wuvvum Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Think so. It's about 20:1 which is slightly on the oily side (deliberately as the thing hasn't been run for God knows how long) but not enough to cause it not to run I wouldn't've thought. It's not crap from the petrol tank either as I'm still running it from a separate supply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted June 2, 2019 Author Share Posted June 2, 2019 Yeah, you’d think that would be fine. From reading very recently some people suggest the fuel/oil mix can be quite varied yet they’ll still run.. Appreciate what you said about carb, but could it be a blocked jet or something? Only thinking if fuel getting through from the feed (tank or remote source) plus you have compression and spark, is it possible something is clogging a jet? Probably wouldn’t take much for it to happen, at a guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 There's only one jet in the carb (it's a fairly simple bit of kit) and that is clear. There's really not much to go wrong with it, hence my bafflement. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Try warming the plug on a gas ring and screw it in quick. You will burn your fingers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Don't have a gas ring, just a shitty old ceramic hob. I do have a propane blowtorch however, which might make an adequate substitute. Will give it a whirl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted June 5, 2019 Author Share Posted June 5, 2019 Right, the every helpful FB owner's club suggested the coil maybe faulty and directed me to a new one. Seemingly it's a bit of a twat to fit them and can end up knackering the engine if you get it wrong, so decided not to fit it. Few prods of the kick start, no go, so bumped it and it started ok and sounded much better now I've thinned the 2T out with more petrol. It transpired these have negative earth, so when I fitted the battery the 'normal' way round it made the fuse/wiring get very hot. Explains a lot! Put it on the correct way and the lights work! Test ride time and it was lots better, only really conking once (though it's not keen on ticking over) and then the bloody kick start had dropped. Re-positioned it, tightened it up, dropped again. Took it off and the spring behind the cover had come off, so a bit more piss-arsing about and fingers crossed it's working again, albeit it needs re-positioning. 2/3rd of the way round test route: Working lights! Winky wonky kick start ..the retaining pin of which I assume lines up to one of the little holes... Pictures aren't how it is now, had adjusted things since. Also took the throttle cable off at the handlebars to try and gently lube inside. The fact it still sticks actually helps as it can be left so it ticks over, which it won't with no turn of the throttle. Half way round the route I switched Strava on ('the 'e-bike' setting') just to try and record more accurately the speed. It didn't really work (no segments, can't find top speed) but earlier it was indicating circa 40-45mph on the speedo, which is probs hopelessly inaccurate . *Edit: maximum 30.9 mph on Strava, and you can only hear the horn with the engine off. Saabnut, Iamgroot, LightBulbFun and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share Posted June 7, 2019 Went to town on this earlier (literally, not metaphorically) which wasn't the best idea ever. It started running rough, coughed, farted and wouldn't tick over. Bump start wins the day, more trouble (still feels like wrong mixture) so started pushing it home. Gave it abump start, went, packed up again. Pushed it a while longer, kicked it over. Oh dear... Shit, piss and indeed bastard. Pushed it home, realised kick start had fallen out of pocket so fired the Scomadi up, traced my rote back and luckily (fwiw) found it again. Popped into town, stopped outside local motorbike shop for a brew at the catering van, talked to a really nice bloke with a Honda touring bike for ages, then overtook some geezer in a Maserati as he kept revving it up. Obviously he was stuck at the lights when I went past him, but it felt good. busmansholiday and Fat_Pirate 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted June 10, 2019 Author Share Posted June 10, 2019 UltraWomble, chaseracer, Lacquer Peel and 5 others 6 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Tank looks crusty as does the frame. However fresh pez and a jump from a car battery should see that little 4T burbling away again. Then someone (not me I hasten to add) will be falling over themselves to give you cash munny for it tonite m8 Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 I r disapoint. I was expecting some Chinese make I'd never heard of, not a bloody Suzuki. Flash git. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted June 11, 2019 Author Share Posted June 11, 2019 Disappoint, you say? mrbenn, wuvvum, richardmorris and 6 others 4 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Nice colour Z20M peza blu?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbenn Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Fucking hell. Outside looks quite smart, inside looks like its had a terrier liberally applied to it. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengartside Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 That’s a saloon Vectra, too for added misery points! Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyrew Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Blimey, haven't seen a saloon one in ages. They have all gone from round here. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Wow! Thats even worse than my Vectra whem I first got it. It had LOADS of dog hair but not that bad. Rear floor well wasn't tidy but it wasn't full either. Can I dibs; • Floor mats, front and rear. I can clean them no worries. • Lower bumper splitter. Mine is missing. • Gear stick gaitor, mine is falling apart. • RH headlight but only if you can. Thats all I can think of at the moment.... Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted June 11, 2019 Author Share Posted June 11, 2019 Message me early morning please, Mo. About 7.30am please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Will do. Cheers. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Aah, that's better. Normal service has been resumed. Sigmund Fraud and Cavcraft 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted July 12, 2019 Author Share Posted July 12, 2019 Who said retiring early is boring? That is just a taster, more pictures on another thread anon. Split_Pin, jumpingjehovahs, Supernaut and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 16 minutes ago, Cavcraft said: That is just a taster, more pictures on another thread anon The "Just bloody scrap it" thread? Supernaut, bigfella2, DeeJay and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 One elderly battery acid drinking incontinent owner. Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted July 12, 2019 Author Share Posted July 12, 2019 None of those pictures are staged, it's actually that bad. Lacquer Peel, jumpingjehovahs, Split_Pin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 2 minutes ago, Cavcraft said: None of those pictures are staged, it's actually that bad. https://mailchi.mp/b39705cb5c31/messiestcar?e=378f58fc3b UltraWomble and Cavcraft 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 I don't actually find that shocking. It's pretty much how I assume every Picasso looks inside, considering the sub-humans I tend to see inhabiting them. stonedagain, twosmoke300, Jazoli and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Look on the bright side, it makes the Vectra saloon look not half bad. Even the interior’s cleaner. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Cavcraft, stonedagain, Semi-C and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 None of those pictures are staged, it's actually that bad. *shudders* Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave j Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 ? that's grim! Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted July 13, 2019 Author Share Posted July 13, 2019 New toy arrived this morning, thanks to the fabulous @Jerzy Woking Itching to get out on it, but have a few things to do the next hour or so. Jerzy Woking, Saabnut, jumpingjehovahs and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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