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Author Topic: TwinMax or Manometer plug in where?  (Read 3318 times)

Offline montmil

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Re: TwinMax or Manometer plug in where?
« Reply #15 on: February 17, 2010, 06:14:54 PM »
It is the air pressure generated by fitting the dust caps. I tried pushing them on at exactly the same time... dumb. Pull the caps off and the fluid levels up.

BTW, Drug out the mano' to synch cables at idle and cruise rpm and noticed my purple 7.5wt official BMW manometer/fork oil had bleached out as the tool was hanging and stored in the shop! Kinda golden color now. May go with ATF or something else more colorful. Still works just fine but less easy to see against my wooden four-foot long yard stick. So impressed with Bruce's Adel clamps that I added some to my stick.

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bubby-joe

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Re: TwinMax or Manometer plug in where?
« Reply #16 on: February 17, 2010, 11:29:35 PM »
They are very sensitive 1/64th or less of a turn to only one adjustment screw makes a very large oil level difference from one tube to the other making exact balancing almost a breeze.  Mine came to the exact same level on each side but you have to allow any changes to the settings to settle down.  Very small adjustments make a big difference.  Just rough tuned right line was 7 inches away from the left tube each movement can be seen almost instantly as you get close then slow down and let each tiny movement settle till both levels are the same.  I've used mercury gauges in the past and this is a lot more sensitive and cannot harm you, the environment, or the engine if a line comes off and sucks your oil into the engine no real harm just a small amount of smoke.  Don't want to burn mercury in your engine, very bad thing..
« Last Edit: February 17, 2010, 11:38:18 PM by bubby-joe »

JDS

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Re: TwinMax or Manometer plug in where?
« Reply #17 on: February 18, 2010, 09:49:08 PM »
I have a clear line coming out of those two orphaces that disappear under the airbox. I was looking at them when my coil burnt up. this afternoon.

Offline montmil

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Re: TwinMax or Manometer plug in where?
« Reply #18 on: February 19, 2010, 05:29:48 AM »
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I have a clear line coming out of those two orphaces that disappear under the airbox. I was looking at them when my coil burnt up. this afternoon.

Inside the airbox, you'll likely find the "air injection" hardware attached to the tubing. Lots of owners delete this system.   Monte
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1978 BMW R100S
1981 BMW R65
1983 BMW R65
1995 Triumph Trophy
1986 VW Cabriolet

bruce_launceston

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Re: TwinMax or Manometer plug in where?
« Reply #19 on: February 19, 2010, 05:38:19 AM »
There was a thread on the BM Bikes & Riders forum a short while back about a theory that adding a balance tube between the two vacuum take off points would help smooth out the running.

Maybe someone has linked yours for this reason.?

I don't think it was a proven theory with one person saying that if it was worth doing BMW would have done it from the factory.
Some riders were going to give it a try I think.


plc

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Re: TwinMax or Manometer plug in where?
« Reply #20 on: February 19, 2010, 05:23:27 PM »
Hi All,

Thanks for the advice guys. I have bought a Carbtune Pro to balance my carbs; I needed something portable and easily stored away from little fingers in my confined storage space.

When it gets here I will give it the tune up it is long overdue for.

Best wishes,
Paul


ukzknos

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Re: TwinMax or Manometer plug in where?
« Reply #21 on: February 19, 2010, 05:34:48 PM »
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a theory that adding a balance tube between the two vacuum take off points
Hi Bruce

I can't understand what would be achieved by linking these two vacuum points?
As you say, if it helped then the factory would have done it!  :-?

JDS

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Re: TwinMax or Manometer plug in where?
« Reply #22 on: February 19, 2010, 05:46:48 PM »
looks original.  I turned the picture upside down so some of you don't have to look at the screen upside down. ;D
« Last Edit: February 19, 2010, 05:53:09 PM by JDS »

bubby-joe

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Re: TwinMax or Manometer plug in where?
« Reply #23 on: February 21, 2010, 10:27:07 AM »
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looks original.  I turned the picture upside down so some of you don't have to look at the screen upside down. ;D


The one next to the mixture screw in your picture is that a plastic tube with a screw in it or is that one of the lines to the airbox, that is the vacumn hookup position.  The black and metal hose is the air inject system and is for most disconnected and removed or plugged at the head end and left in place, mines left in place and plugged
« Last Edit: February 21, 2010, 10:28:02 AM by bubby-joe »

JDS

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Re: TwinMax or Manometer plug in where?
« Reply #24 on: February 22, 2010, 02:54:30 PM »
the plastic tube goes the the airbox. I'm not sure on the air inject system. sounds like something I should take off. I havent tackled any carb issues yet. once I replace the coil I burnt up last week I can start diagnosing the inconsitant carb issues.

Yikes

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Re: TwinMax or Manometer plug in where?
« Reply #25 on: February 22, 2010, 04:52:34 PM »
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I'm not sure on the air inject system. sounds like something I should take off.  

A good article on what to do with the air system.

http://bmwmotorcycletech.info/pulseair.htm

Whatever you do, it's pretty easy.  Just my speed. [smiley=happy.gif]

JMcC