Well Ladies and Germs, I do have another incremental installment report. Guess it'll be a series of small victories rather than a single "eureka!" I expected as much.
But, my one-size-larger idle jets have aroven. And I am happy to report that the motor really likes them and has responded very positively. It actually idles now. And, strangely, even though there are now "larger" idle jets in place, the motor smells like it's running cleaner at idle. I cannot explain that, but the nose knows. Even better, the bog has been greatly reduced. Notice I said reduced, not eliminated. There's still a slight hesitation when getting on the throttle from cruising altitude (say still between 2500 and 3500). Definitely better than before. Does that mean even fatter jets would do better ??? Hmmm. A guy could go broke tuning these danged things. This might be where drilling one of these sets out might be an option.
So, I've only touched the idle jets. I am a firm believer in doing one thing at a time. Now, I'll probably start fiddling with the accelerator pump to address the bog. The stroke can be adjusted, the actual pump jet can be re-sized, and there's the by-pass valve that is currently effectively blocked - meaning all the juice goes through the pump jet. I still think it's a little too much. That will be discussed in an upcoming report.
My airflow meter (synch gauge) is still on the way, which is a good thing. While it does idle steadily, there's some primary chain noise that simply wasn't there with the well-tuned OEM rack. The barrels need synchronizing badly.
Anyway, I can honestly say it's running well enough now to go pretty much anywhere. Very streetable just as it is. And, oh yeah, it scoots.
I think I'll start thinking about picking up a new pair of belts and getting the early cams installed. Just for fun.
