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Doms CB550F1 project
DomP:
It is indeed, a lot of credit goes to members on here, much of what I have achieved has only been appying their knowledge.
Oddjob:
What tickover speed did you get with the throttle slides set to that position Dom, did you need to up it with the idle screw?
DomP:
--- Quote from: Oddjob on May 25, 2025, 12:24:52 PM ---What tickover speed did you get with the throttle slides set to that position Dom, did you need to up it with the idle screw?
--- End quote ---
Only a small amount to get a smooth idle, I'm running a Koso gauge so need to adjust the rpm setting on it by connecting up the original gauges. There's not a significant amount of miles on the rebuilt and rebored engine so until I can actually get it out on the road again I'm not going to run it for fear of glazing the bores, I welcome any advice on running it in safely.
Oddjob:
We used to say to new owners, 5k revs for the first 500 miles, then first service and after that add another 1000rpm on for every additional 100 miles. Fully run it at 1000 miles or so. Most important of all though was vary the revs, don't let the engine labour, change down on hills even if that means more revs than you should be doing.
DomP:
Thanks Ken that's exactly what Bryan told me, don't labour it nor baby it.
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