busabeast Posted March 31, 2024 Author Share Posted March 31, 2024 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, 2024 Share Posted March 31, 2024 On 31/03/2024 at 18:26, 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 Expand Only made by ford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted March 31, 2024 Share Posted March 31, 2024 On 31/03/2024 at 19:43, 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 Expand 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, 2024 Author Share Posted March 31, 2024 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, 2024 Share Posted March 31, 2024 On 31/03/2024 at 18:26, 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 Expand 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, 2024 Author Share Posted March 31, 2024 On 31/03/2024 at 19:53, Buckster said: There could be a bit of corrosion on the terminals from standing. Expand 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, 2024 Author Share Posted March 31, 2024 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, 2024 Share Posted March 31, 2024 On 31/03/2024 at 20:02, busabeast said: On the battery you mean or on the connector blocks and the like under the tank? Expand Battery terminals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted March 31, 2024 Author Share Posted March 31, 2024 On 31/03/2024 at 20:30, Buckster said: Battery terminals. Expand 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, 2024 Share Posted March 31, 2024 On 31/03/2024 at 20:11, 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 Expand Just clean it and lightly re-oil it 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted March 31, 2024 Share Posted March 31, 2024 On 31/03/2024 at 20:36, 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 Expand 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, 2024 Author Share Posted March 31, 2024 On 31/03/2024 at 20:39, 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 Expand 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, 2024 Share Posted March 31, 2024 It is worth cleaning the terminals anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted March 31, 2024 Author Share Posted March 31, 2024 On 31/03/2024 at 20:51, Buckster said: It is worth cleaning the terminals anyway. Expand 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, 2024 Share Posted March 31, 2024 On 31/03/2024 at 20:59, 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 Expand Starter terminal as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted March 31, 2024 Author Share Posted March 31, 2024 On 31/03/2024 at 21:00, Buckster said: Starter terminal as well. Expand 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, 2024 Author Share Posted April 1, 2024 On 31/03/2024 at 21:35, Marcel said: Have you got any cranking power...I haven't read the hole thing..? Expand 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, 2024 Author Share Posted April 1, 2024 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, 2024 Share Posted April 1, 2024 On 01/04/2024 at 09:37, 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? Expand 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, 2024 Author Share Posted April 1, 2024 On 01/04/2024 at 09:40, boboneleg said: We haven't got the equipment to balance multi-cylinder carb set ups (Ducati's only) Expand Ahh ok mate no bother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted April 1, 2024 Share Posted April 1, 2024 On 01/04/2024 at 09:40, busabeast said: Ahh ok mate no bother Expand 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, 2024 Share Posted April 1, 2024 On 31/03/2024 at 20:11, 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 Expand 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, 2024 Author Share Posted April 1, 2024 On 01/04/2024 at 10:34, Six30 said: thats when you shit yourself when you open it up Expand 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, 2024 Share Posted April 1, 2024 On 01/04/2024 at 09:37, 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? Expand 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, 2024 Share Posted April 1, 2024 On 01/04/2024 at 12:01, 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 Expand 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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