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Do I have a problem ?
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 5:31 pm
by Red Rex
'Rex has been garaged for the winter, only being run up every 2 or 3 weeks. A couple of weeks back when I started her it was a bit of a struggle to get her to fire and then she would run on only one pot (the LH one). Figured it was an oiled plug on the RH pot
Cleaned that plug and she started straight away and ran perfectly. After a 5 mile ride tick-over was smooth and steady at 1100 rpm. Problem solved
Today I start her up after a struggle and this time she runs on one pot again (this time the RH one) and I have to replace the LH plug. Again all is perfect after a 40 mile trouble-free ride.
Was it a coincidence ?? Was I just unlucky ?? Or is this the early sign of a potential problem with emulsion tubes.
BTW 'Rex has done 30k miles.
Opinions welcome.
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 7:16 pm
by youngy
Cold and damp getting to your plugs I reckon. New plugs will cure it.
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 9:35 pm
by Jak
^ what he said ... and yet again (amazing as it sounds) I knew an answer
Only coz mine does the same if it's left for a little while.
My old Guzzi was temperamental about starting - I used an old thick blanket to tuck it in at night and all was good
been doing that this winter with the TRX and haven't had much of a problem.
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 9:08 am
by Red Rex
Thanks for the replies. Hopefully the 'problem' will go away now she's had a decent run out on a dry day.
The only reason I thought it might be something other than the usual is that the garage is more like a living room (fitted carpets / TV / stereo / double-glazed) so not cold and damp, and the plugs were replaced about 500 miles ago. That and the fact that it has happened on two consecutive weekends.
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 9:13 am
by Tarwetijger
Red Rex wrote:
The only reason I thought it might be something other than the usual is that the garage is more like a living room (fitted carpets / TV / stereo / double-glazed) so not cold and damp, 8<
And what about you, do you sleep in the garage?
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 2:57 pm
by youngy
Maybe your carbs are knackered then
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:20 pm
by Red Rex
And what about you, do you sleep in the garage?
... come close on a couple of occasions !!
Maybe your carbs are knackered then
... do you really think so ?
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:58 pm
by youngy
Red Rex wrote:
Maybe your carbs are knackered then
... do you really think so ?
no..........................(devilish laughter)
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 9:47 pm
by ekoja
Mine started doing that, hard to start when cold, I had the valves checked, and adjusted, no more problems. Altho I also had the carbs checked as well, but they did say the carbs were fairly well adjusted. (unlike some people I know
)
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 9:52 am
by Glen1TRX
ekoja wrote: (unlike some people I know
)
Care to elaborate
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 11:23 am
by ekoja
Glen1TRX wrote:ekoja wrote: (unlike some people I know
)
Care to elaborate
Mostly family (mine) and every XPT passenger I have ever encountered.
XPT is a train that I get the priviledge to carry passengers for, (for the benifit of all you outside of Aussie) Just about all the people we carry are bloody feral.