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    '83 & '86 ignition Q?

    in General Tech Talk

    Posted

    So, I'm putting an '86 1300 engine in my '83 Venture, and I will be using my '83 1200 carburetors. I was told that the '86 coils & TCI unit are better components than the '83 ignition components, and that I should swap them into the '83.

     

    Upon looking around in my '86 shop manual, I learn that the '86 ignition system spark timing advance goes like this; vacuum from the 1300 carbs goes to an electronic sensor unit, which sends signals to the TCI unit via the '86 1300 wiring harness, and the timing is advanced in certain vacuum states.

     

    If this is the case, I will not be able to use at least the '86 TCI unit in my '83 because of (1) I'm using my '83 1200 carbs, and (2) my '83 wiring harness will not accomodate the '86 electronic vacuum sensor signals going to the TCI unit.

     

    Can anyone verify my research and logic, and verify that I will NOT be able to use the '86 TCI unit in my '83. I think I should still be able to use the '86 coils, but, 1) are they better? & 2) Why are they better?

     

    Thank you!

     

    Doug Nordin

    Chrome Fender Tip Fit

    in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)

    Posted

    Does anyone know what chrome (plastic/ABS?) fender tips would fit my '83 Venture front fender? What more current bike model fender would be comparable in size, curvature, etc.? I need to cover up some paint damage near the tip from a recent paint exchange with a girl's car (I wished she would have looked, & I was more careful that time).

     

    Thanks,

    Doug

    Had My First Motorcycle Accident Today

    in Watering Hole

    Posted

    Friday I got a $1600 check from Progressive, and yesterday I borrowed my brother's truck and trailer :mytruck: and bought the 83 parts bike & 1300 engine (still in the frame).

     

    I'm getting into the mode of this new project - I'll swap the 1300 into the new parts bike (which has a brand new rear tire!) with hard engine mounts and then swap stuff off of my wrecked bike onto my "new" bike. This way, my "new" bike will have a clean title (instead of a salvage title), and it just doesn't make sense to move chassis parts onto my crashed bike when they're already mounted on the "new" bike.

     

    My mechanic friend had traded the new parts bike toward a different venture; he was going to ride it since he didn't have a touring bike at the time. He took all of the plastic (except for the fairing) off and was going to have it all fixed up, but the guy that was going to fix up the plastic disappeared and my mechanic friend lost interest.

     

    Hopefully it won't take too long:Venture:.

     

    Does anyone have a good source for valve cover gaskets?

     

    Doug

    Had My First Motorcycle Accident Today

    in Watering Hole

    Posted

    Thanx Dave,

     

    We need to talk about your 1300 engine sometime - looks like I'll have some money now. Obviously I'll be busy with getting my bike un-bent for now, but I can get the 1300 pulled from the frame after I get my '83 on the road again. I'll also need a couple of other parts, like the engine guards so I can mount the scoop I got from you.

     

    Doug

    Had My First Motorcycle Accident Today

    in Watering Hole

    Posted

    Thanks everyone...

     

    Here's an update;

     

    The orthopedic surgeon said I might have a broken bone in m right wrist - we'll know in 2 weeks when he re-x-rays it. In the mean time I'm wearing a wrist brace. He thinks my elbow (torn tendon attachment on the bone) will probably heal fine & be stable via scar tissue after several weeks. My Bike medical insurance should cover those expenses.

     

    The adjuster came by this morning. He's totaling the bike, & I'll keep it for $300 salvage fee, and I'll end up with a $1600 check. My policy is for $2000 agreed value on the bike with $100 deductible. My wife wants to put the money in the bank, and it's not really enough to get into something different, so I've decided to buy an 84 intact parts bike from a mechanic friend of mine for $400 that will give me all of the replacement chassis parts I need to fix my '83. I hate to have to fix mine - time & effort wise, but it's the best option available if I want to get back on the road any time soon since I don't know anyone that will give me a nice touring bike (& my wife wants some money in the bank.)

     

    That leaves me with the 2nd gear problem to deal with that is starting to show it's ugly head. I'm planning on buying a 1300 engine from an '86+ Venture, & swapping it into my bike this coming winter (probably use my current carbs for improved mileage). Any one have one for sale?

     

    Doug Nordin

    Had My First Motorcycle Accident Today

    in Watering Hole

    Posted

    Thank you everyone.

     

    I hurt pretty good today. I went to my Chiropractor yesterday and had him take some X-rays of my right arm - it got to hurting pretty bad by the end of the day. He thinks I might have a tendon that is partially separated from the bone where it hurts on my elbow - I'm going to have him check out my jambed thumb as well. I have an appointment tomorrow morning with an orthopedic surgeon to get another opinion. My Progressive policy has a $1000 medical portion. I'll have to check my health insurance from work to see what it would cover if I need treatment.

     

    Progressive is filing a claim with the girl's insurance co. for me - they said they think she has more fault than I do since I was established where I was & she turned out in front of me. I'll let them sort it out. I think I'll have them replace my helmet - part of the white foam is crushed around where I got my bump on my head. If they deem my bike a total loss, that'll take care of my second gear problem that is starting to show it's ugly head - replace the bike! One silver lining.

     

    My wife told me she was very happy that I remembered/requested that we have our normal family prayer yesterday morning. Years ago, I was in terrible auto-pedestrian accident (I was the pedestrian - a girl hit my car door while I was standing in between it & my blazer, closing the door on my legs - broke both femurs and various other parts of my legs), we hadn't had family prayer that morning.

     

    Thanks again, everyone,

     

    Doug

    Had My First Motorcycle Accident Today

    in Watering Hole

    Posted

    My '83 Yamaha Venture is my 4th bike I've owned - last year I commuted 10,000 miles between Park City & Orem. I've never had a motorcycle accident, always wear my helmet, armored jacket, gloves, clothes (no shorts, flip flops - I don't get it when I see others riding bikes like that). I've made great efforts to be educated, practice riding skills, and be extremely aware when I ride.

     

    I'm embarrassed to say that I apparently wasn't careful enough today - it happened a block & a half away from my house- It felt good to be getting off to work on my bike. I had barely turned Left onto 400 South into the Center Turn Lane from 1000 West. I had checked everywhere for cars, moving & parked, and was actively monitoring the West-bound, 400 S lane to merge going west onto 400 south. I noticed a green blur to my right as a green Kia executed a U-turn from the far curb, turning in front of me - I knew there was no way I could stop fast enough (I did get in some braking) & I didn't have the space to evade. I t-boned her car right in front of her left, rear wheel, and her momentum brought my bike down onto it's left side (happened 60 feet from 1000 West, so I was starting to accelerate and wasn't going very fast - I've had worse snowmobiling accidents). I can't lift my bike, so some people helped get it up on two wheels again. I got a bump on my forehead - not sure how that happened with my helmet on -, my right thumb was jambed some, and my right elbow might be injured - I need to have an orthopedic doc or radiologist look at xrays I got from my chiropractor.

     

    The police officer didn't issue any citations; he said we were both at fault..Her for turning in front of me, and me for moving in/trying to merge from the left turn lane (Center Lane). She was looking in the traffic lane for on-coming cars, and not the center turn lane, & I hadn't realized there was someone ready to drive who was parked on the far curb - I was paying attention to possible traffic I would have to merge into.

     

    I don't know yet how much damage my bike sustained - the front suspension took the brunt of it, and the handle bars took the brunt of stopping my mass from moving forward, and the fairing glass in front of the headlights broke from hitting her car. Her car has 3 or 4 dents and some exchanged paint. I did ride the bike home with the handlebars askew to the right. I'm most concerned about my front wheel, forks, fork tree, and frame.

     

    I'm pretty ticked off at myself - I just finished getting my bike riding ready, and I was very excited to ride today, commute this week, and go on the Provo chapter ride this Saturday. Now I have to assess the damage, find parts, fix damage, and drive my cage in the mean time. I also missed out on a couple hundred dollars of work today.

     

    This was a minor accident, and I'm fine (just shook up this afternoon), so I guess life is good, and now I know how to be a little more aware/careful of an unusual, Left Turn situation - kind of a double left turn situation, since my turning left & trying to merge right distracted me from noticing the other left turner/U turner. I could have also been a little easier about my acceleration.

     

    I'm bummed out to have to deal with the frustration & stress of working through this (instead of riding). Anyways, live & learn, and hopefully it won't be too expensive - I hope Progressive is good to deal with. $100 deductible is good news (instead of $500 + deductible).

     

    Doug Nordin

    What kind of car do you drive?

    in Watering Hole

    Posted

    '97 loaded Chrysler Town & Country van for my wife (6 kids), gift from her sister when they bought a new one. Almost 200K miles on it - great vehicle except for the mileage.

     

    I've had a bunch of different vehicles over the years. I just finished rebuilding the engine & going through a '92 Subaru Justy 4WD, 5speed, 3 cylinder, 35mpg winter commuter car for me. My '83 Venture is my commuter during the rest of the year.

     

    before, I have had; a '97 Toyota Tacoma Truck (me), '76 suped up Dodge short bed 4X4 truck (me), '92 2WD Justy (me), old Datsun truck (me), '83 Datsun 280ZX Turbo (me), '72 Chev Suburban (Wife), '72 GMC 3/4 ton truck (me), '85 GMC custom van (wife), older caravan w/flames (my wife got a lot of funny comments w/that vehicle), old Subaru 4WD station wagon (me), '75 Jeep CJ5 (me), '83 Honda CB1000Custom Bike (me), '97 Pontiac Firebird (me), Honda Prelude (me)...had a Renault Lecar at one time (me).

     

    Doug

    It just ain't Right !

    in Watering Hole

    Posted

    ...My 6:00AM, hour long commute to work this morning - 5 degrees!

     

    My heated jacket was great inside my Tour Master Winter riding coat, heated gloves didn't quite cut it - on my legs; 2 thermals, pants & insulated chaps kept off the cold OK. I picked up a new Shoei helmet last week for only $140 (3 years of sitting on the Yamaha dealer's shelves), and head hood thingy with wind block kept my brain warm & working (although I did have to keep the face shield cracked open)

     

    I figure if you bundle up to do winter sports like snowmobiling, I can bundle up to ride to & from work, and that 40mpg speaks to me.

     

    My wife thinks I'm crazy. I'm starting to wonder if I am?

     

    Doug

    Tachometer & the COLD (BRrrrrr)

    in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)

    Posted

    I have an '83 std Venture.

     

    When it's mid-30ish degrees or below, the tach is very sluggish and won't read above 3K rpm's. This concerns me because I currently commute an hour each way to work in mid to low 20 degrees.:cold:

     

    I found one other thread about this, but didn't see any conclusive fix.:scratchchin:

     

    Is the tach mechanical, drive via cable from the drive train, or electronic, driven from the computer board in the dash?:confused07:

     

    Does anyone have a good fix?

     

    Thank you!!

     

    Doug

    What Happened to "PG Rating" ???

    in Watering Hole

    Posted

    Here's where I'm at on this - I prefer not to read dirty jokes because I would rather think about other things than sex all the time, and when I do read a dirty joke, it sticks in my mind real good for a long time. I find that if I am not thinking about those kinds of things, it's much easier for me to be positive & focused on working hard & getting through each day in a better state, so this ends up being one of my more successful "coping with life mechanisms". Other little things, like riding my Venture & frequenting this site help, so I very much appreciate this site, as well as other web sites that are family friendly. I also thank everyone for not filling their posts with cussing & dropping the f-bomb. (I know, I'm very conservative) I used to frequent a Bipolar web site, and found much support there, but eventually stopped going there because of the language & dirty talk. One big focus for me the last several years has been to improve my relationship with my wife (just had our 25th anniversary). For a lot of years she put up with a tremendous amount of crap from me which put plenty of strain on our relationship over time. I'm trying to do what I can to repair what I broke, and a large part of this includes my being more positive, consistently working hard, and, most of all, having my heart & mind at a much better place. This is why it's important for me, so, thank you every one for being great people! Doug

    How Cold Is it when you say Cage it?

    in Watering Hole

    Posted

    for the last couple of weeks, it's been in the 20's at 4 to 5 AM when I leave for my hour morning commute to work. It's pretty dang dark up the canyon, but my projector headlights (H9 bulbs) with my driving lights are great. I'm fine with my mask, head insulator, heated jacket/gloves & winter tourmaster coat. I'm not real happy with my leather chaps, and I'm looking for warmer options. When I bought my Baker Air wings, I bought the feet wings that snap onto the engine crash bars - they are totally awesome - the direct wind is gone, and engine heat helps keep the feet/shins warmer. I did buy some neoprene boot covers that I tried out this morning for the first time - seemed to work fine.

     

    one morning last week it was raining hard with 25mph cross winds for the last half hour of the ride - the lightning was kind of eerie. I was warm enough and dry with my riding gear. It turned into snow for the latter part of the day, and everyone at work was very concerned about me riding home in it (although the roads were just wet - wasn't sticking). I work up where it's snow skiing country, so I expect I'll be driving my Subaru Justy sometimes this winter. My wife is waiting for me to get tired of riding - I'm gonna prove her wrong - it sure beats doing the cage thing! It's a beautifull drive up to Park City, Utah - I drive by 2 reservoirs, up one canyon, all of it in beautiful mountain country with little traffic! Who could complain about this commute?

     

    Doug

    LED's in the tail light of a 1st Gen

    in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)

    Posted

    I've spent the last 2 days researching LED running & turning lights with hopes of decreasing current draw, especially from the 2, 27watt turn lights on each side.

     

    I did spend $80 on 4, 28 red led (the flat, bright ones) "bulbs" at Pep Boys, but, of course, I now either have to spend more time & money on either 25 watt load resistors so they will flash (what's the point of spending the money if I can't accomplish my goal af drastically reducing current draw?), or buy electronic flashers & install them in the bike = MORE $$ + 2 more bulbs. :depressed:

     

    I think I'm just going to forget it & return what I've bought so far (the 1157's don't even go into the socket enough to fully turn & seat properly anyways, and I don't want another project customizing the sockets to accept these "bulbs". I'm pretty frustrated that it's so expensive to go LED (the ones that are truly bright enough), and then buy the flashers and probably lose the canceling function after having to re-wire part of the signal system, etc...it does work fine the way it is.

     

    I'm seriously considering just getting some bulbs similar to the 2357LL's mentioned above and go brighter for a lot less money than LEDs. H4LIGHTS.com has some that are,"...12v 45CP bulb,(Krypton charged, 43% brighter than standard bulbs). In the dual filament I carry a 12v 43/3CP,(Krypton charged, 45% brighter than standard bulbs). Both are a BA 15 bayonet bulb and direct replacements for 1156/1157." I've bought for my auto & bike lighting need from John for many years & trust him.

     

    Doug

    Miles ridden, Trip Odometer readings, & Gas Gauge Readings

    in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)

    Posted

    Earl,

    there was a stainless steel washer, as well as the nylon washer (with the peg on one side that goes next to the black slider). The stainless washer was next to the c-clip on the side that would lean out the mixture. I moved the stainless washer to the other side of the c-clip so it richens up the mixture - I don't know how thick it is. Hope that clarifies it - I don't remember the exact order of how things were together without pulling it apart.

     

    Doug

    Miles ridden, Trip Odometer readings, & Gas Gauge Readings

    in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)

    Posted

    Thank you for all of your replies.

     

    I consistently put in 2.7 to 3.2 gallons, depending on whether I fill up at about 110-115 miles, or over 130 miles, so I know I should be able to go quite a ways further.

     

    I have done; the crankcase vent mod, K&N air filter w/ 4, 1" holes on the sides of the air box (which immediately leaned out the mixture), new iridium plugs w/ wires/boots, took out the carb rack, sealed my floats, and tried treating the diaphrams (they weren't bad, just not perfect), balanced the carbs, and other stuff like redline synthetic oil, etc. I'm at 4,774 feet, and the bike was running too lean. about 3 weeks ago, I switched the washers to the other side of the retainer clips on the needle valves, and balanced the carbs again, and it richened it out just right - no more too lean cutout and stumbling, just good, consistent power now, and it's running cooler as well.

     

    I plan on replacing my diaghrams within a couple of months probably, which I expect will increase mileage 1-2 mpg maybe.

     

    I ride 25 miles each way to work every day, up & down a canyon & around a reservoir, against a good, stiff wind each way, at about 60-65 mph (I've put over 4,000 commuting miles on the bike in the last 3 months). In another week, my commute will be doubling in distance & time. I'm a fairly conservative driver, but I still get on it sometimes as I'm getting more comfortable with the bike. When I got this bike 3+ months ago, my mileage was about 10mpg less than what I'm getting now, so I've made some good strides in improving mileage. I think the altitude and wind are a pretty good mileage reducer. I looked at my shop manual & didn’t see anything about how to calibrate the float sensor in the gas tank.

    Brian – I, too, am anal about keeping fillup/miles driven data, and my numbers & gas gauge acts like yours, which is nice to know; my bike is apparently normal.

     

    Doug

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