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[Mike Sal]

If you suspect any flooding or excessive rich running, you might pull the compression plate to see if there's a puddle in the crankcase that needs to come out.
Mike Sal

[pd]

Rick ,

1 Turn out each is where I started . I think they are currently something less . I'll have to check to be sure . I made a lot of adjustments to both needles .
The points are set at .020" . I thought it a bit strange when I put the motor together and confirmed that the timing is not adjustable .
That's interesting that the OEM mufflers have no baffling .

Mike ,

I did pull the plates when I had the float set at 1 13/64" . I have not removed them since . The motor does blow back through the carb every once in a while . It wouldn't hurt to pull them again .

I've always been able to get a motor running nicely , but this one is getting my curiosity up .

Here's a sneak peek at my 'not totally finished' ( not that it ever will be ) Simplex :

[Red]

Very Nice!!!

[oil-lamp]

Looking good Pd. That's a very true statement there "not that they ever are". I have several things I'm tweeking on mine right now.   

[pd]

Thanks , guys .

Seems every machine needs 'attention' , even when they don't get used very much . I guess it's our nature to want to make things as good as we can .

[pd]

Guess what put a big ole smile on my face today ...





My wife isn't use to taking 'action' shots ,but you get the idea .

I rode my bike a little over a mile . It did good for not running for 48 years .
Sorry to say that smile lasted until after I stopped to have a cup of coffee with my wife . When I tried to restart the Simplex . No go . I'm not sure why , just yet .

I did make a couple changes prior to my ride : I raised the float level in the bowl to 1.44" from 1.47" and soldered one of the two holes I drilled in the metering tube ( that leaves a total of 7 holes in the side of the tube ) .

[Ricks]

Looking good Pete!  If you let the bike cool off, does it restart? If so, try leaning it out a hair more.

[kartjockey]

Race ya!!!

[Ricks]

Race ya!!!

I'm in!  We can drag it out on the road next to the fairgrounds!

[pd]

I don't know . Those rockers seem like they'd have a better hole shot . And , your paint is a lot smoother than mine ...

But , I'm not one to back down from what might be a fairly even race , so , if I can make Portland , yer on ( I should have it running decent by then ) .

Sounds good , Rick . Winner buys ... Losers will spend all their extra cash on performance improvements .

Concerning my bikes current running condition , I plan on pulling the plugs for a check this afternoon .
I did a compression test yesterday . I had a reading of 80 pounds , 3 times . Maybe that's too much . I recall someone saying they should be about 60 - 70 pounds .

[Ricks]

Never too much compression!

Did it restart after cooling down?

[pd]

"Never too much compression!"

I know that's so on the 4 strokes and figured as much on 2 strokes , but I wasn't sure exactly how these motors were designed .

I haven't tried to restart , yet . I did pull the plugs and it looks like you were right about being a bit rich .

[Ricks]

Do you have a dual output coil?  If so, when it doesn't start, pull one plug wire and ground it, then try starting it.

[pd]

It's a single output coil . It must be fairly strong , as both plugs fire . I did try running with a single plug connected . No difference .



And , speaking of coils , I'm not sure my lighting coils are putting out anything of use .
I might try rewinding them . Or maybe I'll fit some coils that are a bit more 'robust' .
What does Wayne get for his replacement coils ? That might be an easier way .

[oil-lamp]

Well if your luck runs like mine you will tinker with several items and not be sire what actually fixes it. Good luck and it will work out soon.