Monday, November 01, 2004
Post-Edinburgh tidy
The flickering headligh was annoying after doing so much work on a rewire. Investigation showed that the main beam was not affected, nor the rear lamp, just the dip. The light could be made to flcker by moving the lmap housing. This seemed to be a loose connector...
Removing the headlamp revealed that the connector for the dip beam on the bulb was very loose. It showed evidence of sparking and it was apparent that this connector was far more moveable than the others. The terminal was cleaned, rebent an dsmeared with vaseline. Actually now it was a little tight on the bulb. This connector is a weakness of the headlamp and with the wires supplied it would have been useless.
Over the last few days I've tried starting the bike from cold a few times and found it didn't seem to like the choke. The weather has been fairly cool so this made me wonder if the idle mixture is too rich. I've screwed in both mixture scres a fraction of a turn. Not rebalanced the carbs though. Now it does feel to start more readily, usually second kick, with one of the chokes on. That is more what you expect from a Morini. Now I need to test it more thoroughly and see if it still idles when hot. With luck, warm starting will be easier too!
The flickering headligh was annoying after doing so much work on a rewire. Investigation showed that the main beam was not affected, nor the rear lamp, just the dip. The light could be made to flcker by moving the lmap housing. This seemed to be a loose connector...
Removing the headlamp revealed that the connector for the dip beam on the bulb was very loose. It showed evidence of sparking and it was apparent that this connector was far more moveable than the others. The terminal was cleaned, rebent an dsmeared with vaseline. Actually now it was a little tight on the bulb. This connector is a weakness of the headlamp and with the wires supplied it would have been useless.
Over the last few days I've tried starting the bike from cold a few times and found it didn't seem to like the choke. The weather has been fairly cool so this made me wonder if the idle mixture is too rich. I've screwed in both mixture scres a fraction of a turn. Not rebalanced the carbs though. Now it does feel to start more readily, usually second kick, with one of the chokes on. That is more what you expect from a Morini. Now I need to test it more thoroughly and see if it still idles when hot. With luck, warm starting will be easier too!
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