Last time out, a mile from home the Egli went onto onecylinder about a mile from home. I’d only been pottering for a change, andthere were no bad noises etc so I nursed it home on one, and put it in thegarage.
OnSaturday I set to on what I thought was an ignition problem – maybe my 1980sChampion N9YCs had finally given up.
After checking plugs and leads I realised it couldn’t beignition, because everything else is common to both plugs, so it was easy tospot the front carb slide wasn’t moving, and I had a spare throttle cable soeverything was hunky dorey……………………………….
Apart from, while Iwas checking the coil I noticed the alternator earth wire had broken. Runningthe engine showed there was too much play in the pivot and it had been movingbackwards and forwards and fractured the connection. So I removed thealternator and sleeved the pivot.
Then while refitting the alternator, I broke the breather,so I had to order a new one on ebay.
Then I thought, while the tank’s off I’ll re-route thecables that look untidy. Best route for the decompressor cables was through thehole where the main beam warning lamp was fitted, so then I’d got no warninglamp. Fortunately I’d got a couple of new warning lights ready for when I tidythe wiring this winter.
Main beam warning was easy after drilling a couple of holesin the speedo cowl. When I tried to wire the indicator warning light Idiscovered the flasher relay hadn’t got an indicator light connection.
When I finally packed up and went back in the house, my wifesaid “What have you been up to all day?” …………..”Just changed a throttle cable.”
H
OnSaturday I set to on what I thought was an ignition problem – maybe my 1980sChampion N9YCs had finally given up.
After checking plugs and leads I realised it couldn’t beignition, because everything else is common to both plugs, so it was easy tospot the front carb slide wasn’t moving, and I had a spare throttle cable soeverything was hunky dorey……………………………….
Apart from, while Iwas checking the coil I noticed the alternator earth wire had broken. Runningthe engine showed there was too much play in the pivot and it had been movingbackwards and forwards and fractured the connection. So I removed thealternator and sleeved the pivot.
Then while refitting the alternator, I broke the breather,so I had to order a new one on ebay.
Then I thought, while the tank’s off I’ll re-route thecables that look untidy. Best route for the decompressor cables was through thehole where the main beam warning lamp was fitted, so then I’d got no warninglamp. Fortunately I’d got a couple of new warning lights ready for when I tidythe wiring this winter.
Main beam warning was easy after drilling a couple of holesin the speedo cowl. When I tried to wire the indicator warning light Idiscovered the flasher relay hadn’t got an indicator light connection.
When I finally packed up and went back in the house, my wifesaid “What have you been up to all day?” …………..”Just changed a throttle cable.”
H