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Frustrating day for me.Got my MkIII Commando back together after installing new shocks, new oil pump and anti-sumping valve, new electronic ignition. Was running perfectly but it was time to do the upgrades.Started it up and it will now only run on full choke. Took the pilot screws out and ran the requisite #78 drill bit up into the pilot passages in case there was varnish in the passages from that &*(#* ethanol "fuel", put it back and still won't run without the chokes all the way down.So all the stuff I DID works fine - now there's something new, so back off with that pain-in-the-butt Interstate tank, off with the pain-in-the-butt airbox outlets, off with the impossible to reach carb screws, and apart with the carbs, I suppose.I guess it's worth it.Lannis
So all the stuff I DID works fine - now there's something new, so back off with that pain-in-the-butt Interstate tank, off with the pain-in-the-butt airbox outlets, off with the impossible to reach carb screws, and apart with the carbs, I suppose.
Frustrating day for me.Got my MkIII Commando back together after installing new shocks, new oil pump and anti-sumping valve, new electronic ignition. Was running perfectly but it was time to do the upgrades.Lannis
Not that I need to say this but be careful with that valve.
"most carb problems are ignition."
That's a very good point. I'm particularly sensitive to it because I destroyed a perfectly good BSA 650 engine by putting a check valve, meant to control at-rest wet-sumping, in the input line to the oil pump.These things are sold by the thousands, and many folks say "I'VE never had a problem, so it must be OK". But any hydraulic engineer (and non hydraulic engineers like myself who had to learn the hard way) knows to NEVER put a check valve in the inlet side of a suction pump.In this case, on the MkIII Norton, this is an upgrade to the stock Norton anti-sumping valve introduced on the MkIII, which is NOT on the inlet site of the oil pump, but on the outlet side, built into the timing cover. The Norton design has a little bucket-shaped cylinder seating against a metal surface - the "AMR-Tuscon" modification has a ball and a little rubber seal, along with hand-lapping of the oil pump gears, which really works. Months can go by and not a DROP of oil gets out of the tank; and no fears about losing suction or blocking flow .....Lannis
Good to know, wonder if I can put that on my 68 Norton? One of these days I've got to put that bike back together......
Check with "AMR" (Alternative Motorcycle Repair) - they can do it "on any Norton twin", so says their website. Excellent work and only about $80 for the basic job, I think ....Lannis
But, I do wonder what you were thinking when you chose -- as did the OP -- to spend this rare day inside working on a broken machine instead of on the road aboard a working one. Good luck with the fix. Carbs will always be a mystery to me.Bill
How do you have such tidy garages. Always have 10 projects on the go, Couple of outboards, a spare engine. Another bike hanging from ceiling, Kids bikes, scooters......
Well, if my wickedness in wasting 80-degree riding days is bringing me to judgment when I work on bikes ...... I'm really in trouble when a nice riding day like today turns out to be Apple Butter Making Day at my house. Snitting a bushel of Golden Delicious apples, then cooking them up (stirring constantly) in a copper kettle for 6 - 7 hours, then putting up 26 pints of apple butter in a hot-water-bath canner ... well, that sort of knocks a hole in one's riding day.But it has to be done. Tradition demands it. And the result is worth it!Lannis
Bill,I appreciate the offer but I am going to spend the morning running some local back roads and after a hundred miles or so stop at at Caledon State Park in King George Va. I haven't really tested the Bassa on some curves yet and I will certainly keep you invitation in mind when there is more time. Caledon is my happy place, miles of trails with some leading down to the Potomac and all through virgin old growth forests. My Wife will be going in shortly for a total knee replacement so I have lost my walking buddy, although it does mean there is total peace and quiet while you enjoy the beauty. (Yes I told her I posted that.) Sounds as if you enjoy Civil War history, then you must be familiar with the area around Fredericksburg. Sadly many of the sites are now developed as growth here continues to spiral out of control. Ride down anytime, there is always a cold beverage in the garage frig...Sheepdog, I use Star Tron in all of my bikes to combat the effects of the alcohol. Wait until the 15 starts to hit, then the fun will really begin......
What a great word, that: snitting. Have not heard for years (as in decades) and, regrettably, of late, it has other, less pleasant, meanings. But I prefer your context: https://plus.google.com/106248485136951015330/posts/ETip6bG766ANo problem; figured. Hope your ride turned out well. And best wishes to your bride on that surgery. It�s in my future, too.I did another 200 leaning miles in Va., Md., W.V., and Penn. Gorgeous. One of my trip reports with too many words and too many pix to follow, of course, but here�s one �til then. Anyone know where that is?Bill
Not for sure exactly, but it looks like the country just north of where we had the MD/DC Guzzi Rally, maybe Buck Ridge or Pine Ridge above the Black Valley. There are so many nice valleys like that that unless you're from there, you can't tell the difference ....Lannis
