| Date: | Wed, 11 Oct 2000 02:28:36 |
| Subject: | Re: 8000rpm limit |
| From: | Peter Havelaar |
| Reply to author Post followup (list members only) Back to index Subscribe to the mailing list Unsubscribe from the list |
Could be that you mixture is too rich, but that is hard to say from your
email.
Peter
----- Original Message -----
From: "Manonbicycle"
To:
Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2000 9:11 PM
Subject: 8000rpm limit
> I have ridden many long steep hills. At speeds above approx. 35 mph the
> engine seems to "skip out" and slow the bike before revving hard again.I
> found it smoother at times to simply shut off the spark and let the fuel
> mix lube the cylinder unburned. This ,however, may lead to a gummy
> buildup of soot in the first few inches of the now rapidly cooling
> exhaust pipe.I have gone past the 40 mph marker on my speedo to where 50
> might be if it were printed on the dial. Handling at this speed was
> dangerously difficult with all the gear I had on board.It didn't sound
> good for the engine and it was hard to control so I slowed down and
> decided not to push it like that any more. bad skipping out and revving
> cycling every few seconds above about 42 mph.sounded like an asyncronous
> spark advance to me.
> > see photos of my long distance moped trip
> at
> http://community.webtv.net/manonbicycle/MANONBICYCLEWEBTV
> list.
>
| Reply to author Post followup (list members only) Back to index Subscribe to the mailing list Unsubscribe from the list |
