) says so. Chapter 18 verse 15

The specs AREN'T right

The two charging systems are wired differently internally

The label on my regulator is STUCK on

Electricity may well be able to read, just not out loud.

What I want to know is how we jumped from starters to chargers?

cookie

Anyhow it's 9:00 pm here & I'm off to get a cup of coffee


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From: "Zerhackermann ." <chopp-@hotmail.com>
To: <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 8:40 PM
Subject: Re: Dig Guzzi folk

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huh?

1) The system doesn't care what starter is on the bike.
2) the system doesn't care what BRAND is on the bike. Electricity can't
read. The label is only there as a quick way to tell what version it is.

And

that is just a cover that is held on by 2 screws. Unless it is stamped
somewhere else I don't know about. you can use a Ac Delco, ND,

whatever...as

long as the specs are right.

and since I don't know how to read the windings...I just use the label.
;-}

From: Martin Cooke <cook-@virgin.net>
Reply-To: Loopfram-@topica.com
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: Re: Dig Guzzi folk
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 20:06:52 +0100

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There is some kind of voodoo magic going on!

The reason you have to use Marelli VR with Marelli generator & Bosch
with
Bosch, is that the field windings, I think (& am far too lazy too look
it
up) are wired directly opposite from make to make & are totally
incompatible.


Thumbs Rule!!

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From: "Zerhackermann ." <chopp-@hotmail.com>
To: <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 4:31 PM
Subject: RE: Dig Guzzi folk

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I'm confused... why wouldn't the bosch be compatible? the charging

system

doesn't touch the starting system except via the battery.

The rule that you have to use a marelli VR with a Marelli gen is a

rule

of

thumb. Just a quick way to know you have a properly rated VR in the

system.

unless I am wrong and there is some sort of voodoo magic going that I

don't

know about.

The boot protectors eh. I have one that is rusted and cracked. But I

was

looking at it and it doesn't look all that hard to make. I'll try when

I

get

some stainless tube

Z,

Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought I was told if you have a

Marelli

starter, you can't use a Bosch in it's place, something to do with

the

electronics of the bike, perhaps a Marelli generator/regulator not

being

compatible with a Bosch starter???? Just wanted to mention it just

in

case. As for the junkyard, wish there was one this way! If you find
any of those old style "boot guards", those 1/2 moon shaped guards

that

bolt onto the valve covers, let me know, I'd like a set!

Thanx!

Keith Ruff
71 Police Amabassador - NJ

Zerhackermann . wrote:

my Marelli starter is poopy. Last week I mentioned this to a dude

and
he

says he has a bosch. SO saturday I went down and met up and he

gave

me

the
bosch starter. yes the solenoid goes UNDER the starter.

I ask him how much. He says "See if you can use it. then let me

know

and

we'll figure something out."

Bitchin.

I stuffed it in my tool roll and headed down to the buckaroo for a

beer.

Down there I ran into greg field. I've known him for a while, so

it

wasn't
like an odd thing. We get to yakking about my green ambo. And he

says
he

has
some stuff for me. Next thing I am down in a semi-junk yard/shop

ownded

by a
friend of his. and we go digging for the stuff.

Hanging around a junkyard on a sunny afternoon, drinking beer and
talking
bikes. Yeahhh!

why keep having rallies at campgrounds? They should be held in
junkyards.

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