Triumphrat

bendavanza · 10-31-2007

It would not even start this morning for me to check for vacuum leaks.
I pulled a plug and it looked clean. I'm thinking ***!
So on my list of things to check/change were vacuum, plug wires, coil.
I changed the plug wires from my other bike, better looking spark on that side, and the bike began running on 1 cylinder, so I put the plug back in and NADA. Then I fetched the coil from the other bike and BAM. Instant success story.
Now I need another coil, and maybe wires. Stock stuff costs quite a bit more than Nology so I may just spring for Nology parts for my bike and leave the swapped OEM stuff on the problem bike. The dead spot appears to be gone, too.
I found no vacuum leak.
THANKS FOR ALL THE INPUT GUYS!
-Ben

sweatmachine · 10-31-2007

man, having 2 of the same bike next to each other rules for problem diagnosis!

bendavanza · 10-31-2007

The 2 bike thing is one of the reasons I still brought the bike home despite it's being dead. And also this support forum.
And I will be getting a new Nology coil out of the deal.
woo hoo.
It was nice to ride the bike today, the weather is perfect and I caught a nice scratch, the bike has some punch. shimming the needle should make the jetting near perfect. Ricky will be the new owner of this $2500 smokin deal flood salvage Bonnie. Really you would never be able to tell it was in a flood outside of the mud residue in the speedometer.
cheers
-Ben

bendavanza · 10-31-2007

I wanted to post some pics of the work we did.
http://www.bendavanza.com/01flood

sweatmachine · 10-31-2007

dude that rules. Smokin deal! Got any more flooded bonnies?

kurt_3_0_1 · 11-01-2007

you mentioned that the battery was kind of weak mine did the exact same thing and the problem progressed I took it to the dealer and he said the battery was bad. If there is a dead cell it will still crank the bike but not put out the voltage needed to maintain the electronic ignition system needed for smooth running. you can tell if this is your problem by jumping the bike and then removing the cables if it starts running rough or acting like it wants to die touch the cables back to the post and see if it starts running smooth again, if so I would say you have to replace the battery. also put a multi meter on your leads at 2000 rpms which is your peak charging range you should be putting out 14 and 1/2 volts. if your not then it is your charging system. But the battery would be my number one suspect.