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<blockquote data-quote="joedrum" data-source="post: 9756" data-attributes="member: 98"><p>the belt thing is hard to say ....they say your not suppose to use any pressure but spring pressure .....but in your case that spring is 31 yrs old or older so it might not be the spring it used to be ....ithink your on your own here in making that judgement .....i made that judgement once and put more tension on it and had no problems with it ....and for the same reason you did it was not as tight as the other side.....</p><p></p><p>on the ignition if i were you id rebuild it all the way i could and with me that would be ...dyna electronic ignition,dyna 3ohm coils and new wires and ends ...every wing ive ever mess with needed the ignition rebuilt..... the dyna setup is the best for 1000 and delivers better spark and all the adjustability of points best of both worlds and it gets rid of that ballist resister and all that heat .... they sell it in a all together kit .....a little pricey but worth every penny in performance and consistantcy.....</p><p></p><p>the carbs would be the last thing id do and untill then keep using atf in the gas and you might be surprised about how much better the bike will run after getting the ignition rebuilt i certainly was .......and then go after the carbs if need be ........</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="joedrum, post: 9756, member: 98"] the belt thing is hard to say ....they say your not suppose to use any pressure but spring pressure .....but in your case that spring is 31 yrs old or older so it might not be the spring it used to be ....ithink your on your own here in making that judgement .....i made that judgement once and put more tension on it and had no problems with it ....and for the same reason you did it was not as tight as the other side..... on the ignition if i were you id rebuild it all the way i could and with me that would be ...dyna electronic ignition,dyna 3ohm coils and new wires and ends ...every wing ive ever mess with needed the ignition rebuilt..... the dyna setup is the best for 1000 and delivers better spark and all the adjustability of points best of both worlds and it gets rid of that ballist resister and all that heat .... they sell it in a all together kit .....a little pricey but worth every penny in performance and consistantcy..... the carbs would be the last thing id do and untill then keep using atf in the gas and you might be surprised about how much better the bike will run after getting the ignition rebuilt i certainly was .......and then go after the carbs if need be ........ [/QUOTE]
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