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Post by 2TDave on Oct 25, 2014 16:03:22 GMT -5
I noticed a left side low beam out the other day and ordered a couple of bulbs that came today. No dice. These bulbs were just changed a few months ago. Wiggling wires only made the other light flicker. Electrical stuff is not my strong suit. I can check for voltage but Ohms are a noise I use to get girls to make. So I'll check voltage and in the interim if anyone has an idea please chime in. And what temp is too hot for an aluminum cylinder. Plug looks good, runs like a champ but peaking at 390 seams high.
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Post by 90GTVert on Oct 25, 2014 16:16:03 GMT -5
Have you inspected connectors from the lights to the switches? Sounds like there's power and ground there, but maybe not secure somewhere. Don't really have to know any detailed specs if you wanna check resistance (ohms). You could just use the multimeter set on ohms so you don't have to run the scooter and look for voltage. You wanna see 0 or essentially 0 resistance from anywhere there's a ground wire with one probe to a good ground with the other. Should have essentially 0 ohms on the + wire of the low beam to the power wire going into the high/low beam switch and headlight on/off switch if so equipped when the switches are on and set to low beam. Move the probe to the high beam + wire and do the same. Try wiggling wires and connectors and see if the resistance changes.
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Post by 2TDave on Oct 25, 2014 19:03:11 GMT -5
Lights are fixed. I found that one of the wires had broken free from the bulb connector. Pulled that end of the wiring out and soldered it back and presto. I always assume the worst when it comes to electrical issue and once again I adverted chasing the ghosts I read about. Relieved!
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My Strada.
Oct 25, 2014 19:18:15 GMT -5
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Post by nelson on Oct 25, 2014 19:18:15 GMT -5
Last week I had a fuel leak that I thought was a loose vacuum petcock but tightening it didn't fix it. When I pulled it the o-ring was torn. So it was time to go gravity fed with a petcock. Easy right? Wrong. I got a 1/4" npt tap and while struggling with it I made a hair line crack in the weld that connects the threaded pipe to the tank. So I had to pull the rear plastics and tank. I ground the area down and went to weld it and blew my scooter up! Kaboom! Guess I should of drained the fuel. seriously? I weld a lot with an empty fuel tank near by and worry about it. Man, gas will ignite violently! I haven't burnt any thing up yet, I usually throw a blanket over the tank to hopefully keep sparks off and the gas from blowing in my face. |
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My Strada.
Oct 25, 2014 19:20:00 GMT -5
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Post by nelson on Oct 25, 2014 19:20:00 GMT -5
RIP  damn that us nice, too bad  I plan on polishing mine. I like the kicker I had bad luck with an aluminum kicker. |
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Post by 2TDave on Oct 25, 2014 19:44:24 GMT -5
No there was no explosion. Just a screwed up sense if humor. That cover was nice but I made a nicer one that's at the powder coaters now. I put the bearing in first thinking I wouldn't have to bang on it and risk scratching it. Well it's going in a 400 degree oven so that bearing will probably need replacing. Unless I can open it up and get grease in it which I doubt.
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Post by 2TDave on Oct 26, 2014 10:12:25 GMT -5
I went from a 105 main to 108 after seeing high temps yesterday. Tuned the a/f and ran the same runs I was yesterday holding WOT this time longer. Max temp 344 degrees. That's down 46 degrees(390) from yesterday. Still getting great power, maybe 100 less rpm. 67 mph sitting up.
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Post by moofus02 on Oct 26, 2014 10:42:45 GMT -5
That's impressive
Sent from my SPH-L720 using proboards
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Post by jhobe6678 on Oct 26, 2014 11:29:59 GMT -5
I went from a 105 main to 108 after seeing high temps yesterday. Tuned the a/f and ran the same runs I was yesterday holding WOT this time longer. Max temp 344 degrees. That's down 46 degrees(390) from yesterday. Still getting great power, maybe 100 less rpm. 67 mph sitting up. Was that with the wind or against it? I rode with and against today. Got up to 41mph (the stock speedo was pinned at 50) but on the way back the stock speedo barely got to 40. Friggin wind. |
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Post by 90GTVert on Oct 26, 2014 11:30:53 GMT -5
It's pretty crazy how much difference a step or half-step (whatever you wanna call it) in jet size can make with some setups. It's all of this sorta stuff that makes me hate jet recommendations so instead get a jet kit is a better idea. From what I've seen generally the racier... more high end/high rev... it is, the more finicky it will be with any details of the tune. No idea how some even manage to run when they report a swap from say an 80 to a 100 as the next step.
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Post by 2TDave on Oct 26, 2014 11:32:41 GMT -5
It's a little scary that I've been running it with the 105 and a plug that looked okay but I was hitting 390 degrees. Granted it is cooler and it was time to upjet anyway.
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Post by niz76 on Oct 26, 2014 11:51:12 GMT -5
This makes me want to get the CHT even more. I'm torn though- I like the TTO but don't like that it doesn't light up for night viewing. I like the TrailTech Vapor but I also like my stock gauges... although naked handlebars would look good on my scoot... decisions decisions
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Post by 2TDave on Oct 26, 2014 11:55:29 GMT -5
I hear you. I still want a gauge unit but I figure I'll have another scoot at some point to use these.
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Post by jhobe6678 on Oct 26, 2014 12:12:06 GMT -5
This makes me want to get the CHT even more. I'm torn though- I like the TTO but don't like that it doesn't light up for night viewing. I like the TrailTech Vapor but I also like my stock gauges... although naked handlebars would look good on my scoot... decisions decisions Go Naked!!!! Wait... The handlebars, not you.  |
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Post by jhobe6678 on Oct 26, 2014 14:12:35 GMT -5
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