Wicked Webby
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V65,And would that short ball end also work for putting the bolts back in?Remember to use a short ball-end allen for those tighter spaces.
Hahahaha!! I suspect so!
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V65,And would that short ball end also work for putting the bolts back in?Remember to use a short ball-end allen for those tighter spaces.
I hate to answer my own post.....bike is running just great, no 'check engine light'.Was changing plugs tonight, remembered seeing something about removing the Air things...and having just done exactly that on my '09 Triumph Bonnie, I said "why not?" So now they are off and a thought comes to me....rare but there anyway: on the Bonnie, if you don't leave the electrical connection in place (solenoid?) you get a fault code and the engine light comes on and stays on until you reset it and either reinstall the solenoid or jump the connector with a low ohm resistor. Do not ask how I know. Now about that connector on the Feejer ('04, GenI), does it even have a check engine light? I honestly dont recall and too lazy to go get the manual. Since there was no mention of the problem, I'd assume it not a problem. But then again, there was no mention on the Triumph forum either.....
Any indication as to if this helps or hinders fuel economy or performance?
Fuel economy= 2.0 to 3.0 increase in mileage so far, Lets see if anyone else gets this? (Added filter to air box inlet.)Any indication as to if this helps or hinders fuel economy or performance?
Fuel economy = no change
Performance = no change
Changing plugs and working under the "hood" = priceless
**********************************************************8Fuel economy= 2.0 to 3.0 miles so far, Lets see if anyone else gets this? (Added filter to air box inlet.)Any indication as to if this helps or hinders fuel economy or performance?
Fuel economy = no change
Performance = no change
Changing plugs and working under the "hood" = priceless
Performance= very slight change +
Changing plugs and working under the "hood" = priceless, OOOOOOOH YEH!
I'd be REAL skeptical that adding that [SIZE=8pt]tiny[/SIZE] shot of air through the PAIR port on the airbox is gonna make a 6% increase in fuel mileage. If I was to hazard a guess, everything else being equal, I'd credit "summer" blends of gas hitting local pumps.Fixed it, I think?
I was normally getting 37 to 38 MPG. It has now hovering around 40.1 to 40.2. I have been doing 2 up on weekends with the wife and solo to work. About the same either way. I don't think the covers had anything to do with it. I may have gotten the increase by adding the little air filter instead of blocking off the airbox inlet. More time and miles will tell.
Another bump for a CA model.OK - So I have the California model... I assume that means that I just need to plug the extra hose?
Personally, I'd start with the Governor followed by the senator from San Francisco. :lol2:What CA stuff is safe to remove?
Charcoal canister?I am not even sure where that hose even goes.
Well from what i can tell thanks to Howie ya mite as well yank that canaster too. When I did my XR650L the canaster came off also.Charcoal canister?I am not even sure where that hose even goes.
Maybe the new plugs gave you the better mileage? Or maybe the station you've been going to lately has less corn squeezins in the fuel? That's more likely than the little breather thingee, IMO...Fixed it, I think?
I was normally getting 37 to 38 MPG. It has now hovering around 40.1 to 40.2. I have been doing 2 up on weekends with the wife and solo to work. About the same either way. I don't think the covers had anything to do with it. I may have gotten the increase by adding the little air filter instead of blocking off the airbox inlet. More time and miles will tell.
Thanks for the update. Next time I am under the tank I will take a look and consider cleaning up the mess.Update - I decided to do this on my '05 CA model last week... The AIS removal procedure is exactly the same.
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