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- Wed Jul 08, 2015 5:26 pm
- Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
- Topic: engine misfires once hot!?
- Replies: 20
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Re: engine misfires once hot!?
Its as I say once the engine gets really hot say like a 15 minute ride you pull the throttle back and just complete misfiring loose of power but idles okay really weird! Then runs fine when its cold until it gets hot again. It cant be the battery as its only a few months old, also I don't think it i...
- Wed Jul 01, 2015 6:07 pm
- Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
- Topic: engine misfires once hot!?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 11539
Re: engine misfires once hot!?
Okay, so I got the coils tested two days ago and no problems there so it seems! So i bought a new ignition module thinking it would solve all my problems! However, it did nothing, same problem occurred! So does this means the coils are faulty even though the tests showed them to be fine!? I pulled o...
- Thu Jun 25, 2015 2:56 pm
- Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
- Topic: engine misfires once hot!?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 11539
Re: engine misfires once hot!?
Thanks everyone for the info!
I will try this all out in the next few days and re post to let you know how I got on:)
- Thu Jun 25, 2015 2:52 pm
- Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
- Topic: engine misfires once hot!?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 11539
Re: engine misfires once hot!?
Okay, I will get the bike hot wait for it to break down on me again and test the spark plugs. I have heard of those ignition modules packing up with heat so I will replace that if the coils seem to be okay! slowly narrowing down the problems.
- Thu Jun 25, 2015 12:55 pm
- Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
- Topic: engine misfires once hot!?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 11539
Re: engine misfires once hot!?
Yeah I checked the valve clearance and that was all fine! Iam pretty stumped to what it could be!
- Thu Jun 25, 2015 11:32 am
- Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
- Topic: engine misfires once hot!?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 11539
engine misfires once hot!?
Hi there, I own a 1981 bmw r65. I have this strange problem where once the engine gets hot it suddenly misfires and looses all of its power! :? Once its cooled its fine it will only last about 15 to 20 mins before the same problem occurs! I have cleaned out the carbs that didn't solve the problem, c...