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by jerseyben
Thu Feb 02, 2012 5:37 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: Rear Light Cluster Replacement Ideas
Replies: 12
Views: 13094

Re: Rear Light Cluster Replacement Ideas

Another update... somehow i completely forgot about an earth... for some reason my right hand side cluster works fine without an earth attached to the cluster but my left side needs one.... ?? anyway problem averted :D will wire them all through properly tomorrow and then i shall be on the road .......
by jerseyben
Thu Feb 02, 2012 4:35 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: Rear Light Cluster Replacement Ideas
Replies: 12
Views: 13094

Re: Rear Light Cluster Replacement Ideas

Hello everyone. got an update.. i decided to go with 2 standard rectangle light clusters and mount them on the back door. Firstly I checked my previous connections where the lights were wired and my left side had side light and indicator but my right side didn't. tracked the right side being down to...
by jerseyben
Thu Feb 02, 2012 4:24 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: Rear Light Cluster Replacement Ideas
Replies: 12
Views: 13094

Re: Rear Light Cluster Replacement Ideas

hey mate I'm from the other island of Guernsey :twisted: not a lot of offroading over here, just a few fun little tracks here and there, what's it like over the sea in Jersey? Hi Dude, Same over here. Couple of tractor tracks in-between fields and a couple of small places but non are dedicated off-...
by jerseyben
Fri Jan 27, 2012 1:03 pm
Forum: Engine
Topic: Sami is idling fast
Replies: 36
Views: 23480

Re: Sami is idling fast

Another Update... I held the Rack Gear down on the carb with a spanner and this bought the idle down to a reasonable level and doesnt seem to have effected the mixture to make it run differently which is good. i am not too sure what it does mind you. i noticed there was a small adjusting bolt which ...
by jerseyben
Thu Jan 26, 2012 12:23 am
Forum: Engine
Topic: Sami is idling fast
Replies: 36
Views: 23480

Re: Sami is idling fast

Update------------- went and had a look at the carb. tried looking through the online manual to get an idea of what does what, it is a bit confusing but got the gist of how the choke works. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPJsoCrPxlQ&feature=youtu.be" onclick="window.open(this.href);ret...
by jerseyben
Tue Jan 24, 2012 10:36 pm
Forum: Engine
Topic: Sami is idling fast
Replies: 36
Views: 23480

Re: Sami is idling fast

Hello everyone looks like having a bit of trouble with hacking but i am going to brave it and post an update. i took my sami for a good run today to see if it was just automatic choke making it idle high. after a good run it was still idleing very high. i also noticed that when i ran it with no thro...
by jerseyben
Sun Jan 22, 2012 11:16 pm
Forum: Engine
Topic: Sami is idling fast
Replies: 36
Views: 23480

Re: Sami is idling fast

What carb are you running? If standard could it be something to do with the idle up system? Try disconnecting it, usually a green or brown plug, one is the fuel stop solenoid and the other is the idle up but sometimes the colours are the opposite way around just to confuse matters lol im running st...
by jerseyben
Sun Jan 22, 2012 10:18 pm
Forum: Engine
Topic: Sami is idling fast
Replies: 36
Views: 23480

Sami is idling fast

Hello everyone, After stripping my sami head for about the 5th time it is all back together and running. and hopefully it will stay running, at the moment i am having Idle problems. when i start it it needs about half throttle and is a bit lumpy. ( this is hopefully a timing issue and just needs som...
by jerseyben
Sun Jan 15, 2012 6:46 pm
Forum: Engine
Topic: URGENT HELP ! Cam belt slipped.
Replies: 20
Views: 13253

Re: URGENT HELP ! Cam belt slipped.

it it is the wrong way round it will stick out of some sides/corners on one side and leave a gap on others. If it lines up with the outline of the head all the way round its on the right way round. Dan Yer i defiantly got it the right way round but not too sure if oil whole was blocked as im not to...
by jerseyben
Sun Jan 15, 2012 4:08 pm
Forum: Engine
Topic: URGENT HELP ! Cam belt slipped.
Replies: 20
Views: 13253

Re: URGENT HELP ! Cam belt slipped.

Thanks guys, the one I ordered previously was off ebay, i matched the engine code but when it came down the whole's for the aligning pins where not big enough so i had to force the pins through to make them bigger, and some of the water ways where slightly out but not much. some had a bridge where m...