Your (TY056R) first post says, "my new VS has 500 miles".
Did you buy it new and have put 500 miles on it?
Did you just purchase and it had 500 miles on it?
I assumed he bought it new, but maybe not. All of these things are possible, but since he says it's running fine now, I say just drive it and see if it happens again. If it does, then start throwing money at it.
Also, if you have not contacted Vintage, you still need to do that. If you did buy it new and it's still under warranty, Kirk will take care of it.
WOLFGANG posted:An overly rich condition,
I think that is a condition where you have more money than brains. 
Roy Simpson posted:Your (TY056R) first post says, "my new VS has 500 miles".
Did you buy it new and have put 500 miles on it?
Did you just purchase and it had 500 miles on it?
Yes I bought it brand new. I called VS they said could've been a loose plug wire or timing. After putting in new plugs it ran like a top for about 50 miles and is starting to get rough again. I check the static timing and it was right on. I will check the strobe timing tomorrow morning. Hope that fixes it , because I have no clue how to adjust the carbs. Wish I didn't live so far from VS. I'd just take it back.
IaM-Ray posted:WOLFGANG posted:An overly rich condition,
I think that is a condition where you have more money than brains.
You don't have to worry about that with me, Ray!
Ok. With this new information I can buy that it's carbs. Still odd that it would be fine for 500 miles and then go bad all of a sudden.
I had the opportunity to speak with Pat Downs and I asked him about it. He said since it's happening again at only 50 miles, that's it's either bad ignition (possibly low voltage) or carbs are bad and it's running rich (like everyone else has said).
You have a warranty, so ask Kirk what he wants you to do and you'll be back on the road.
Ok. With this new information I can buy that it's carbs. Still odd that it would be fine for 500 miles and then go bad all of a sudden.
I had the opportunity to speak with Pat Downs and I asked him about it. He said since it's happening again at only 50 miles, that's it's either bad ignition (possibly low voltage) or carbs are bad and it's running rich (like everyone else has said).
You have a warranty, so ask Kirk what he wants you to do and you'll be back on the road.
Troy Sloan posted:Again, start with Kirk. It could just be bad gas. Kirk will resolve the problem.
About the "anti-ethanol" long-knives. In some cases ethanol can be the problem. I had a similar problem a while back. I only run high test but in that case the problem did turn out to be bad gas. Adding a bit of STA-BIL Performance to the tank corrected the problem. Since then I play it safe and never go any where without it.
Hmmm... I suppose low voltage to the plugs could cause a weak spark, resulting in the build-up and poor running. I tend to look toward fuel system contamination as I had a big problem with that when my car was new. The fuel tank was coated internally to prevent rust. That coating was intended to dissolve over time in the fuel and be burned, but my car sat quite a bit for the first couple of months while I fought the SC DMV. When I finally could drive regularly the coating had dissolved and re-solidified in various places in the fuel system, forcing me to replace filters and lines and get the tank cleaned out. I had to quickly learn how to disassemble and clean Weber carbs.
and the rest, as they say, is history.
I'm an ethanol hater - have seen what it does equipment that sits for over a month. Then there is the economic side - and you wonder why when a barrel of oil is so "cheap" gas is still $2.39/gallon!
Since 2007, the RFS (renewable fuel std), which requires fuel retailers to blend corn ethanol into the gasoline they sell, has saddled American motorists with more than $10 billion per year in extra fuel costs above what they would have paid if they had purchased gasoline alone.
Since 1982, on average, ethanol has cost 2.4 times more than an energy-equivalent amount of gasoline.
We've talked about this lots of times. I knew (eventually) we'd come back around to it.
It is what it is. We can whine about it, or adapt to it. I remember when we made the switch from leaded to unleaded fuel back in the 70s. Eventually, we adapted to it and unleaded fuel (and hardened valve seats and better guides) became the new normal.
Meanwhile, while we strain out gnats over oxygenated fuel, the electric car zealots are after your right to burn any fuel at all.
Regarding "expensive" gasoline: with inflation taking into account, fuel today is ridiculously cheap.
Meanwhile, while we strain out gnats over oxygenated fuel, the electric car zealots are after your right to burn any fuel at all.
Unless they have solar panels on the roof and pedals inside - they are plugging into our mostly gas/coal fired carbon based infrastructure (67% of electricity) to recharge. How many electric cars would be sold if we, the tax payers, weren't subsidizing each with well over $10k in tax benefits.
I'd like to get one and plug it in in my condo garage and see how they handle it. Several folks have OLD fridges and freezers in their garages now with association footing the bill.
Ahhhh.....The smug satisfaction of the electric car owner:
Wolfie,
I've been banging that drum for years.
Electric cars are just an inefficient way to move people around (50 mi. at a time) by burning coal. The statistics are unassailable-- a "clean grid" is a pipe dream… unless we are ready to go nuclear.
Electric cars = Emperor's clothing..... 
Lots of people drinking the electric koolaid
Breathed has it right -- If I can take sunshine or its result which is wind, [I also like wave energy, BTW] and pump that energy into my battery, and I can drive to Pittsburgh (250 miles) on that charge, if I want to, then we have a deal. If you have to burn coal or gas to make steam to turn turbines to turn generators to send 40,000 v over hundreds of miles to get my battery up so I can go buy milk, but I can't drive to Pittsburgh, well, that is not the right answer. We may get there someday, and indeed looks like the journey has begun, but we ain't there yet. -- Proverb about longest journey, and a single step comes to mind.-- Anyway, saw an article in WSJ that Tesla has made 50,000 cars this year, matching or exceeding their estimates for production capacity. I want to know how nasty is the hole that all that Li and Cd was dug out of? And when all those batteries are done, how nasty is the hole going to be where they get dumped? This is not a simple exercise folks . . .
I'm waiting for cities like LA, San Diego and SF to mandate electric or hybrid cars only. Calif with their strict emissions laws are close now. Maybe when they succeed from the Union? I can see islands like Hawaii and Puerto Rico mandating same. Makes sense there. Islands would probably have easy time using wind power either on land or at sea. Maybe even NYC?
Saw lots of wind turbines on last years Rhine River cruise and even house with solar panels.
Yeah, I've experienced some of those "Gentle Hawaiian Trade Winds"...
More like 50mph gales along the beach.
We were driving across the Big Island ten or so years ago when we came upon a HUGE wind farm up in the mountains - had to be a couple of hundred acres. It was quite old and the word from the bartender at our hotel was that they could no longer get parts for the turbines so were cannibalizing some to keep the remaining running. It isn't listed in the sites remaining, so I guess it's now gone.
Gordon Nichols posted:Yeah, I've experienced some of those "Gentle Hawaiian Trade Winds"...
More like 50mph gales along the beach.
We were driving across the Big Island ten or so years ago when we came upon a HUGE wind farm up in the mountains - had to be a couple of hundred acres. It was quite old and the word from the bartender at our hotel was that they could no longer get parts for the turbines so were cannibalizing some to keep the remaining running. It isn't listed in the sites remaining, so I guess it's now gone.
... and there you have it. Another "renewable energy success story". We have wind farms by the bazillions out here in the steppes of Nowhere, USA-- all of them heavily subsidized. Even in the Saudi Arabia of wind, none of them would exist if they had to compete on a level free market playing field.
Every time I see a new one go up (with different generators than the last one), I wonder what happens when they wear out, or the company that makes them goes out of business. I wonder how much energy it takes to mine the raw materials and manufacture the generators, as compared to how much power they will actually generate over their lifetime?
Whenever someone talks about "harnessing the power of the tide" (as if it's just a matter of lacking the will to do it), I wonder if they've never actually worked on a piece of equipment. Exactly what type of material would do well sitting in salt water 24/7/365? How will those moving pieces stay lubricated? How are we planning on transmitting power generated over open water?
Yeah-- I guess you could say I'm part of the problem, but I think all of this is the tail wagging the dog.
I can assure you nothing man-made survives in salt water (except for gold!). If the salt, wave, tide action don't get it the barnacles, oysters, and algae surely will. It takes only a couple weeks here in NW FL for algae and barnacles to form on a slick fiberglass boat hull. Stainless steel and bronze are pitted in just a month or so. Any protective coatings that somewhat worked have been outlawed years ago by EPA.
If we'd just concentrate on eliminating ethanol fuel and it's tremendous subsidies!
Anyone notice the new Toyota Mirai hydrogen car that is available now? Shame it looks like a Camry. Looks to be available now in CA.
https://ssl.toyota.com/mirai/fcv.html
We've been trying to harness tidal/wave power for well over 100 years. Enterprising inventors drilled holes in the cliff sides in San Francisco and Santa Cruz to capture ocean water, later releasing it as an energy source.
Articulating, wooden platforms that swiveled on the ocean's surface were also tried as an energy source. These attempts were long before the advanced metallurgy of today's market. Even with all the improvements in metallurgy, it becomes evident that the ocean always wins. It now takes longer for that to happen, but the end result is the same. Google "wave motors of California" to learn more.
Brilliant geeks and nerds are not new. They have always been around, but mostly relegated to the fringes, until one of their "goofball" ideas became profitable.
Here is a true story... I have a friend who holds multiple patents in the area of electricity and combustion with all sorts of devices that would & could make total renewable energy or much more efficient use of energy. Researchers and engineers who saw his creations could prove his theory was correct but who wanted a car in the 70's ... a full blown v8 to do 100miles a gallon... Generators being able to output twice the regular output and even generators that could float an be able to harness 5mph water flows.
His problem no marketing skills, and no degrees behind his name to break into the established supply chains, not to mention that all inventors are pretty special.
WoW there are over 300,000 solar powered homes in California. Are you guys in California not taking advantage of this 
Even in much less sunny CT, you can heat your house and provide most of the electrical requirements with solar…
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No one bit on my beer can solar garage heater awhile back! I'm still emptying them. Will soon have enough to pound out an alloy 550. No much need for solar heaters in NW FL.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XemVuvaOgqg
I'm hoping the USAF venture at nearby Eglin AFB pans out -
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/ne...o-grow-on-eglin-land
R Vosari posted:WoW there are over 300,000 solar powered homes in California. Are you guys in California not taking advantage of this
Even in much less sunny CT, you can heat your house and provide most of the electrical requirements with solar…
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I have 63 solar panels covering my roof.
Excellent...sure beats trying to keep an air-cooled IC motor in a tiny box...and keeping it from overheating
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Florida leads the nation in annual number of lightening strikes. I propose we form a company to capture the energy from them and convert it commercial use! I have my aluminum foil and TV antenna helmet out in the garage.........
after 3.5 years of sea duty in Navy, "the ocean always wins", cant stop that momma
I have alot of respect for the ocean and how it can whop ur butt.
Well......How'd you make out?
Robert M posted:R Vosari posted:WoW there are over 300,000 solar powered homes in California. Are you guys in California not taking advantage of this
Even in much less sunny CT, you can heat your house and provide most of the electrical requirements with solar…
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I have 63 solar panels covering my roof.
I have 12 solar powered garden lights in my back yard.
That's a good beginning
Kirk is going to take care of it through warranty with a air cooled guy here in Nashville.
Excellent!
Hey! Any chance you'll be coming to Carlisle with the rest of us nuts?
Would be fun, but not this year.
Danny P - would fine tune those carbs before you could down a brewski at Carlisle. You drive home with new performance and better gas mileage to boot! He like to be paid in IPA.
Then everybody's hoppy.