Doug150 wrote:
Did that discovery involve walking down the road with a gas can in your hand?

OOPS ! BT , DT , I need to install my spare gas canteen .

I spent several hours tinkering yesterday after work : took off the exhaust & fuel tank to replace the condenser (thanx Tim for the spare !) , tested the coil , it was fine @ 1.9 Ohms on the button .

Trimmed off 13 MM of the plug wire , tested the plug cap , it's dead on @ 5,000 Ohms .

Checked the various bullet connectors in the frame cavity whilst the battery was out , two of the bullets to the up graded rectifier were so corroded , I couldn't force them apart so I lopped them off and used red butt connectors .

One flag terminal on the rectifier came off it's wire so I replaced that .

Looked in the carby , no crud atall , clean as a whistle , still on a # 65 main jet , raised the floats just a *tad* buttoned it back up , lowered the slide needle's clip one notch to raise the needle , it still bogged/stuttered at 2/3 throttle but maybe a bit less so I decided I have no idea and took a test ride to see if I can ride it as - is and Lo ! it runs fine again .

I took off uphill and it pulled O.K.  , not great but didn't miss a beat so I rode it for 45 minutes or so around town and it didn't miss at idle in gear during long stop lights etc. .

I'm not quite sure which thing I did fixed it (if indeed it's fixed) , before fixing the corroded connectors I had 6.7 VDC @ idle and 7 + VDC the instant it revved , .028 VAC at any speed . load , lights on or off , the headlight remained bright and the horn tooted well .

I still have to check the timing with the engine running and open the spark plug up to .030 again but mayhap it's good to go .

I rode it to work to - day @ 0-Dark:30 , all seems well , even the wretched Chinese headlight is working , nice and bright (Japanese Stanley bulb) high and low beams , for a change .

Of course , just so I don't get complacent the 1912 Maxwell Klaxon horn fell off (bracket broke) just as I was cresting a hill @ 45 MPH in the bad part of town.....

No rest for the guilty I guess Eyes .