rvf400/nc35 power problems(electrical issue?)

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Re: rvf400/nc35 power problems(electrical issue?)

Post by peavey » Tue Aug 23, 2011 12:20 pm

this maybe a bad idea but I was thinking of filling up the hole's with a soldering iron, what do yis think?

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Re: rvf400/nc35 power problems(electrical issue?)

Post by CMSMJ1 » Tue Aug 23, 2011 12:38 pm

You can get some slides from on here I am sure.

By soldering iron - I presume you intend to melt the slide?

Why not a dab of silicone or araldite?
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Re: rvf400/nc35 power problems(electrical issue?)

Post by peavey » Tue Aug 23, 2011 4:55 pm

CMSMJ1 wrote:You can get some slides from on here I am sure.

By soldering iron - I presume you intend to melt the slide?

Why not a dab of silicone or araldite?


Yeah just melt it in to cover up the hole , may get messy though. mite just go with the silicone should do the job
i'll let yis know how I get on with it

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Re: rvf400/nc35 power problems(electrical issue?)

Post by amaechizzle » Sat Aug 27, 2011 9:01 am

Did you ever end pulling out and checking your spark plugs?

I seem to be having similar problems, but when I pulled out my s/p's they were a tinge of brown :(

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Re: rvf400/nc35 power problems(electrical issue?)

Post by aragami » Sat Aug 27, 2011 9:15 am

Uh... Sorry to throw a spanner in the works, but my (stock) NC35 has holes in the slides and works fine, as far as I'm aware they're supposed to be there?

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Re: rvf400/nc35 power problems(electrical issue?)

Post by skinnydog0_0 » Sat Aug 27, 2011 12:59 pm

yer they should have holes it is to allow the slides to rise and fall depending on the air pressure. i think they are standard 2mm.
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Re: rvf400/nc35 power problems(electrical issue?)

Post by amaechizzle » Sat Aug 27, 2011 3:05 pm

Lol They must have a whole, otherwise you would never get full travel of the needle.

I just pulled my carbies off tonight, and was fiddling with my slides, and noticed they were returning to fast!
Turns out I hadn't fitted the diaphragm's properly :(

Pulled off the cover's refitted the diaphragm's seals and covers, now they are returning with a little resistance!

It's to late to ride it now, but I'll let you know how it goes.

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Re: rvf400/nc35 power problems(electrical issue?)

Post by peavey » Thu Sep 15, 2011 4:43 pm

yeah I done the homework on the holes in the slides before attacking them , I have the carbs set up standard now so im gona go from there . Its a whole lotta fun !!

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Re: rvf400/nc35 power problems(electrical issue?)

Post by peavey » Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:09 pm

A carb balance is on the cards now as the bike is making the power past the 180km but I find it hesitant and a small bit jumpy plus the idle seems wavy also.

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Re: rvf400/nc35 power problems(electrical issue?)

Post by peavey » Sat Sep 24, 2011 12:49 pm

Ive just balanced the carbs and went from thishttp://albums/g332/peavey2/?action=view&current=carbtune002.jpg

to thishttp://albums/g332/peavey2/?action=view&current=carbtune003.jpg

the strange thing was that while balancing 1 and 3 with 2 and 4 there was what seemed to be a drop in engine speed and resulted in the rods on the carbtune dropping to where they are in the final picture.
I took the bike for a spin and it is still going good up the rev's in 1 2 3 gear but after that it will only slowly pull on and is hesitant :(
I also find on initial starting the idle setting seems to be different each time and I have to adjust it.
Also sometimes when I rev the bike to about 5000 and the needle will not drop smoothly and will hover at 2000 rpm for a second before settling to idle.
what do yis think of that?
I tried uploading the pics but it keeps saying It was not possible to determine the dimensions of the image. :(

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