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Golden duck
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Posted: Mon Aug 25th, 2008 10:38 am | 1st Post |
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Hi All.
I have recently replaced cam belts and fitted a 4 deg trigger wheel to my 89 GL1500.
Cam belts because I dont know how long since last replaced and trigger wheel to try to eleviate low speed hesitation that was a problem.
Overall the bike was going ok but I wanted to get it right for several trips coming up.
I have also fitted the TorqueMonster pipes from wingstuff and iridium plugs.
Overall the performance has gone up much better than antisapated along with fuel economy but i still had this hesitation niggle .
I was thinking carbs probably need to be synced .
Looking through several forums and discussing my problems with some very experienced Wing owners here in NZ I was advised to try the following.
I added 1/2 can of Diesel fuel Injector cleaner to a full tank of gas. (DO NOT USE FULL CAN. YOU CAN ALWAYS DO A SECOND RUN IF REQUIRED) Went for a ride of about 50km's varying engine revs and leaving bike in 5th whilst pulling away from very low revs to hard out full acceleration from 2nd to 4th.
After about 10km I noticed bike was responding better, throttle response much more crisp and hesitation appeared less .
By the end of my ride all traces of hesitation had dissapeared and performance had gone up several notches . ALSO IDLE SPEED WENT UP BY APPROX 100RPM
I am advised that quite often this condition is caused by the varnish buildup in jets and on the slides causing sticking hence hesitation at low speeds or at low revs in high gear under power.
The diesel cleaner was recomended as given the age of the bike it has a greater removal effect than the petrol equivilant.
I have passed this on to a couple of others with simular problems on both 1200 and 1500 machines.
In each case so far it has fixed the problem or almost fixed it. Two NZ owners even checked the carb sync both befor and after using additive.
In both cases there was significant improvement to the point that there was only minute adjustments needed to sync correctly.
I notice that there is mention of many riders in US using or recomending a product called seafoam. We do not have this product here in NZ.
1 person in US that I recommended this to had used seafoam to no effect but informed me that this tip had cured his problem.
I can only hope this might be of benifit to others.
Last edited on Mon Aug 25th, 2008 08:21 pm by Golden duck
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OnaWingandaPrayer
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Posted: Mon Aug 25th, 2008 11:33 am | 2nd Post |
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| Thankyou for passing this info along to us .
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sandiegobrass
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Posted: Mon Aug 25th, 2008 01:41 pm | 3rd Post |
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| Could you provide the brand name you used? They are not all the same. SDB/Jim
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Golden duck
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Posted: Mon Aug 25th, 2008 08:20 pm | 4th Post |
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| Hi all. The product used was Wynns. I have been useing their products for over 20 years and have yet to have a problem. In fact I have had two incidents that I feel could have led to very expensive repairs had I not added their product to my vehicle.
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sandiegobrass
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Posted: Mon Aug 25th, 2008 08:25 pm | 5th Post |
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Golden duck wrote: ..The product used was Wynns. ....
Thanks.. We have it in the US as well..
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Punty
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Posted: Mon Aug 25th, 2008 10:49 pm | 6th Post |
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thanks for the tip, while I had some benefit from the seafoam I am going to give this a shot as well
best wishes
Punty
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taucherguy
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Posted: Tue Aug 26th, 2008 12:05 am | 7th Post |
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Do you guys know where I can order that Wynns Diesel cleaner?
Thanks
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Golden duck
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Posted: Fri Aug 29th, 2008 07:48 am | 8th Post |
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Update on Injector cleaner.
Sorry fellas but I quoted the wrong product. It is Wynns Spitfire injector cleaner.
Just gone for a ride today with Robbie from Napier. His 1200 Aspy had the same problem so we put the other 1/2 of the bottle into his. After about 100km most of his symptoms have disapeared as well.
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WingedNut
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Posted: Fri Aug 29th, 2008 02:47 pm | 9th Post |
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| Wynns products have been in the US for many years and to the best of my knowledge and experience are very good products.
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Past:
Honda 150 Dream
1947 Harley (stolen before ridden)
Honda 250 Scrambler
Honda 450 Scrambler
1980 Honda CB650
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95 GL1500A (Pearl Sierra Green)
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