Tapatio Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 If you take you bike in for service and notice that the bike runs rough at idle afterwards, check your "throttle valve stubs". Mechanics attach das Synchro Tester to these plugs and in some cases they forget to replace them. This happened to me as part of my 600 mile service. I was so proud of diagnosing this myself I thought I'd share my tribal knowledge. Link to comment
SnowDog Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 Yup. Same exact thing happened to me. Except it wasn't the dealer that did the service () Link to comment
marcopolo Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 I'll bite, not being the mechanically inclined type, what is removed by the tech, and what has to be reattached (and where)? Link to comment
Tapatio Posted August 23, 2006 Author Share Posted August 23, 2006 On the right side there is a rubber cap. On the left side a hose that runs to the charcoal canister. Link to comment
St0nkingByte Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 I like these pictures but they confuzzle me, maybe a second one a little farther out so I know where to look. I guess I spend too much time riding and not enough time staring at my bike because I'm not sure where the heck on the bike that is. Link to comment
Tapatio Posted August 23, 2006 Author Share Posted August 23, 2006 It is part of the throttle tube that connects to the cylinder head. Opposite side of the exhaust. I don't have a picture so I borrowed this one from Touratech. You can barely see the cap on the right side of the picture. Link to comment
St0nkingByte Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 It is part of the throttle tube that connects to the cylinder head. Opposite side of the exhaust. I don't have a picture so I borrowed this one from Touratech. You can barely see the cap on the right side of the picture. Ah, OK I feel dumb(er than normal) now. Thanks! Link to comment
Joel Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 [lazy]Anyone happen to have the part number for that cap? I'll be doing a cannisterectomy soon, so I'll need one, and I might like to have a spare, just in case.[/lazy] Link to comment
nerdybiker Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 Very good observation, Tapatio. I had to run out and check for mine directly after reading your post. I just had my 6,000 mile service done and, although it runs more smoothly than before they serviced it, I just had to check for myself. I will keep this in my knowledge bank for sure. Love your hot sauce, by the way. I use it on everything!! Link to comment
MarcS Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 AutoZone has an assortment of vacuum caps in the HELP! section - one of those will work. Link to comment
Geraldh Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 It is part of the throttle tube that connects to the cylinder head. Opposite side of the exhaust. I don't have a picture so I borrowed this one from Touratech. You can barely see the cap on the right side of the picture. Ah, OK I feel dumb(er than normal) now. Thanks! I'm still the dumbest....I don't see it aaarrrrgggggg Link to comment
Jim VonBaden Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 It is part of the throttle tube that connects to the cylinder head. Opposite side of the exhaust. I don't have a picture so I borrowed this one from Touratech. You can barely see the cap on the right side of the picture. Ah, OK I feel dumb(er than normal) now. Thanks! I'm still the dumbest....I don't see it aaarrrrgggggg Look at the hose in this shot. Same place on the other side is the plug. Harder to see here, but it is capped. Jim Link to comment
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