What do you mean by did I wire out the slow jet? I soked them in acetone and blew them out with compressed air. I pulled number 4 plug it was light tan on the insulation with some black on the threads. Should I run the plug test with the stock filter or the K&N?
On Mar 21, 3:03 pm, Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> wrote: > Did you wire out the slow jet ? And yes, I have a method of enriching a K&N > filter. I have one in one of my 700s and it required no changes but I did a > neat stunt and gave it more bottom end. My 700s pulls hard from 2K up. Made > huge difference for me. I granny around a lot and spend too much time in > traffic. Less shifting now. To understand it, you need to grasp air flow > dynamics. The British did some good research on it back in the 50's. Get it > to work right first. > > --- On Sat, 3/21/09, Snookfever <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Snookfever <[email protected]> > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 1984 Nighthawk 700s K&N Air filter > To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> > Date: Saturday, March 21, 2009, 9:57 AM > > I am very meticulous so I completely tore down the carbs and cleaned > evey single part individually including pilot, needle,main jets, > choke, every part. I was careful to put the same part back in the > same carbs. I also disasembled and cleaned the petcock and screen. I > blew every part dry with compressed air, I replaced O-rings and > reasembled. The factory air filter is relatively new. > > I installed the K&N as instructed and removed the snorkel flipped the > lid and installed. With the factory air box it idles perfect, but does > hesitate just a little at take off. I will perform the spark plug > check and get back to you, but when I pulled one they were lite > colored. Looks like she is running a little lean. If that is the case > what do you do to enrich? > > Thanks for the help > > On Mar 20, 12:55 am, Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> wrote:> Above 5k it > runs mostly on the mains. I expected you to say right off idle > > when pulling out. If you really cleaned the carbs, how ?> Now to do a defined > search for your problem. Ride the bike at the problem > > RPM for several minutes.put up with all it's actions. Ride it for at least a > half mile that way. Pull the clutch and shut it down with the kill switch. > Pull > over and remove some plugs. White ? brown ?, black ?> Take a picture and > forward. A plug reading, done right will indicate the > > nature of the problem.> From what you tell me about the tank rust problem, I > suspect the supply is > > poor to the carbs. The original air filter (especially if it was somewhat > dirty) > would be a compliment to a poor delivery system. The K&N, passing more air, > would not. In other words.. lean, white plugs. Main jets are not likely to > ever > clog, but with an inadequate fuel supply the condition you describe would be > expected.> One last point for this post, are you installing the K&N with the > > air-box lid ? Very tempting to do. It sounds neat, but runs poorly. > > > --- On Thu, 3/19/09, Snookfever <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Snookfever <[email protected]> > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 1984 Nighthawk 700s K&N Air filter > > To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" > > <[email protected]> > > > > > Date: Thursday, March 19, 2009, 1:13 AM > > > Dennis, > > > Withe the K&N It is not responsive,bogs down when accelerating. I do > > not remember the exact RPM range, but I think above 5K so maybe > > midrange. I discovered rust in the fuel tank (fuel on pant leg) a few > > week after I got the bike. The carbs looked like they were painted > > red with the rust particles. I redid the tank with KBS coatings and > > did a complete carb breakdown and cleaning and the carbs looked great. > > I sinked the butterflies manually with the stem of a micrometer and it > > ran great. > > > With the OEM filter It does take a few minutes to warm up or it will > > want to die at take off. I have a shop manual and reset the pilots the > > same number of turn as they were set from the factory. > > > On Mar 19, 12:27 am, Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> wrote:> > > If you can describe what crap runs like, maybe I can help. By themselves, > > > > > > > K&N filters do not affect anything. Great replacements (sorry Stanley) > > Installed properly, they require no rejetting. Mine works fine. > > > > --- On Wed, 3/18/09, Snookfever <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > From: Snookfever <[email protected]> > > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] 1984 Nighthawk 700s K&N Air filter > > > To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" > > > <[email protected]> > > > > Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2009, 11:14 PM > > > > I bought a K&N air filter, but it makes the bike run like crap. > What > > > do I need to do the carbs? > > > > Looking for a nose cone for my 700S, where can I find one? > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Snookfever2- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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