Throttle cable Replacement

[Rob]

Hell, you got Monte out on the road a few times before rego, if I remember correctly!

[Bamboo812]

Grant, get the valves adjusted and timing spot on before attempting to dial in the carbs. Standard Operating Procedure.

[grant81rs]

Gidday,

Rob - lol, the difference is the local Police just smiled and waved at the old rusty Chevy, I gather the bike would not get the same response.

Timo - yes mate, now I have learnt that one, starting the wrong way around

[Bamboo812]

Build one of these, too: http://www.bmwr65.org/htdocs/yabbfiles/ ... _Synch.pdf

[Duane Ausherman]

See the line for the "S" and "F" marks? We always painted them with a tiny bit of white enamel. Then they stand out and are easy to see.

Always time it by eye before using the strobe, as that saves a lot of time.

[sprints@pldi.net]

Grant, if they have been working smoothly then the easiest way to route the new ones is to tape a new one to an old one and use the old one to pull in through. I did that with mine and didn't have to take the tank of or anything else loose

[grant81rs]

Build one of these, too: http://www.bmwr65.org/htdocs/yabbfiles/ ... _Synch.pdf

Many thanks Timo for the attached link, I will make one over the Xmas holidays and have a play around with it on the 45c degree day with a beer in one hand and one foot dangling in the pool, gotta get the priorities right !!

[Rob]

Build one of these, too: http://www.bmwr65.org/htdocs/yabbfiles/ ... _Synch.pdf

Many thanks Timo for the attached link, I will make one over the Xmas holidays and have a play around with it on the 45c degree day with a beer in one hand and one foot dangling in the pool, gotta get the priorities right !!

Make sure to use a yard stick.
I tried making one with a meter stick one time and I couldn't get it to work!
Too long, I guess.

[Duane Ausherman]

Don't waste your time. We tried all of the magic tricks to tune carbs. None is as accurate or fast as by ear.

We tried the shorting out a plug method. We tried vacuum gauges. They don't work.

http://w6rec.com/duane/bmw/Tuning.htm

http://www.w6rec.com/duane/bmw/carb/index.htm

We have a tendency to want some magic to save us the trouble of taking the time to learn something. Sorry, but on the boxers, just learn to do it by ear.

[Bamboo812]

Duane, while I agree that the shorting method and vacuum gauges don't work, and adjusting the carb mixture by ear is a given. The tool I posted has worked very well for adjusting small differences in the cables adjustment at WOT and idle speed, enabling me to eliminate a pesky vibration at 4500rpm...