Stuff you have fixed today

[Melvyn Best]

My old laptop refuses to fire up, so currently I can't communicate with the Emerald in my Caterham - must remember to dpfind something that will, 'cos you can sure when indonneed to talk to it. I won't be able to find anything.

I have the same problem , I’ve been wondering if it would be possible to load the program onto my iPad and use a Bluetooth device on the ECU? Maybe next time I’m passing Wotton I might pop in to Emerald ?

 

[Beanwood]

Just for completeness, this was the end of the final code.

I added a last ditch attempt to save idle if it ever got that low.

Works well as you can actually set off with no throttle input now (if you are careful enough with the paddle clutch..).

On my previous code I added additional idleDC (Idle valve duty cycle) and it could jack up the IdleDC if you were on/off throttle quickly.

Now I have used an Increase of Idle Target RPM for the dadhpot event, feed to my closed loop Idle Valve control. No additional Duty Cycle added.

We were our for an hour trying to get it to go wrong and it didn't miss a beat.

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So… how does writing your own code maps go down with the insurance companies?

 

[ajlelectronics]

So… how does writing your own code maps go down with the insurance companies?

With classic insurance, there isn't usually an issue with reasonable modifications unlike 'bike insurers like Bennetts. They use any excuse, including becoming retired to void a current policy.

 

[Keithmac]

So… how does writing your own code maps go down with the insurance companies?

It's all listed, all mods declared. As a coincidence I have just insured both my heavily modified cars on a multi-car policy with no issues.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

This toasted sandwich maker came my way.
Yes it was skanky.


But, when we went to test it it, we found an issue.

Did I say it was skanky?

A good dose of oven cleaner.

New cable, recycled plug and a quick PAT

 

[bricol]

A friend sister avoid the shonkyness by simply liberally washing hers under the tap after every use . . . how she never got a shock at the next use . . .

 

[dobbslc]

New cable, recycled plug and a quick PAT

And it still looks disgusting!

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

And it still looks disgusting!

True.
But ir is now someone else problem.

To Quote, Hitchhikers Guide.
It is SEP.

 

[Keithmac]

CBR1100xx major service and brake disks all round..

Did a lot yesterday and wasn't looking forward to this morning to do the valve service.

A ball-ache to get in and a ball-ace to re-fit the cam cover but all valve clearances within +/- 0.02mm at 36,000 miles so at least I didn't have to take the cams out!.

Just can't understand why the ran the loom where they did, made it almost impossible to re-fit the cam cover even after bonding the gasket in.

Ended up carefully cutting the I insulation tape around the loom supports and cable tying them back afterwards. Trying to remove these "Christmas tree" fasteners almost always ends up in breaking them..

I would have completely removed the throttle bodies but the closing cable was inaccessible.

 

[Keithmac]

Death by powerdercoating..

On with a F800 GS.

Customer came in and said they'd had their F800 at a "Specialist Restorer!" and weren't happy it was safe (fork oil everywhere and he avoided their calls and wouldn't fix that problem).

Well...

Any time you have 2 mating surfaces together (brake disk against wheel, brake Caliper carrier against fork leg etc) it's not a good idea to have a massive sandwich of soft powdercoat between the two..

Had to go all through it removing powder coating from various mating surfaces.

Worst but was the forks, chunks of chrome chipped off the stanchions, presumably they used a steel tool (screwdriver) to fit the bushings and seals?.

Two new stanchions required at £190 each.

Not been near the wiring yet bit that looks as bad as the rest of the work!.

Again this just puts all us mechanics in a bad light and there's no need for it really.

Feel sorry for our new customer really, not a cheap job but they want it right before a European trip..

 

[Johnnybravo]

Well, it’s taken over a year to get all the parts together, hardchrome and regrind shafts, source( and fund!) the angular contact bearings, but yesterday it finally happened. The tool turret for the Hitachi Seiki lathe finally started to get reassembled. Springs from Harlow springs were the last piece of the jigsaw puzzle. Probably another two days work to get it fully assembled and reinstalled

 

[Robotstar5]

Death by powerdercoating..

On with a F800 GS.

Customer came in and said they'd had their F800 at a "Specialist Restorer!" and weren't happy it was safe (fork oil everywhere and he avoided their calls and wouldn't fix that problem).

Well...

Any time you have 2 mating surfaces together (brake disk against wheel, brake Caliper carrier against fork leg etc) it's not a good idea to have a massive sandwich of soft powdercoat between the two..

Had to go all through it removing powder coating from various mating surfaces.

I had similar years ago, put a GS850 frame in for coating, as the swingarm outer races were in blind holes I carefully plugged them to stop them getting blasted/coated, when I picked up the frame they had removed the plugs and coated the bearing races
I pointed it out to get "it'll be OK mate, the powder coat is that hard the bearings will run on it", I had to take the frame into work and split the races with a die grinder to get them out.
Upside was I asked my foremen if the company in Birmingham who supplied our bearings would have any, he said just call in and ask for xxxx which I did, they had got the bearings but when I asked how much xxxx said "you work for Rover so we'll put them on their account"

 

[Migmac]

My Husqvarna 357 decided to play up. So ordered a carb kit and got at it yesterday. Stripped the carb, didn’t look to dirty so decided just to clean it with carb spray. Rebuilt it, wouldn’t run, clean and rebuild again. Would run briefly then die. Cleaned it a further 5 times in the ultra sonic before it would run well enough to tune. They are known to be fussy carbs. Straight in the ultra sonic next time, no short cuts.

 

[MattF]

They are known to be fussy carbs.

That seems an understatement, reading your post.

 

[Migmac]

That seems an understatement, reading your post.

Yep, fully agree. I’ll put the carb off a 350 on to it at some point

 

[JOEPRO]

My Husqvarna 357 decided to play up. So ordered a carb kit and got at it yesterday. Stripped the carb, didn’t look to dirty so decided just to clean it with carb spray. Rebuilt it, wouldn’t run, clean and rebuild again. Would run briefly then die. Cleaned it a further 5 times in the ultra sonic before it would run well enough to tune. They are known to be fussy carbs. Straight in the ultra sonic next time, no short cuts.

What solution did you use to clean the carb in the ultrasonic cleaner?

 

[Migmac]

What solution did you use to clean the carb in the ultrasonic cleaner?

Allendale carb cleaner, usually works with one session in the cleaner. I’m guesing a particle of something got trapped and wouldnt budge the first few times. It might have gotten in when I was putting the carb back together the first time and then forced further in with the carb cleaner.

 

[Gragson]

usually works with one session in the cleaner. I’m guesing a particle of something got trapped and wouldnt budge the first few times.

Like you, been doing all sorts of carbs in US cleaners for years, have found that air lining in between baths is a good dislodger of crap, regardless of how good the juice, heat or US cleaner they are not a panacea for every nook and cranny

 

[Arc Tourist]

Simple fix, but it hardly seems worth mentioning; unless you've bought one.

After watching a motorcycle related video by a guy in Australia who machined a bracket to hold a refrigerator thermometer for his nc750x motorcycle, I decided it might be a fun project for a rainy evening in the garage. So as I was looking on the bay of evil, I spotted a chrome thermometer made to attach to a bike's handlebars. Nice looking, and cheap enough, it would free up my time for another needless project, lol.

Although well made for the price, like most things nowadays it wasn't perfectly put together. The function of the temperature gage is spot on when compared to others we have, so no issue there; but as put together, it was out of alignment for mounting level with either the horizontal handle or accessory bar on my nc750x bike. Obviously made in two parts, a thermometer and a metal base, I tried to separate by first twisting to unthread it (?), and then pulling up the lip on the thermometer with my fingernail, which moved it slightly. Ok, so I found a suitable support for the rim of the holder, which turned out to be a plastic coupler for a 30mm pipe, and turned down a bolt in the lathe to the right diameter as a drift punch.

I set everything up in the drill press and used it to push the thermometer out of its holder. The thermometer was held in place by what looks like a silicone band, and was easy to remove. I then lined it up properly and simply pushed it back in the holder with steady thumb pressure. Here are several photos. Its a nice unit, and fits both 1" & also 7/8" handle bars using the supplied liner.

 

[Wildefalcon]

I bought a 10mm air power file to do a particular job, £30 or so. The bearing holder was as wide as the 13mm Milwaukee that wouldn't fit. What's the point again?

So, I adjusted the bearing holder. It fits now....