Manshed Therapy Sept 28th SE QLD

[The General]

Yep, we got another Manshed Day! 

After receipt of some friendly pressure, it`s on for Saturday 28th in tha same Workshop at Buderim. (PM me for the address)
Start time is whatever ya feel like on tha day. All welcome ta drop in and say G`day or grab a wrench or offer an opinion. (plenty of chairs & Magazines)

Here`s a reminder of what happened last time: http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=8155.0

Harvy stole me Air hawk cushion at Haigslee, just ta make sure his torque wrench didn`t go missing again. We got the carb tuning gear,  cooling fans, oil drainers on hand, Grease for engine mounts and even those spare 93 forks just in case.

Might be enough time ta get any bits ya need sent to my place direct, but we scheduled it for a Saturday to ensure local Bike shops were open. 

But Wait!..There`s more!For lunch, we got a free Sausage Sizzle at a Mates private Manshed 15 mins down tha road. (I Got cars & blindfolds for the short trip) I have ta shoot you if ya remember his address, but if ya like Vincents, Indians, BSA`s, Triumphs, odd sidecars, racebikes, Memorabillia and even a Brough superior +...it`ll be worth dieing for.   

Plenty of spare snags for those that won`t know if they can make it till the last minute...but wouldn`t mind a rough idea on the numbers. 

[Bones]

I'll be there General, I missed out on the last one, and there's no way I'm gonna miss this one. My bike doesn't really need anything done, maybe a carb sync if there's time.

I'm willing to get my hands dirty, I can do the timing advance mod on your bike if you like. I can bring my rattle gun kit if you don't have one, makes it easier to get the rotor bolt loose.

Looking forward to this, see you on the day.

                                                           Tony.

[The General]

I'll be there General, I missed out on the last one, and there's no way I'm gonna miss this one. My bike doesn't really need anything done, maybe a carb sync if there's time.

I'm willing to get my hands dirty, I can do the timing advance mod on your bike if you like. I can bring my rattle gun kit if you don't have one, makes it easier to get the rotor bolt loose.

Looking forward to this, see you on the day.

                                                           Tony.

Done deal mate. I got my son-in-laws brand new compressor under some rubbish here somewhere...I will check if there`s hoses, air gauge etc. 

[X-Ray]

I'm willing to get my hands dirty, I can do the timing advance mod on your bike if you like.
                                                           Tony.

Would you like to have a crack at mine Tony?      I've got a new chain and sprockets to do as well, but I might leave these for my rear suspension pull down/clean up. I may have some pods by then, will see how my Randy order goes, 

[Bones]

Can do Ray, doesn't take long to do it.

[ken65]

hey tony tell me abit about the timing advance mod could you, ken

[X-Ray]

Its a relatively easy mod that advances the FJ timing by 4-5 degrees and results in slightly better throttle response as far as I understand Ken.

Heres a link with pics, only requires a bit of filing, refit and away you go.  http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=4292.0

[ken65]

thanks ray, had  a read, looks promising, i'll watch it getting done at dougs and see what everyone reckons,  ken

[Bones]

Yeah Ken, take the left hand engine cover off and you'll see a rotor with a plate behind it that has all the ignition bits screwed to it. That's the part you modify.

Undo the Bolt on the rotor with a rattle gun if you've got one,( makes it easier and you don't have to hold the rotor from spinning if your using a spanner) and pull the rotor off.

Unscrew the pickup and all the other bits from the plate and remove. Mine were tight and you might need to use an impact driver.

Take out the 2 screws that hold the plate on and pull the plate off, now with a rat tail file or dremel, file the hole to the left to the edge of the shadow left from the washer, it's only a few mm you got to take out.

Do the same to the other bolt hole and reinstall, the plate has to be rotated to the right as far as it will go and then tighten up. I used blue loctite on all the screws so they don't come loose.

Put all the gear back on tighten the rotor bolt with the rattle Gun, install the cover and start it up. Mine idled fast so slow your idle down and take it for a spin and see if you can feel the difference. I did, mine feels a bit peppier, it advances the timing about 4 or 5 degrees I think.

[ken65]

thanks tony, see you there, ken

[ribbert]

........tighten the rotor bolt with the rattle Gun....

Nooooooo. We have enough trouble here with people that don't have a 'feel" for bolt tightening stripping or snapping things off by hand. Even in experienced hands, rattle guns give very little feedback.

Noel

[Bones]

Yeah, your right Noel, probably shouldn't use a rattle gun to tighten up the bolt. I've got a small rattle gun and only gave it a quick bruppp and left it so I don't think it would be too tight. They shouldn't come loose anyway cause the crank spins the other way, but yeah, good advice.

                                                                                   Tony.

[ribbert]

Take out the 2 screws that hold the plate on and pull the plate off, now with a rat tail file or dremel....

You could also use a rotary file like this in the drill press to elongate the hole. It lets you move the plate around the tool instead of vice versa. Makes it easy to handle and keep the direction accurate. Also very quick.



Noel

[ken65]

noel, i see at times you think some mods are not worth doing, but i assume you sanction this 1, do tell,,, i respect your advice, ken

[ribbert]

noel, i see at times you think some mods are not worth doing,

Now now Ken, is that how I come across? I prefer to make my own call on the merit of mods and procedures rather than just go with the flow. There may have been a couple of things I don't agree with but overall I think modding the ol' girls into the 21st century is a great idea.

Now Ken, stop saying things like that, I trying to reinvent myself here as being non inflammatory with my comments.

Noel