Date: 16 Feb 2005 23:23:33 GMT From: Dave Hinz <DaveHinznospamcop.net> Subject: Re: new saab motor for 9-3 series
On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 23:19:30 GMT, Dexter J <lamealameadingdongnospamlamelame.org> wrote: > Salutations: > > On 16 Feb 2005 22:21:43 GMT, Dave Hinz <DaveHinznospamcop.net> wrote: >> >> Synchroninzing those Bing carbs is an absolute bitch, at least on >> the '77 R100/7 that I had. Nice bike, but MAN, those carbs... > > A popular mode was to fit a narrow balance tube between the manifolds > around here. Don't know that it helped much though. I don't know - I went > with a series of Kawasaki solutions after my one and only BSA tried to > kill me repeatedly the only summer I owned it. Traded it for a carton of > Dunhills and a case of bear in the fall - and still think I got the better > of the deal to this day.. : ) .. Well, I ended up buying a venturi gizmo (polysynch maybe?) that also comes in handy for balancing the triple carbs on the Saab 2-stroke engines, so it worked out OK. > All that said - what the hell do I know - I can't figure out if a series > of small problems on my 93 Aero are indicating a larger problem - or if > they are just a series of small problems that seem to be interrelated. What's it doing? Dave