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electronic ignition issue (2014)
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Thanks to every one for all the help, great forum with great people.
The bike is running quite well now, turns out that when I put the tank on it was pulling the throttle cable on the right cylinder hence it was never going to be set up correctly.
The only issue I have now is that I am getting the odd flame from the right cylinder and it sounds as if its missing a little bit.
Carb is set up the same as the other, timing is correct, any ideas ?
The bike is running quite well now, turns out that when I put the tank on it was pulling the throttle cable on the right cylinder hence it was never going to be set up correctly.
The only issue I have now is that I am getting the odd flame from the right cylinder and it sounds as if its missing a little bit.
Carb is set up the same as the other, timing is correct, any ideas ?
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Some electronic ignitions vary the revs that they reach full advance at, eg could be in the range of 3500-4000, so when setting the timing at full advance, do it when you see that the ignition stops advancing, rather than looking at the rev counter.
+1 on resistor plug caps, the NGK ones are cheap as chips.
+1 on resistor plug caps, the NGK ones are cheap as chips.
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Electronic ignition systems have to be timed static at the full advance position and it is then up to the system to retard ( delay ) the timing dependant on the rpm.
I have never understood why Commando timing is 28º full advance when for many years the Atlas & 650SS were 32º. Commandos are only an Atlas engine with the 650SS compression ratio. The other confusion is that on all my Commandos I have carefully checked the timing marks with a dial test indicator and degree plate and found that the actual 28º timing shows about 31º on the primary cover degree plate, a simple manufacturing error or did the development engineers find the engine ran best at the displayed 28º which is really about 32º and left it that way ?
I have never understood why Commando timing is 28º full advance when for many years the Atlas & 650SS were 32º. Commandos are only an Atlas engine with the 650SS compression ratio. The other confusion is that on all my Commandos I have carefully checked the timing marks with a dial test indicator and degree plate and found that the actual 28º timing shows about 31º on the primary cover degree plate, a simple manufacturing error or did the development engineers find the engine ran best at the displayed 28º which is really about 32º and left it that way ?
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