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  1. Condor
    Betcha money, marbles, or chalk you've dropped a cylinder. These V4's will run good on 3 cylinders. It just feels weak but will still cruise along at highway speeds. Change out the plugs and see if that doesn't help the situation.
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    Just a question on the Ebay carbs. Did the engine run bad when the cover was off or on??? If it ran bad with the cover off, that's more like normal on these engines....
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    Ditto on the heat pouring out the side covers. On the '83 there isn't any provision for a vent in the triangular opening, and I used the highway pegs a lot.... Since Ft Collins I found a nice set of side covers on Ebay from an '87 with the vents, and have since replaced the stock covers. The colors match the original '83 paint scheme, although I think?? that the covers are off a VXZ12 and not the '87 Royale. Big difference in the hot air flow and toasted ankles. This also brings to mind a poem I ran acrossed a few months ago. "Summer" a poem by Abigail Elizabeth McIntyre chit! It's Hot !
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    Todd. Another way to check the actual temp of the engine is to go pick up one of those remote IR temp meters. The ones where you put the red laser dot on the object you want to measure and it gives you an LCD temp reading. I picked up one at Harbor Frieght for about 15 bucks. Does a nice job. It's also a great way to find a dead cylinder. Just point it at the exhaust tubes when you first fire the engine. The one or ones that are not firing are cool. You gotta get that scoot ready for the ride next month...
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    This[/url] might be what Condor needs as he was having this problem up in Ft. Collins with his 83 Venture Royal. I'm not sure what the temp is that I'm running at. But i will say that the motor runs according to air temperature. If it's 105 degs out, it runs just under red zone and below the fan kicking on. If it's 65-75 degs out it runs about the middle of the green. Coming back from Ft Collins I stayed a needle width under the red all the way acrossed Nevada at 70-80mph, but it dropped down to just above half way when I got up into the cooler temps of the Sierras and even pulling those grades. So i donno. I guess as long as it doesn't blow up I'll stick with what I've got.... :-) I might add that I added water wetter to the reserve in Colorado. Whether it got into the radiator or not I don't know???:confused24:
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    The tubing on the 1stGen engine guards is 1". Here are a couple of pics of the Kuryakyn pegs I put on mine. They're not any wider than those mounted on the horizontal tube, but further foreward giving more legroom for those of us who are horizontally challenged..... The long horns may place the peg farther out but I didn't feel it was neccessary.
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    MANY THANKS TODD!!
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    I use CorrosionX on my fishing reels all the time for corrosion prevention. Works great, but i don't think it'll do well as a 'crud buster'. SaltX is another great product for protecting metal from salt water corrosion.
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    Just to let every one know, the MAC's were ordered and paid for this morning. Because they are building them, and not pulling from stock this time around, they will get back to me monday with a delivery date....
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    Ain't that a great feeling........
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    Loose connection at the controll?????
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    Thanks Cecil. We now have 10 paid with another one coming soon, so I'll be calling MAC today and placing the order. In the past they quoted me a 2 week lead time to build them, and hopefully that hasn't changed. Thanks to everyone for making this group a go.....
  13. Condor
    Yep, picked up an Elmo a few months ago. Haven't had a chance to use it yet, but i suspect that time is coming very soon......
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    Thanks Squeeze, that makes sense to me. Looks like I'm in for a carb rebuild. At least all the diaphrams are in great shape... BTW Clunked in 'Squeeze Speak' is Clogged...
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    Didn't mean it to be demeaning in any way Squeeze, and I hope you didn't take it that way, and if you did I deeply apologize. It was more of a tongue-in-cheek response. Heck I knew what you meant, and if i knew, that's really saying something..... Sometimes things get interpreted differently, and I was just trying to clear some of it up..... Keep the responses coming......
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    Not making a statement Jeremy as much as repeating what I've read from other members who are far better than I'll ever hope to be when it comes to talking 'CARB'....
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    Hey, give a guy a break...it's still early out here.. Save the bullet.... go ahead and kick 'm.....
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    Vic..Vic..Vic...... Ya don't shoot the horse when it's still breathin'..........
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    i'll keep that thought as a last resort Jim. I'll let the Sea Foam sit in there for a week if I need to. I still have two other VR's that are ready to ride....
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    I was hoping it wouldn't come to that Jim. I might try pure Sea Foam in the carbs and let it sit for a while.... Thanks for the input....
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    New plugs and wires Mike. Fresh fuel. Although...maybe from running a rich mix of Sea Foam I might have fouled the plugs again. I'll pull one and take a look.
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    Did that Bob. No movement at idle, but when I 'coaxed' it into higher rpms they all pulled equally...??
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    First thing I did was recheck the idle screw settings. All OK.... No help. Beside they're not even in the mix past 2000rpm... but I thought I'd check them anyway.
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    We sure could use a bit more info on the bike before being able to offer up some opinions. If you're just looking for things that might be wrong take a look thru the 2ndGen tech talk section. Most things you should be aware of are posted there.....
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    OK, finally got out and started messin' with the 87 over the weekend. With all the other stuff I had to do before FtCollions I hadn't had a chance to work on it, and it's been sitting for more than 2 months without firing it up. Choked the 'H' out of it, turned the key on, pushed the start button, and it fired almost imediately, and the R's went right up to 3grand. Cool!! Now here's the kicker. Every time I blipped the throttle the motor wanted to die. OK, so I thought the loose air cleaner box which I hadn't mounted since the last time I played with it was causing the problem. Shut it off and mounted the box. Even connected the *&^%% breather hose. Fired it up again. Blip the throttle. Same thing?? It would idle like a champ at high rpm's, but twist the grip and deadsville. I finally played with the throttle and by blipping it in short bursts I could get the engine to rev up to about 5 grand, but that was it. Also when I took the choke completely off the engine died..... Anyone have any ideas?? All feedback welcome at this point..... Fuel filter clogged maybe?? Whatcha think... BTW it's had two cans of Sea Foam thru it....
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