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Still Savage Ex Member	Re: Backfiring Engine!!!!!!!!!!!! Reply #30 - 08/21/05 at 16:36:46 Torque, I will try it out......do you use a cloth? Is it necessary to use a wirebrush on some spots?
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torque Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline 2008 nightster,flat od green and black Posts: 748 rock hill,S.C. Gender:	Re: Backfiring Engine!!!!!!!!!!!! Reply #31 - 08/21/05 at 17:01:55 yes, use a cloth only. a wire bush will scatch the chrome if there is a lot of rust try an orbital sander(orDA)just put some blue magic on the pad and watch it dissapear. NOTEdont use a sanding attchment,they sell buffing pads for them,or go to wal-mart and pick up a car buffer same thing
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torque Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline 2008 nightster,flat od green and black Posts: 748 rock hill,S.C. Gender:	Re: Backfiring Engine!!!!!!!!!!!! Reply #32 - 08/21/05 at 18:29:01 ...And i was talking about BLUE MAGIC its only for chrome BLUE JOB works great on blued pipes,ther differant products.
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mikedasavage Ex Member	Re: Backfiring Engine!!!!!!!!!!!! Reply #33 - 08/21/05 at 18:33:01 blue job says it will work on other metals but not recommened for aluminum. Which actually brings me to ask a question. The bottom end Covers those aluminum right? anyone know a good way to polish that aluminum. Mine looks like crap i'd really like to restore it.
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torque Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline 2008 nightster,flat od green and black Posts: 748 rock hill,S.C. Gender:	Re: Backfiring Engine!!!!!!!!!!!! Reply #34 - 08/21/05 at 18:38:13 yeah there aluminium,mothers works great they have two kinds one for all aluminiums,and the other is for billit aluminium,they vary in price from $6to$13thereboth great try the buffer it does all the work
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klx650sm2002 Serious Thumper Offline The more I learn the less I know. Posts: 2041 Cumbria,England Gender:	Re: Backfiring Engine!!!!!!!!!!!! Reply #35 - 08/22/05 at 05:46:42 Carb cleaner, WURTH saBesto, from my mates bike shop (chops, streetfighters, supermotos etc.) Plug,NGK DPR8EIX-9 is what i use in my KLX, expensive but V good. Clive W
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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: Backfiring Engine!!!!!!!!!!!! Reply #36 - 08/22/05 at 07:11:45 klx650sm2002 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:08: NGK DPR8EIX-9 is what i use in my KLX, expensive but V good. Just as an FYI, that's NGK's iridium equivalent to the stock plug. I agree with KLX650. It's a great plug.
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Reply #37 - 08/22/05 at 08:20:00

I bought an iridium plug but haven't put it in yet as i wanted to fine tune my new carb correctly. Is it true that the iridium plug makes the bike more rich or is it more lean? the guy who has the tach is gonna help me adjust it, i got to fix his computer first then he is gonna hook me up but anyway he said from what i was describing blue flame and all that my bike was running rich. if the iridium makes it lean maybee that would be good Grin

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Reply #38 - 08/22/05 at 11:20:40

I don't know that I'd say either one was true. For me, it's been a matter of a more reliable spark. If you have your machine properly tuned and always have good fuel, etc. your plug shouldn't foul too quickly anyway. But since tweaking and modifying a bike is also a hobby for some of us, optimum conditions are not always met and could require pulling and cleaning the plug. The iridium seems less susceptible to fouling and therefore saves me from having to pull the plug and mess with it. It more of a "set it and forget it" plug, so far as I'm concerned. I'll probably check/change it once a year or so... maybe less, depending on how well it fares. I put it in last November and it hasn't had a problem yet.

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mikedasavage Ex Member	Re: Backfiring Engine!!!!!!!!!!!! Reply #39 - 08/22/05 at 11:30:13 Do you think i should add the plug before i have them fine tune it or should i wait. Like i said i'm having a guy help me out so i can get it right. I'd been doing it by ear and altough the bike runs awesome i can still its not right.
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Reply #40 - 08/22/05 at 11:39:08

I second the thougths on Mother's it's great!

I have an '86 as well still, about 23,000 miles or so, as far as major tune part of that depends on the condition of the engine. In the case of my ride I just had the entire engine rebuilt. But that was because it was about to explode. The previous owner had torn down the entire bike and didn't know what he was doing and most of the bolts were stripped or missing. And I rode the darn thing most of last season like that!

Anyway, I would say change the oil, spark plug, oil filter, and have the carb jetted.

~Munson

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Reply #41 - 08/22/05 at 11:54:46

mikedasavage wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:08:

Do you think i should add the plug before i have them fine tune it or should i wait. Like i said i'm having a guy help me out so i can get it right. I'd been doing it by ear and altough the bike runs awesome i can still its not right.

Why not just give him the new plug with the bike?

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Reply #42 - 08/22/05 at 11:56:54

o aint giving him the bike. I'm going over to his shop fix his computer then gonna help him work on my bike but i dont know how much he knows about bikes its more of a tools thing like a tach plus he knows how adjust carbs wethere its a single barrel bike carb or a four barrel out a v8 350. so i'm to save us both the trouble i'm wondering if i should just throw it in there.

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Reply #43 - 08/22/05 at 12:34:01

mikedasavage wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:08:

o aint giving him the bike. I'm going over to his shop fix his computer then gonna help him work on my bike but i dont know how much he knows about bikes its more of a tools thing like a tach plus he knows how adjust carbs wethere its a single barrel bike carb or a four barrel out a v8 350. so i'm to save us both the trouble i'm wondering if i should just throw it in there.

If your going to try for really fine tune on the carb some plug reading is most likely needed - you might want to pick up some of the champion ra6hc's - much larger to read - and cheap - so you could swap in a new one or two or three or four , as you work through this and pop in the fine plug when your done - is this the amal you working on?

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mikedasavage Ex Member	Re: Backfiring Engine!!!!!!!!!!!! Reply #44 - 08/22/05 at 12:55:05 Yea its the Amal. like i said the bike runs awesome but its still not right. blue flame when you shut it off some backfire etc....
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