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Some days #2
Posted by Andy C on June 19, 2022, 9:05 am
Looks like Jerry has put the kybosh on the weather after complaining it was too hot last week.
Yesterday evening rain, and very cool, more rain overnight.
Up this morning, mainly grey with sunny intervals, windy and cold for the time of year.
Ah well Glastonbury festival next week so it will probably piddle with rain.
Woke up early this morning hoping to go out for a early morning ride, as it was way too cold / wiindy, spent 3 hours sorting out the DT 400 lighting, CDI source coil and pulse coils.
It is all located under a cover on the LH side of the bike, as part of the refurb I took it off last week, glad I did as there was a lot of corrosion in there.
Aparrently it is mainly caused by condensation when damp gets into the cases.
Pulled everything apart - flywheel off, all coils disconnected, cleaned / re connected, additional earth wires added, also most of the screws holding the coils to the backplate twisted off when I tried to undo them - after a session with the blowlamp and WD40 the broken stubs came out.
Just need some long M5 screws to finish the job, and then re time it.
It was running Ok when I bought it but doing what I did was needed mainly to get rid of all the corrosion, but it would have been a matter of time before one of the connections broke down.
Refitted all screws so far using copper grease and after cleaning the corrosion off the aluminium parts gave it a coating of ACF50.Who needs a signature anyway......
Re: Some days #2
Posted by geoff the bonnie on June 19, 2022, 1:43 pm, in reply to "Some days #2"
I find that screws coated with copper grease never corrode in the future and never get stuck. I put it on spark plug threads too.
Re: Some days #2
Posted by geoff the bonnie on June 19, 2022, 2:05 pm, in reply to "Re: Some days #2"
I am still using a can of copper grease i obtained in 1977. Still about 1 inch left in the can. I also had a bike that was running when i bought it but was soon able to break it Andy.
Re: Some days #2
Posted by Will on June 19, 2022, 6:01 pm, in reply to "Some days #2"
Today weather was very average but ideal for a brisk 250 miles round Wales visiting Clywedog, Bala & Vyrnwy.
And I hope you're very very wrong about Glastonbury & the weather. I'm doing IAM taster rides at the Adventure Bike Festival.
Re: Some days #2
Posted by JERRY on June 20, 2022, 10:46 pm, in reply to "Some days #2"
Sorry Andy I will go and stand in the corner and never complain again.......bit chilly tonight though The oldest rocker in town!
Re: Some days #2
Posted by Andy C on June 21, 2022, 5:41 pm, in reply to "Re: Some days #2"
It's OK Jerry the Gods have smiled today......Who needs a signature anyway......
on June 19, 2022, 9:05 am
