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Message posted by Captain Smurf on 14 February 2009 at 11:10 - IP Logged

Captain Smurf

Standard Member

United Kingdom
09 May 2007
25 Posts

Right; the story so far.

VN1500 Classic 1997, started running really rough. Went to bike shop after trying couple of things they tested compression and one cylinder was seriously down. Left it with them to remove engine and sort it (said do both cylinders whilst it was out). After much time the engine was remounted and tested. I was told it was running rough until higher revs, then it ran smooth (opposite of original problem).

Settled that bill and had them deliver it to another mechanic. When he fired it up (and when I fired it up likewise) immediately saw that it was only running on one cylinder until higher revs, when the second cut in. He removed the engine and checked the work that had been done - basically fine. He has tried everything to resolve this problem. Autoelectrician tested it and says not electrical (we were thinking CDI).

Really leaves the carburettor. If anyone has one that is known to be running right they could lend us, or even a running secondhand one to sell we could test it rather than forking out for a new one and fidning it carb after all.

If you read all that and have (useful) suggestions - that would also be appreciated

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Message posted by Riff-Raff on 14 February 2009 at 11:42 - IP Logged

Riff-Raff

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United Kingdom
26 July 2007
149 Posts

Hi Captain.

I assume from the lengths you have gone to that you have checked that fuel and spark are present at each cylinder and that both spark plugs are of the same rating?

Riff-Raff

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