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bobcharles · 07-25-2008

I checked out that voltage mod, it sounds good. I get about 11.2 volts to both coils, so it might help.

I have new manifold and airbox boots, so I know they're good. I was careful during installation not to tear them. Yes, I am running the stock airbox. Everything about the bike is stock.

My carb cleaning involved removing everything from the carbs, while still leaving the carbs attached as a unit. Soaked the jets in some B-12 cleaner, while I went to work on the passages with carb cleaner and some air in a can. Perhaps I should try soaking the carb bodies?

I've never broken, or even so much as bent, a tang when cleaning my carbs. Not really sure how you'd break it; it's not like the float valve is so hard to remove that it'd bend the tang?

I have not checked my valve clearances yet. The engine doesn't have many miles on it, so I really hope they've not gone out of spec. I will probably check the clearances sometime soon.

Also, on the coil mod, since I have two coils, I would need to run two relays, one per coil yes?

07-25-2008	#9 (permalink)
bobcharles Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 19	I checked out that voltage mod, it sounds good. I get about 11.2 volts to both coils, so it might help. I have new manifold and airbox boots, so I know they're good. I was careful during installation not to tear them. Yes, I am running the stock airbox. Everything about the bike is stock. My carb cleaning involved removing everything from the carbs, while still leaving the carbs attached as a unit. Soaked the jets in some B-12 cleaner, while I went to work on the passages with carb cleaner and some air in a can. Perhaps I should try soaking the carb bodies? I've never broken, or even so much as bent, a tang when cleaning my carbs. Not really sure how you'd break it; it's not like the float valve is so hard to remove that it'd bend the tang? I have not checked my valve clearances yet. The engine doesn't have many miles on it, so I really hope they've not gone out of spec. I will probably check the clearances sometime soon. Also, on the coil mod, since I have two coils, I would need to run two relays, one per coil yes?