Wednesday 1 July 2020

Side car troubleshooting

Well I have my first sidecar in the garage this week! Monster of a thing, I have had to reorganise the garage to get everything under cover.
The bike is a 1990 XJ 900, which doesn't run after 10 or so Kms. Initially thought it was a petrol related issue, vacuum operated petrol tap or breather so that lot got cleaned up. But after running the bike for a bit, it soon went onto 2 cylinders - 1&4 had stopped and I had to get a tow home. What an experience driving a side car - I think the tyres need a pump as the steering was so heavy!
Anyway I diagnosed an HT coil that feeds both 1&4, measuring the low voltage side of the coils they were both out of spec. So I ordered a second hand pair, they are not yet here, so we will see.

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