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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Mysterious Meteor misfire - what am I missing?
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<blockquote data-quote="Simon Dinsdale" data-source="post: 138725" data-attributes="member: 58"><p>Brian, The magneto CoreyL is using is a modern BTH which is actually a self generation electronic ignition system so no condensor and no points used.</p><p>I had a modern BTH fitted to my Rapide 10 years ago. It ran great for a few years and then slowly got harder to start hot or cold and eventually would not run. The BTH would still generate a spark though but not a bang from the bike and so I suspect its internal timing was faulty and sparking at the wrong time even though the shaft & hole ofr the timing pin was lined up. I sent the BTH back but the guy running BTH at the time and he said he could find nothing wrong with it and it must be a problem my Rapide. Strangely when I took the BTH off I refitted the old twin points coil ignition and the bike fired up straight away and has run great ever since. I could never get that BTH to run on a bike again so it was thrown on the shelf.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Simon Dinsdale, post: 138725, member: 58"] Brian, The magneto CoreyL is using is a modern BTH which is actually a self generation electronic ignition system so no condensor and no points used. I had a modern BTH fitted to my Rapide 10 years ago. It ran great for a few years and then slowly got harder to start hot or cold and eventually would not run. The BTH would still generate a spark though but not a bang from the bike and so I suspect its internal timing was faulty and sparking at the wrong time even though the shaft & hole ofr the timing pin was lined up. I sent the BTH back but the guy running BTH at the time and he said he could find nothing wrong with it and it must be a problem my Rapide. Strangely when I took the BTH off I refitted the old twin points coil ignition and the bike fired up straight away and has run great ever since. I could never get that BTH to run on a bike again so it was thrown on the shelf. [/QUOTE]
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