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Recent content by lieutenant dan

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    Sparking ignition points

    Just a quick update. Despite some arcing at the new points, I closed everything up and took the bike for a test ride. The result; the misfire appears to be gone! It seems likely that the old condensers were the main cause of the misfire that I was getting when the engine got hot. Strange about...
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    Sparking ignition points

    I guess i'll button it all up and take her for a ride. The whole reason i started into the ignitions bits was cause of a misfire when the engine is hot, so I'd better get the engine good and warm and see if the misfire is still there. If it is, maybe it's time to pull the trigger on one of them...
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    Sparking ignition points

    i definitely ordered the correct Nippon ones for my bike. Pretty sure the others wouldn?t fit anyways.
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    Sparking ignition points

    the condensers should be connected to the moving point, same as the wire from the coil - have I got that right? ive got a photo of how I?ve wired it up, but I can?t figure out how to post it.
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    Sparking ignition points

    But that?s what I?m not understanding; the condensers are brand new. What are the odds they are both defective out of the box? And I?ve checked and double checked that everything is hooked up correctly - and as far as I can tell it is. what else could cause sparks jumping across the points??
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    Sparking ignition points

    Done! I had said what model and year bike I had in the OP but now I?ve also added it to my signature :D
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    Sparking ignition points

    Hey guys. For a while now I've been reading and researching, trying to track down the cause of a misfire on my '79 GS750. The misfire only starts once the engine gets good and hot. I've read on the forums here about a few guys that had similar issue and it seems the most common suggestion was...
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    GS750e carb connections - vents or vacuum lines!?

    The fuel line from the petcock to carbs is obvious. but the nipples on the carbs, the two vents and the one vacuum line look identical.
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    GS750e carb connections - vents or vacuum lines!?

    I found the problem! The hose I was using on the vacuum side of the valve had a tear in it. so I Replaced that, put the valve in prime position (since I rebuilt the carbs and the bowls were empty) cranked it over and she started right up! now the next issue I have is that the idle is too...
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    GS750e carb connections - vents or vacuum lines!?

    I had a go at getting the bike running but with no success. I sprayed some starter fluid into the air filter and it would run a bit but as soon as I stopped spraying it stopped running. Seems to me like it?s getting no fuel at all. i thought the first place to check was the petcock. Pulled the...
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    GS750e carb connections - vents or vacuum lines!?

    Thanks! You guys are great. So just for the purporse of trying to get the bike running I should be fine to plug the one on carb 3 and leave the ones on 2 and 4 open.
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    GS750e carb connections - vents or vacuum lines!?

    Hey guys, my first post here on the forum. I’m a Canadian guy building a ‘79 GS750 here in Switzerland - recently just laid off from my job (thank you Corona virus) so I’ve finally got some time to get my project finished! My question is regarding the carbs on my bike. There are 3 hose...
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