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by Craig in France
Mon Sep 21, 2020 5:11 am
Forum: Engine & Transmission Shop
Topic: 860 Old Engine periodic head re-torque ??
Replies: 10
Views: 11857

Re: 860 Old Engine periodic head re-torque ??

I don't think safety wire holes have been drilled in the adjacent fins. Ah, you touch on another Ducati mystery :shock: . Sometimes they are ... and sometimes they aren't. And rarely, if ever, on the back. By no means essential; but easy enuf done, especially during a wet and gloomy Portland winter...
by Craig in France
Mon Sep 21, 2020 12:46 am
Forum: Engine & Transmission Shop
Topic: 860 Old Engine periodic head re-torque ??
Replies: 10
Views: 11857

Re: 860 Old Engine periodic head re-torque ??

My advice: leave them alone, Kara. They don't have a habit of loosening (I can see you've been around British Iron for too long ... :). You won't do any damage by retorqueing them ... but you won't necessarily do any good either :-) On the other hand, it IS a good idea to check the exhaust nuts from...
by Craig in France
Fri Sep 18, 2020 11:54 pm
Forum: Electrical & Gauges Shop
Topic: 860gt best spark plug? Champions anyone?
Replies: 11
Views: 12032

Re: 860gt best spark plug? Champions anyone?

Hi Craig What do you think of the projected tip versions of the same plug ? Some amongst us make great testimonial claims...like the bp6hs Cheers Kara "Solution looking for a problem"? Dunno - sorry. Others will have to respond. (I don't even know if there's enuf piston clearance ...)
by Craig in France
Fri Sep 18, 2020 12:21 am
Forum: Squarecase BOSCH Ignition Engines > SD, SSD Darmah, late 900 SS & 900 GTS
Topic: Smoking under acceleration - valve guides.
Replies: 11
Views: 12780

Re: Smoking under acceleration.

<snip> And on that 150% oil pump : I don't remember if Kevin Bracken ran a original pump or uprated one, but there were signs of running without oil on the bigends (at high to very high revs) so I'm wondering if this pump isn't a bit overkill ? Been having much the same thought ... I'm no engine tu...
by Craig in France
Fri Sep 18, 2020 12:12 am
Forum: Electrical & Gauges Shop
Topic: 860gt best spark plug? Champions anyone?
Replies: 11
Views: 12032

Re: 860gt best spark plug? Champions anyone?

No need, Kara, altho' your choice ... :). Most people find that NGK B6HS do the job admirably.

(L88A in Champion, btw).
by Craig in France
Wed Sep 16, 2020 9:25 am
Forum: Squarecase BOSCH Ignition Engines > SD, SSD Darmah, late 900 SS & 900 GTS
Topic: Smoking under acceleration - valve guides.
Replies: 11
Views: 12780

Re: Smoking under acceleration.

Blue smoke under acceleration is normally rings, sad to say, Andy ... But first check the engine breather is working. (I admit I don't understand why (or even how ...) you've fitted a K&N filter. The original system is perfectly adequate for its task ...). You could be pressurizing the crank cas...
by Craig in France
Wed Sep 16, 2020 9:09 am
Forum: Engine & Transmission Shop
Topic: New owner 860 minimum rec. Rpms
Replies: 2
Views: 6247

Re: New owner 860 minimum rec. Rpms

Ok, you're entering into potentially turbulent waters here, Kara :shock: . But ... Yes, it is generally thought best not to let these motors labour. The dogma goes, "It's not a **** Harley Davidson!" Now, is there any evidence of big-end bearing failure being directly caused by running a D...
by Craig in France
Wed Sep 16, 2020 8:56 am
Forum: Engine & Transmission Shop
Topic: 860 GT Jacking Point under crankcase
Replies: 4
Views: 7706

Re: 860 GT Jacking Point under crankcase

Yes, Kara, no worries. Just slide a board or a lump of wood in between the jack and the sump.

Craig
by Craig in France
Sun Sep 13, 2020 9:11 am
Forum: Carburettor & Fuel System Shop
Topic: PHF32 Air Passage Question/ Kara
Replies: 3
Views: 6712

Re: PHF32 Air Passage Question/ Kara

<snip> ... I am new to the PHF world. Well, they're not so bad, delivering both reasonable economy and performance. They do like to be set up right, but once done they remain remarkably stable. Watch especially for getting the float height right; and for simple things like making sure the choke pis...
by Craig in France
Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:58 am
Forum: Electrical & Gauges Shop
Topic: Bosch WR 8 AP spark plug issue
Replies: 9
Views: 10614

Re: Bosch WR 8 AP spark plug issue

A while back, I remember posting a question about reducing the torque wrench setting when using anti-seize, versus the "dry" setting assumed by the author. Yes, strictly speaking you should/could, the critical question always being: "By how much?" Dunno ... How slippery is your ...
by Craig in France
Sun Sep 13, 2020 7:13 am
Forum: Electrical & Gauges Shop
Topic: Bosch WR 8 AP spark plug issue
Replies: 9
Views: 10614

Re: Bosch WR 8 AP spark plug issue

No worries - we all have the right to get things wrong from time to time.

Don't forget to put some Coppaslip on the plug threads, btw. Makes life easier when you need to spin them out :-D
by Craig in France
Sun Sep 13, 2020 7:09 am
Forum: Carburettor & Fuel System Shop
Topic: PHF32A Needle jet stuck in body
Replies: 4
Views: 7625

Re: PHF32A Needle jet stuck in body

I can't seem to unscrew the AB265 jet via a reasonable amount of force. I don't want to snap it off ! Hi (again :) ) Kara, Honestly, rather than force it, I'd leave it. It's an atomiser which comes into operation after around ¼ of the slide movement. They don't regularly wear or nuttin'; so on this...
by Craig in France
Sun Sep 13, 2020 7:00 am
Forum: Carburettor & Fuel System Shop
Topic: PHF32 Air Passage Question/ Kara
Replies: 3
Views: 6712

Re: PHF32 Air Passage Question/ Kara

Hi Kara and welcome to the Forum, <snip>The hole on the right seems hard to pass air or solvent through and this is true on both carbs. Where does this passage go? what does it do? Ah! I can understand your confusion ... It's a blind drilling! :-D :shock: See the photo below of a Dell'Orto PHF32AD w...
by Craig in France
Fri Sep 11, 2020 12:21 am
Forum: Electrical & Gauges Shop
Topic: Bosch WR 8 AP spark plug issue
Replies: 9
Views: 10614

Re: Bosch WR 8 AP spark plug issue

<snip> The original Champion L88As are no longer made, so I am at a loss on what to do. Hi Richard, Personally ... :) Just fit NGKs - B6HS, to be precise. It's the equivalent of the old Champion L88A and I've been doing it for the last 40-odd years ... :-D All the best Craig NGK.jpg
by Craig in France
Tue Sep 01, 2020 9:42 am
Forum: Squarecase BOSCH Ignition Engines > SD, SSD Darmah, late 900 SS & 900 GTS
Topic: SKF Sprag bearing
Replies: 14
Views: 31710

Re: SKF Sprag bearing

Interesting, Steve - thanks for the post. The original system was always fatally flawed, so good on Brook for starting from scratch and coming up with something more suited to the job.

Touch wood, mine is still operational. But 'never say never' ... :shock:

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