Ping Timo

Discussion in 'UK Motorcycles' started by Steve Parry, Jan 31, 2006.

  1. Steve Parry

    Steve Parry Guest

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    JB Guest

    JB, Jan 31, 2006
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    Timo Geusch Guest

    JB scribbled on the back of a napkin:
    Indeed. He actually just paid for it, and a tad more than I wanted but
    hey...

    At the end of the day it's from a well-known specialist, the engine has
    100 miles on it (freshly rebuilt) and I'll get two years warranty on
    the engine. Oh, and they're fitting a new (part) roof[1] at cost...

    [1] It's a convertible and they *all* go in the same place.
     
    Timo Geusch, Jan 31, 2006
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    JB Guest

    Reeesult. Warranty on the engine too. Useful, very useful.
    The new roof sections a bit dear then I take it?

    JB
     
    JB, Jan 31, 2006
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    Timo Geusch Guest

    Bear scribbled on the back of a napkin:
    Oh great...

    The reason for this is due to the combustion chamber shape, which is
    fairly inefficient. After all, it's shaped like a banana and not nice
    and round like on a piston engine.

    In order to make it fire from cold, the fuel injection dumps huge
    amounts of fuel into the engine for the first couple of minutes. Once
    it warms up the amount of fuel is slowly reduced until it approaches
    something resembling a normal amount of fuel.

    Due to the inefficient combustion chamber shape a lot of the fuel that
    gets chucked in intially doesn't burn properly, even though the engine
    has two spark plugs fitted to each chamber.

    So basically, she's flooded the engine and then probably tried to crank
    it to get it to fire up again which resulted in more fuel being dumped
    into the engine, thus having the plugs asking for Old Man Noah's phone
    number.

    There's no need to get a dealer involved in something like this, at
    least not on a seven (should be the same for an eight). What you do is
    you pull the FI relay so it stops fuelling. Then you remove all four
    spark plugs and crank then engine. Get someone to watch and tell you
    when it stops chucking out fuel through the plug holes. Once that's
    done you dry the plugs (handy if you've got a lighter), screw them back
    in and it should fire. Well, after you remembered that you forgot to
    put in the FI relay...
     
    Timo Geusch, Feb 1, 2006
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  6. Steve Parry

    Timo Geusch Guest

    JB scribbled on the back of a napkin:
    It's what I thought. Especially because the newly rebuilt engine means
    that I can run it in properly and make sure that it gets warmed up
    properly before being driven hard and all that, without having to deal
    with the fallout from other people's mechanical non-sympathy.
    For a flappy piece of vinyl, yes, extremely so. While a lot of the
    parts for these cars aren't that expensive - mostly if and when they're
    shared with the coupe - some parts are priced to remind you that back
    in the late 80s this was Mazda's top of the range car in both the US
    and Europe.

    TBH if this one goes while I've still got the car I'll get a mohair
    roof from the US as they're a lot more durable but even more expensive.
    The vinyl roof stretches in the areas behind the doors and eventually
    rips because (I think) there's too much stress on those areas.
     
    Timo Geusch, Feb 1, 2006
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  7. And so it begins......
     
    The Older Gentleman, Feb 1, 2006
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  8. *Boggle*
     
    The Older Gentleman, Feb 1, 2006
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    Pip Guest

    [/QUOTE]
    Don't tell me you've never done this? This sort of application is a
    primary reason I habitually use a Zippo. More effective with a
    blowtorch, but best to hold the ceramic section with a rag rather than
    skin.

    Best not to use the gas grill in your Mum's cooker, as when the
    enthusiastic blue flame that appears as the fuel burns off makes an
    appearance between the rings on the cooker top, Mums tend to get a
    little jittery.

    PS. The Attribution Police will be round shortly.
     
    Pip, Feb 1, 2006
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  10. Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, The Older
    *WHOOOOMPH*

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    public toilet with the lid closed.

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    Wicked Uncle Nigel, Feb 1, 2006
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  11. Any pictures of it naked on the internet?
     
    Grimly Curmudgeon, Feb 1, 2006
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    Andy Bonwick Guest

    I used to warm the plugs in an old Yam 250 by putting them under the
    grill for about 10 minutes on really icy mornings. It wasn't a big
    deal to take them out when the kettle was boiling and let them warm up
    while I was drinking a cuppa. Much better than fucking about bump
    starting the bike which was the other option.
     
    Andy Bonwick, Feb 1, 2006
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  13. I've heated up plugs as well. Just slightly alarmed at the prospect of
    doing it with an engine that evidently floods as copiously as a Mazda
    rotary.
     
    The Older Gentleman, Feb 1, 2006
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    Timo Geusch Guest

    Grimly Curmudgeon scribbled on the back of a napkin:
    Not yet. I'm supposed to pick it up on the 11th. Will stick a few
    photos up especially for you...
     
    Timo Geusch, Feb 1, 2006
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  15. Too kind. Us lun... enthusiasts must stick together.
     
    Grimly Curmudgeon, Feb 1, 2006
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    dwb Guest

    When I was looking to buy my car, one of the things I looked at was PCP
    (lease) - 40p a mile for amounts over the agreed amount was pretty
    common so what she paid is by no mean unusual.

    I got a loan in the end and own the car instead ;-)
     
    dwb, Feb 1, 2006
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    Timo Geusch Guest

    Grimly Curmudgeon scribbled on the back of a napkin:
    Indeed. Mutual support group and all that.
     
    Timo Geusch, Feb 1, 2006
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