I'm in a bad place with the 1500. I feel locked up like I used to during bad money times.
I'm asking for help in this new thread. Having lost most of the confidence this forum gave me over the years. I'm going to ask very stupid questions, stuff you would think I should know. I'm going to go very slowly and at times it will probably feel like you are spoon feeding me, and there will be times I just don't understand what you are telling me. Hell it might not be that bad but that is where my head is at.
I know Classic can help me, with a quick look at the GL1100 valve adjustment tutorial I could do the valves on YOUR bike and you would be happy with the job. I learned that HERE!!!!
So I'm not going back to the other thread, we are starting HERE...
This is what I remember, from the day I first noticed the problem...
1. The Bike was lower on gas than I ever let it get, but it did not run out of gas, old filter.
2. I had just finished the clutch hydro line repair, which involved jamming the line forward into areas I couldn't see 200-300 times before it was in the right spot. This unseen area is where the coils are I believe.
3. Back to the possible carb issue, the carb on the side "I think" is not firing is dirty in the throttle body unlike the carb on the left where the motor seems to be firing, it is spotless.
4. Back to ignition, I'm pretty sure I did the testing wrong and I'll be asking later in this thread how to do THAT step by step.
So... Coil wires ef'd up? Carb ef'd up with crud on the right bank?
That's where I am, I'll be starting all new research on these problems and asking you all really stupid questions. There will be pictures from my end while doing the things you all tell me, and I'll take pics of anything you might need to see better.
ANY help will be really appreciated, especially since most of you don't even ride the 1500, THIS IS NOT LOST ON ME. But I've seen what this community can do for years now. I know what you can do.
Thanks,
Randy
I'm asking for help in this new thread. Having lost most of the confidence this forum gave me over the years. I'm going to ask very stupid questions, stuff you would think I should know. I'm going to go very slowly and at times it will probably feel like you are spoon feeding me, and there will be times I just don't understand what you are telling me. Hell it might not be that bad but that is where my head is at.
I know Classic can help me, with a quick look at the GL1100 valve adjustment tutorial I could do the valves on YOUR bike and you would be happy with the job. I learned that HERE!!!!
So I'm not going back to the other thread, we are starting HERE...
This is what I remember, from the day I first noticed the problem...
1. The Bike was lower on gas than I ever let it get, but it did not run out of gas, old filter.
2. I had just finished the clutch hydro line repair, which involved jamming the line forward into areas I couldn't see 200-300 times before it was in the right spot. This unseen area is where the coils are I believe.
3. Back to the possible carb issue, the carb on the side "I think" is not firing is dirty in the throttle body unlike the carb on the left where the motor seems to be firing, it is spotless.
4. Back to ignition, I'm pretty sure I did the testing wrong and I'll be asking later in this thread how to do THAT step by step.
So... Coil wires ef'd up? Carb ef'd up with crud on the right bank?
That's where I am, I'll be starting all new research on these problems and asking you all really stupid questions. There will be pictures from my end while doing the things you all tell me, and I'll take pics of anything you might need to see better.
ANY help will be really appreciated, especially since most of you don't even ride the 1500, THIS IS NOT LOST ON ME. But I've seen what this community can do for years now. I know what you can do.
Thanks,
Randy