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Post by BritPete on May 17, 2021 6:34:58 GMT
Saturdays Summary
Weather poor - Rain forecast all week
Nicks bought old Bandit back - Now in Reading
Reading and District - Early, Lower Early
Nicks Lemon Tree
Honda Cub on Forum - UK £3.5k - Does not meet Euro6
CTB's KTM Dilemma
Carls wheeling and dealing
DVLA current historic plate issue ranges
Two 400 Hawks on Ebay
US cars and bikes in UK
FA and Scottish cup fans numbers
Sammy Millers
BumbleBee update - Still in Garage
North of the Border Insects & repellants
1987 Storm and impact
Camping in Scotland
Loch Ness
Hydro electric
Andys Black Pig - Stator Condition
Broken up wheel on the Forum
Lord Beers Tank
Honda finishes Paint
Shellac - Cellulose
2K/2Pac
Ultrasonic cleaners - First one in 1952
Liquids Solutions How they work
Popin Exhausts - Fuel getting through the heads
Carbs - adjusting mix - More fuel or more air
SD air fed
BSA Fuel Feed
Electric car - Emissions when made
What happens when we cant make batteries
Carls Red Plugs
Triumph injectors - injecting air to exhaust to burn off fuel
BSA Problem - Pipes re-chrome - chrome bubbling up -
Method of Chroming
Ebay Snippers for bidding
Bidding Techniques
Green Kwaka Z650 on ebey
DFS Aberdeen angus burgers
Lucas history and reputation
Lucas and not keeping up - Bullet connectors still in 70's
History of the Z650
Sinclair C5
Made in Washing Machine factory
Pensions
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Post by andy1kenobe on May 17, 2021 11:04:29 GMT
On the subject of Carls red plugs, I have these taken from an old Haynes manual, MK2 Escort actually. Normal plug colour -grey-brown deposits, lightly coated core nose. Over rich - dry, black sooty deposits. Weak spark and eventual misfire. Overheating - electrodes have a glazed appearance, core nose very white. Weak mixture, low fuel octane, ignition timing, wrong plug value. None of these appear red like Carls but the first pic is more like the appearance, just not red! It may well be the redex causing the colour
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Post by CTB on May 17, 2021 16:45:18 GMT
Thanks Pete, great minutes. Sorry for rushin* off - went to celebrate Leicester winning the cup, love to see midland club winning against the london teams 😎
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Post by davefirestorm on May 17, 2021 19:17:01 GMT
I may be wrong ( usualy am 😁 ) but the pictures in the old Haynes manuals and “plug chop” results are not the same or accurate since higher octane/leaded fuel became unobtainable and wonder if ethanol has again altered the way plugs “should” look
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Post by comstar on May 17, 2021 19:21:17 GMT
Had more of a think about it and maybe Carl's bike is simply 'on the blob' at the minute?
I bet it will be fine in a few days.....and have a better attitude without biting his head off too.
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Post by andy1kenobe on May 17, 2021 21:46:15 GMT
I may be wrong ( usualy am 😁 ) but the pictures in the old Haynes manuals and “plug chop” results are not the same or accurate since higher octane/leaded fuel became unobtainable and wonder if ethanol has again altered the way plugs “should” look A very good and valid point. Ethanol is used as an octane booster so in theory, add more = higher octane? I don't know. But it wouldn't explain that brick red colour. A little more research is needed.
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