MartinDC
Tuned and Synch'ed
Type: USA, 2007 Moto Guzzi Griso 1100
Problem: Sounds like a lawn mower following valve adjustment; cannot stay on; low idle; right cylinder is way hotter than left.
Hello Group,
After performing a valve adjustment on my ’07 Griso, I cannot get it right.
Found TDC with a straw and S & D and making sure I was in the correct stroke/cycle.
Adjusted outlet 0.152 mm and inlet 0.102 mm. (I got a pocket knife type of feeler gauge from Advanced Auto Parts and the brand is Autocraft.) To verify I got the right thing adjusted, I put the feeler in and adjusted until I felt a friction type of pull and drag. I then tightened bolt while maintaining that clearance.
After trying quite a few measurements, and starting to no avail, the battery ran out of juice, and I had to use the car to jump the bike. It took a couple of tries to start but:
The engine needed throttle, and when it started it sounded like an old lawn mower. Very low idle. Turned off when I let the engine speed go down.
Although this is my first try (a) Am I using the gauge feeler wrong, (b) Am I using the wrong one, (c) Assuming an OK gauge, is this the correct valve measurements, (d) Does this sound like too loose or too tight, and (e) Did I mess something else up, such as the timing?
Thank you very much for your help.
Be safe out there.
Martin
Problem: Sounds like a lawn mower following valve adjustment; cannot stay on; low idle; right cylinder is way hotter than left.
Hello Group,
After performing a valve adjustment on my ’07 Griso, I cannot get it right.
Found TDC with a straw and S & D and making sure I was in the correct stroke/cycle.
Adjusted outlet 0.152 mm and inlet 0.102 mm. (I got a pocket knife type of feeler gauge from Advanced Auto Parts and the brand is Autocraft.) To verify I got the right thing adjusted, I put the feeler in and adjusted until I felt a friction type of pull and drag. I then tightened bolt while maintaining that clearance.
After trying quite a few measurements, and starting to no avail, the battery ran out of juice, and I had to use the car to jump the bike. It took a couple of tries to start but:
The engine needed throttle, and when it started it sounded like an old lawn mower. Very low idle. Turned off when I let the engine speed go down.
Although this is my first try (a) Am I using the gauge feeler wrong, (b) Am I using the wrong one, (c) Assuming an OK gauge, is this the correct valve measurements, (d) Does this sound like too loose or too tight, and (e) Did I mess something else up, such as the timing?
Thank you very much for your help.
Be safe out there.
Martin