A Great Day

[dabtl]

Today was just great. I got out both deuces today for the first time for a kind of extended trip of about 75 miles round trip.

The first, driven by my son is dependable as a Swiss watch.

The second, on the other hand, seems to have starter issues. Kind of intermittent when warm. Not sure the cause.

This was the first time either has had extended time on the new spin on secondary fuel filters. Worked perfectly on both. Good news.

This was also the first time the second deuce has been on the road with a working tach. Thanks to cranetruck, who supplied the replacement drive, I could tell what the rpm's were. I cannot tell you the comfort level a tach will provide, unless you have been without one!

About three and a half hours running time on each, a parade and back home without a hitch. I even drove the second steadily at 50 to 53 mph on the Interstate.

I keep working on making the trucks dependable and durable. It seems to be having an effect.

Happy trails.

 

[YankeeDuece]

This was also the first time the second deuce has been on the road with a working tach. Thanks to cranetruck, who supplied the replacement drive, I could tell what the rpm's were. I cannot tell you the comfort level a tach will provide, unless you have been without one!

I agree, I drove mine w/o a tach for the first year. I was reluctant to really wind it up before shifting. Turns out that after I replaced the tach I was still shifted by engine sound and was short shifting by a lot. After educating myself to shift according to the tach, and higher engine noise, my truck run smoother between gears and I was able to accelerate much faster.

 

[dabtl]

I was driving by the speedometer, but you can never be sure. Really sure, I mean.

Having a tack again is like being in heaven.

 

[Stretch44875]

I was without a tach or speedometer for a while. Did finally get tired of it and fixed both.

 

[dabtl]

I was without a tach or speedometer for a while. Did finally get tired of it and fixed both.

Some how I think you got really lucky.

 

[Stretch44875]

Why lucky? Because of RPMs? The gasser version of the M35 doesn't have a tach, haven't blown it up. Put the Multi in neutral and floor it, it is governed to 2700-2900rpms.

Or maybe because I didn't get a speeding ticket.

 

[dabtl]

With a gasser you had a lot more slack to play with. I do not trust the multifuel to be properly adjusted with the engine tamed down as you might expect. In VN they simply removed the governor from the engines. I am not certain that has not occurred on mine, although I am getting around to checking everything.