May 30, 201313 yr Author Splashed oot last week and bought an Electrex World ignition for Alf.Fitted it and it started fine but the carburation seems miles out.The bike ran fine on points and pulled cleanly from the bottom end now it coughs quite abit and throttle response isn't that sharp.The plug is sooty and before ignition was a nice brown colour.The carb is brand new from Amal and as I said ran perfectly before the ignition.The exhaust isn't clean and the bike smells rich and on the over run sometimes spits oot blue flames. I set up the timing using a degree disc(rupert ratio book).The carb is running a 110 main jet could any one please advise me on jetting or ignition timing any help would be much appreciated as I have entered Alvie which isn't far away. cheers the noo Brian
May 31, 201313 yr Hey Broony, seems kinda odd that carbie was fine before and with lecky sparx is not. I would say there's somtehing amiss with the new spark set up.....or your float is jammed and flooding the motor???? Good Luck.
May 31, 201313 yr Hi Brian, you sure timing is right ? Have you cleaned the carb ? Also have you checked the float level, I have a adapter for the drain plug if you need it.
May 31, 201313 yr Author Hi Ross,rechecked the timing as per instructions.Found a Dutch website that sells the same ignition(think they import them into Britian through Electrex World),and followed their set up instructions.The timing was out about 10 degrees.The bike runs alot better carburation needs a tweak (don't want to upset the neighbours).Seen the entry list for Alvie looks mega. cheers the noo Brian
June 1, 201313 yr Worth checking float level anyway as they don't to be set "consistently" Also a heat shield will improve hot starting if you havnt fitted one already.
June 3, 201313 yr Author Ross any chance you could bring your adapter to Alvie so I can check the float height(I checked it and it was too high and set it but didn't have an adapter so done it using the fuel tap and checked when the needle switched off). cheers the noo Brian
June 3, 201313 yr Hey Broony, seems kinda odd that carbie was fine before and with lecky sparx is not. I would say there's somtehing amiss with the new spark set up.....or your float is jammed and flooding the motor???? Good Luck. Hi, I had a similar thing with my B40 a few years ago, running Boyer Bransden the engine ran quite well, fitted PVL system and it was transformed. Weakened the mixture a little and it got better. I don't know much about Electrex world, but I can recommend PVL, proper hot spark from kicking speed upwards. Dave
June 18, 201313 yr Author Alf getting a wee bit hot cheers the noo Brian Edited June 18, 201313 yr by broony
June 19, 201313 yr Broony, that picture is just waaaaay too small, sharpen you act up man, and post something we can see...LOL
June 20, 201313 yr Author Bashplate, the reason the picture is soooo small is the original photo was from somewhere else.The original photo is alot bigger and shows my scorecard hanging from the number board (not a nice straight line on the left hand side-more of a zig zag ) cheers the noo Brian
June 20, 201313 yr Bashplate, the reason the picture is soooo small is the original photo was from somewhere else. cheers the noo Brian What, Google Earth ?
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