busabeast Posted March 31 Author Share Posted March 31 Let's get to investigating oh and before you say owt no i cant see a fucking thing with this shit single light in here, id be better off using a candle... What I can tell you is it appears by the sticker at least to be running a pipercross airfilter and the optimate says the battery is good too 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catteeclan Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 1 hour ago, busabeast said: The old x-type was mondeo based, the xf wasn't mondeo apart from maybe the front suspension, and obviously the engine was a Ford v6 but the rest of the car wasn't Ford based Only made by ford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 8 minutes ago, busabeast said: Let's get to investigating oh and before you say owt no i cant see a fucking thing with this shit single light in here, id be better off using a candle... What I can tell you is it appears by the sticker at least to be running a pipercross airfilter and the optimate says the battery is good too There could be a bit of corrosion on the terminals from standing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted March 31 Author Share Posted March 31 Well im not sure why it would be damp in that recess but it sits over the top of that wadding and it is soaked but with what feels like water instead of fuel so unsure what thats all about it does indeed have a pippercross air filter fitter and the airflow facing side just needed a quick brush off and it's as good as new I've had a good look over the trumpets and there's no visible cracking and they feel as I'd expect them too and opening the throttle there's no visible hindrance in the bores and everything appears tight. I don't think I like the idea that there seems to be no inline fuel filter fitted though 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 1 hour ago, busabeast said: The old x-type was mondeo based, the xf wasn't mondeo apart from maybe the front suspension, and obviously the engine was a Ford v6 but the rest of the car wasn't Ford based It’s a Citroen, seen all sorts of plastics with a Citroen chevron in mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted March 31 Author Share Posted March 31 8 minutes ago, Buckster said: There could be a bit of corrosion on the terminals from standing. On the battery you mean or on the connector blocks and the like under the tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted March 31 Author Share Posted March 31 Well that's some horrible looking cruddy shite, not so sure it's meant to look like that looks to be from the crankcase breather 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 28 minutes ago, busabeast said: On the battery you mean or on the connector blocks and the like under the tank? Battery terminals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted March 31 Author Share Posted March 31 1 minute ago, Buckster said: Battery terminals. Just checked the battery terminals and they are tight and appear to be sound, I've just started it now and there was no hesitation at all so I'm thinking the optimate must have done it's thing and recovered it. I only ran it for a couple of seconds mind you given its getting late and it echoes in here so I'll have another ganders at it tomorrow morning and see how the idle is, if its steady away then the bike must be very sensitive to a slightly wonky battery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 26 minutes ago, busabeast said: Well that's some horrible looking cruddy shite, not so sure it's meant to look like that looks to be from the crankcase breather Just clean it and lightly re-oil it 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 3 minutes ago, busabeast said: Just checked the battery terminals and they are tight and appear to be sound, I've just started it now and there was no hesitation at all so I'm thinking the optimate must have done it's thing and recovered it. I only ran it for a couple of seconds mind you given its getting late and it echoes in here so I'll have another ganders at it tomorrow morning and see how the idle is, if its steady away then the bike must be very sensitive to a slightly wonky battery Check where your battery negative terminal goes to earth as well , also check the connector on the rectifier for corrosion and cover them in dialectric grease. If you haven't got any pinch some of your wife's vaseline 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted March 31 Author Share Posted March 31 9 minutes ago, boboneleg said: Check where your battery negative terminal goes to earth as well , also check the connector on the rectifier for corrosion and cover them in dialectric grease. If you haven't got any pinch some of your wife's vaseline I shall have a check over them tomorrow I've shut up shop for the night now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 It is worth cleaning the terminals anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted March 31 Author Share Posted March 31 6 minutes ago, Buckster said: It is worth cleaning the terminals anyway. I'll take them off tomorrow and give them a quick brush up and as Bob said check out the earth and reg/rec and see what happens after Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 1 minute ago, busabeast said: I'll take them off tomorrow and give them a quick brush up and as Bob said check out the earth and reg/rec and see what happens after Starter terminal as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted March 31 Author Share Posted March 31 17 minutes ago, Buckster said: Starter terminal as well. Not a bad shout I'll add it to the list of things to check Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted April 1 Author Share Posted April 1 10 hours ago, Marcel said: Have you got any cranking power...I haven't read the hole thing..? Yeah I put the optimate on it for a few hours and it recovered the battery no problem, when I fired it up last night after cleaning the air filter and other bits it didn't struggle at all so it must be sensitive to a low battery. I'll get it out today and run it up to temp to see if the idle has returned to normal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted April 1 Author Share Posted April 1 Well just ran the bike for a while and it's still hunting all over the place and running on 3 cyl, I think new plugs are in need and maybe a bit of balancing of the throttle bodies. Bob how much would you guys charge for balancing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 1 minute ago, busabeast said: Well just ran the bike for a while and it's still hunting all over the place and running on 3 cyl, I think new plugs are in need and maybe a bit of balancing of the throttle bodies. Bob how much would you guys charge for balancing? We haven't got the equipment to balance multi-cylinder carb set ups (Ducati's only) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted April 1 Author Share Posted April 1 Just now, boboneleg said: We haven't got the equipment to balance multi-cylinder carb set ups (Ducati's only) Ahh ok mate no bother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Just now, busabeast said: Ahh ok mate no bother Allens performance are pretty good https://www.allensperformance.co.uk/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 14 hours ago, busabeast said: Well that's some horrible looking cruddy shite, not so sure it's meant to look like that looks to be from the crankcase breather thats when you shit yourself when you open it up 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted April 1 Author Share Posted April 1 29 minutes ago, Six30 said: thats when you shit yourself when you open it up To be fair I opened it up a few times yesterday and I didn't shit myself, could well have been from the first ride of the year though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 2 hours ago, busabeast said: Well just ran the bike for a while and it's still hunting all over the place and running on 3 cyl, I think new plugs are in need and maybe a bit of balancing of the throttle bodies. Bob how much would you guys charge for balancing? You might be able to do it with a two Carburettor Synchronizer if its all you can get, on my CB1000 the carbs were in pairs so you could balance each pair first, the two left together and then the two right and then once your happy with them balance the two middle carbs job done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 1 minute ago, Sir Fallsalot said: You might be able to do it with a two Carburettor Synchronizer if its all you can get, on my CB1000 the carbs were in pairs so you could balance each pair first, the two left together and then the two right and then once your happy with them balance the two middle carbs job done Edit i forgot your injection might be the same principle though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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