Oh No running rough

[davepa]

Thanks to everyone who helped with the rear pad install, brake bleeding and initial start up of my newly found 87' venture royale. If you followed the post the bike was stored in a chicken coop for about five years and was absolutly filthy and covered with, well chicken poop!

So after putting the bike back together I decided to give her a good cleaning which involved a garden hose and degreaser. After drying and starting the Venture for more adjustments I now have a rough idle, almost like a dead misfire, and the tach bounces around at will. So the question is...where did water go the it should not have? I am new to the Venture scene so please explain clearly the locations I need to look at.

 

 

Thanks in advance

Dave

[Neil86]

The tach measures the pulses from the TCI black box for the #2 cyl coil. The TCI sits below the battery box and above the cylinder heads....might have got some water in there.

[davepa]

Update on running rough...87' Venture

started bike runs somewhat smooth while choked.

choke off---runs rougher...some slight backfire...but will idle with vibration and lope

throttle up to 2000 RPM starts to smooth slightly...loose tach function

release throttle...tach comes back

 

while at work I called previous owner who stated bike always ran rough when it was damp out but cleared up in about 2 miles. Some times had to leave on 1/2 choke for at least a mile in order for bike to idle.

 

Does this sound like the TCI unit...I see no way in manual to check it

 

 

Regards Dave