Steve,
That is amazing ... just enough to make you crazy ... I hate to hear
"any" noises I haven't heard before ... it always makes me think I
broke something .......
campbell
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From: "The Wizard of DILLIGAF" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "V-MAX TECH LIST" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 7:43 PM
Subject: Re: Brakes 6 piston to 4 piston & Residual Pressure Valves
> Hey TC.
>
> This little story follows the thread about the strange sounds and
other
> manifestations that can happen...you mentioned in your post about
not
> tightening down a spark plug....
>
> Well I chased a very strange problem for almost 2 full weeks!
>
> What happen is this:
>
> I installed a new set of plugs and did a general tune up of my
> Max...everything was all right for around 3 weeks, then, all of a
sudden
> while I was out one day I started losing power and I heard a very
strange
> sound from the engine, sort of a high pitched whistle, or something
like an
> air hose with a hole in it!. Not a little bit but a whole lot!
> The first thing I checked was the "New" plugs to see if they were
> fouled...they were all just fine! I re-installed the plugs and tried
again.
> At low RPM and speed the bike ran just fine! As soon as I would
twist the
> wick there was that sound again and a real noticeable loss of power!
>
> I checked the fuel pump...it was OK.
> I checked the needles...They were OK
> I checked the diaphragms for pin holes or cracks...They were OK.
> I checked the exhaust for leaks....No leaks
> I drained the gas tank and put in fresh gas....not the problem
> I even did a compression test...guess what, that was not the
problem.
> I even re- balanced the carbs...No change!
> I was going crazy!!!!
>
> I finally decided to check the plugs again! As I was putting the
plugs back
> in I was starting them by hand when I got to plug # 3 some thing
happened
> that I had never seen before! As I was screwing plug #3 in it did
not feel
> right! Upon closer inspection I found that the entire plug body was
actually
> a little lose. That is the ceramic part of the plug! I could
actually spin
> the plug body around in the base!
> What this was doing was (as you would guess) letting the pressure in
the
> cylinder blow through the plug!
> Hence the strange sounds and loss of power!
> At low rpm it seems that it was ok, put when I twisted the
wick....poof the
> plug acted like a vent or a pressure release valve!
>
> A new #3 plug and away went the sound and the power was restored!
>
> Now this is one for the books!
>
>
> Later/Steve Jasse AKA the Wizard of DILLIGAF
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