Nappy
Just got it firing!
- Joined
- Nov 7, 2011
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- 3
Hi,
I recently purchased a '77 LeMans 1that has been stored indoors for a couple of years with all fluids drained, I put in a new battery, some fuel and oiled her up (10w/60 motorex power synth 4t)and she started right up! With 5 min of carb adjusting the bike starts and idles fine and responds well to the throttle, though I haven't taken her on the road yet because the front brakes need to be rebuilt. Anyway, when I give the bike a handful of throttle for a few minutes it sprays oil on the ground behind the bike, and seems to do more out the left side than the right, also the right cyl valve cover is warm to the touch (not hot, just warm) and the left valve cover is cold...both sides are firing, pull a plug cap and it slows down equally on each side. Also, the left spark plug is a little black and wet but not overly so and the right is very white on the tip (the part that you can bend to adjust the gap) and sooty black everywhere else (has the dyna ignition btw). I checked the compression and it's 130 on the left and 150 on the right.... lastly, it smokes more than I'd like though the smoke seems to be pretty white and dissipates fairly quickly so it could be the cold, but my Husqvarna doesn't put out any smoke in the same weather.
Any thoughts or input appreciated
Nappy Mike
I recently purchased a '77 LeMans 1that has been stored indoors for a couple of years with all fluids drained, I put in a new battery, some fuel and oiled her up (10w/60 motorex power synth 4t)and she started right up! With 5 min of carb adjusting the bike starts and idles fine and responds well to the throttle, though I haven't taken her on the road yet because the front brakes need to be rebuilt. Anyway, when I give the bike a handful of throttle for a few minutes it sprays oil on the ground behind the bike, and seems to do more out the left side than the right, also the right cyl valve cover is warm to the touch (not hot, just warm) and the left valve cover is cold...both sides are firing, pull a plug cap and it slows down equally on each side. Also, the left spark plug is a little black and wet but not overly so and the right is very white on the tip (the part that you can bend to adjust the gap) and sooty black everywhere else (has the dyna ignition btw). I checked the compression and it's 130 on the left and 150 on the right.... lastly, it smokes more than I'd like though the smoke seems to be pretty white and dissipates fairly quickly so it could be the cold, but my Husqvarna doesn't put out any smoke in the same weather.
Any thoughts or input appreciated
Nappy Mike