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- Sun Nov 28, 2021 4:51 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Flooding/starving carb?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3883
Re: Flooding/starving carb?
Thanks for the feedback guys. Best I can tell, various owners hve tried various fixes and some seem to help a it but no one has figured out how to solve the issue completely. I have long since fitted electric ignition to mine, so I do believe its a fuel/carb related issue. I do not smell gas when th...
- Wed Nov 17, 2021 5:00 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Has anyone suffered a catastrophic failure?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5574
Re: Has anyone suffered a catastrophic failure?
Thanks for the info on the u/j joint guys. I'll go ahead and replace while I'm at it.
@Simon, is that a red 120 I see in the top right of the photo? If so we indeed have a lot in common!
@Simon, is that a red 120 I see in the top right of the photo? If so we indeed have a lot in common!
- Sun Nov 14, 2021 11:38 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Has anyone suffered a catastrophic failure?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5574
Re: Has anyone suffered a catastrophic failure?
@Doverhay actually I am replacing the shocks because they are 35 years old! I just noticed when removing them that the upper mounts for the rear shocks look flimsy. Can you tell me why you worry about the universal joint? Would you suggest I replace it if it is 35 yrs old (original) and has seen abo...
- Sun Nov 14, 2021 11:28 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Flooding/starving carb?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3883
Flooding/starving carb?
My Triking has always done this thing where, if i come hot into a fairly fast and sharp corner, it will run on one cylinder for like 10 seconds and then they both start firing again. I dont know which cylinder i lose, nor the cause (I assume fuel starvation OR flooding, but I could be somehting else...
- Fri Nov 12, 2021 7:55 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Has anyone suffered a catastrophic failure?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5574
Has anyone suffered a catastrophic failure?
I've owned my Triking for 25 blissful years and have never had any form of catastrophic failure... thank goodness! By that I mean, never has anything broken during use that presented a danger, such as a broken front wishbone, that could result in a dangerous accident. But I'd like to know if anyone ...
- Sun Feb 03, 2019 12:27 am
- Forum: Type 1, 2 and 3
- Topic: Wheel removal
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2088
Wheel removal
What is the trick to getting those stubborn center caps off the Type 1 wire wheels? They work on a tension spring and are always a bugger to remove!
- Wed Oct 17, 2018 11:14 pm
- Forum: Type 1, 2 and 3
- Topic: Back to Dellorto carbs 2nd go
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7279
Re: Back to Dellorto carbs 2nd go
WestEndGuzzi- Would you be able to provide the links you reference here (where you wrote "video here" and "link"? ...The set-up. (Video here) Phf36 carbs on splayed out manifolds, bought new when I built the car 13,000mls ago. Now fitted with Anti Surge Washer PtNo.10428, fitted above the main jet h...