knight1fox3
Jedi MASTER & Friend of Capt. Solo
Saw this on my walk today. LOL
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Got the Porsche running yesterday. Confirmed previous suspicion - royally f'd up cam/cam housing was the culprit. Fired right up no issue this time (once the coil wire was connected, that is *ahem*). Whether it moves under its own power remains to be seen. Need to throw some gas in it and let it idle a while one night this week. I forgot to connect the fan thermostat wires, so I need to make sure they'll kick on.
I also went to the NASCAR all-star race on Saturday. Unfortunately qualifying got rained out, which is a shame, because the three laps + no speed limit pit stops is probably the best part to watch. Had killer seats though, 15 rows up, just left of the start/finish line. Got a good view of Tony Stewart's wreck - he slid to a stop just about right in front of us. Stunk that my two most hated drivers finished 1-2, though. Was really hoping Kyle Larson would pull it off.
Had the Porsche buttoned up. Was letting it idle to see when the fans would kick in, then gurgle gurgle out the water neck. Ruh roh. Temperature got hot after the fans didn't kick on. Turns out male spade was wedged between connector and jacket, not into the connector itself. Fixed that, and fans came on no problem. Whoops. Guess I'll redo the water neck tomorrow night or Saturday morning, then cross my fingers and head to CMP on Monday for the next race. Probably get my ass whooped, but fun just the same.
Well, the new old motor smokes like a banshee but runs just fine. It's down on power compared to the old motor (worn rings), but was reliable and still pulled pretty good up to about 5000 RPM. Put in a screamer lap after the rain hit after gapping myself from the lap traffic, and eeked out a .005s margin of victory for my class!
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And the car isn't even dialed in yet. Needs a more aggressive alignment (I'm rolling the tire shoulder, needs more negative camber and some toe out), and it's still 200 lbs over the class minimum weight!
knight1fox3
Jedi MASTER & Friend of Capt. Solo
Awesome. Turning into my subdivision on the bike last week and it just completely shut off. No lights, no instruments, just completely dead. Nothing would turn back on or allow me to restart it. I leaned over to inspect anything out of the ordinary and could smell that familiar "magic smoke" smell. That was a hell of a workout to push it the rest of the way home. Based on what I've read thus far, I think it's related to the regulator/rectifier for the alternator. And might have also fried the stator. I'll have to pull it apart to confirm but based on common failures for this year bike, that seems to be the likely suspect (and also probably why I detected the electrical smell). Another project for the to-do list.
Flyer_PE
Jr. PE / Sr. Company Pilot
^Lunched a voltage regulator on my first Harley and had pretty much the same thing happen. The good news for me was that I noticed the lights getting dimmer and got it into the driveway before it died.
knight1fox3
Jedi MASTER & Friend of Capt. Solo
Flyer_PE
Jr. PE / Sr. Company Pilot
Looks like all the magic smoke is gone from that one.
I think you definitely found A problem. Whether or not it's THE problem won't be known until you put in a new one and see what happens when you hit the switch.
I think you definitely found A problem. Whether or not it's THE problem won't be known until you put in a new one and see what happens when you hit the switch.
knight1fox3
Jedi MASTER & Friend of Capt. Solo
So you're saying there's no way to put the smoke back in? :huh: LOL
Ya I'm hoping the stator coil survived the incident. Definitely A problem, and will confirm if it's in fact THE problem. Found a replacement kit that utilizes MOSFETs for $129 on Amazon. I might try relocating the assembly too as Suzuki thought it would be a good idea to locate this on the exhaust side of the radiator. So naturally it's going to be hotter than normal. <SMH>
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knight1fox3
Jedi MASTER & Friend of Capt. Solo
By the front left fairing assembly. And for whatever reason, on the exhaust side of the radiator. :screwloose:
Flyer_PE
Jr. PE / Sr. Company Pilot
That's the problem with any electronic device. Once the magic smoke gets out, there's no replacing it.
The exhaust side of the radiator isn't an ideal location for a heat sensitive component. Probably wound up there in order to keep it out of sight. Different design philosophies between sport bikes and cruisers. On a sport bike, it's all about clean looks and aerodynamics. Harley just chromes the bastard and hangs it on the front of the frame.
The exhaust side of the radiator isn't an ideal location for a heat sensitive component. Probably wound up there in order to keep it out of sight. Different design philosophies between sport bikes and cruisers. On a sport bike, it's all about clean looks and aerodynamics. Harley just chromes the bastard and hangs it on the front of the frame.
jeb6294
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Keep in mind that a motorcycle is little more than a 220 degree engine trying to contain exploding gasoline 3 inches from your crotch.
