Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2003 20:48:42 -0600
Reply-To: tom ring <taring@TARING.ORG>
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From: tom ring <taring@TARING.ORG>
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Subject: Fwd: - To the list - Thanks again!
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I was sort of informed I should forward this post this here This was
originally sent to the yahoo list.
Anyway, great group you have here.
tom
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I again got an answer to a problem from the list, but this one was
from a search of old messages.
I have had an annoying, just noticable, surge on acceleration sonce I
purchased my 85 westy. I always figured it was due to a bad component
or connection. Or maybe a half dozen. After fixing most things that
could be causing it, I noticed some talk about a mod to the air flow
sensor. I found the posts, which are very early on in the group, and
made the mod friday morning. Definately made a difference.
Thanks again folks!
Now a word of warning to those that do the mod - it says to put a 22
microfarad capacitor from pins 2 to 4 on the AFM. This is correct,
sort of. The connector pin 1 position has no pin in it, at least on
my 85, so it would be very easy to misinterpret how to do this mod and
put it from pins 3 to 5.
If you remove the cover it is easier to see what to do. The cap needs
to go from the connection at the top of the wiper, which would be to
pin 4, to _either_ of the 2 connections - pin 2 or pin 3. They are
the same connection.
From the inside it is simple to do, since 2 and 4 have push on
connectors which are easy to solder to. If only it was easy to get
the top off. I hate scratching new $409 parts. ;)
To avoid any polarity problems, I would recommend using non-polarized
capacitors instead of standard electrolytics. I had 2 leftover 10
mikes, and a 100. I did tests with 10, which left a lot of flutter on
the signal, 100, which caused serious throttle lag, and 20, which
works pretty well. I may put another 10 aand 20 next weekend to see
how it works with 30 and 40 mikes.
tom
K0TAR
85 Westy
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Tom Ring K0TAR, ex-WA2PHW EN34hx
taring@taring.org
"It is better to go into a turn slow, and come out fast, than to go into a turn
fast
and come out dead." Stirling Moss
