Bloody Virago's

[BikerGran]

Check the carb diaphrams common fault on viragos

Well now I wondered about that but didn't like to say as I didn't know whether the Virago had that kind of carbs - just shows I know more than I think!

[Hagar]

Evening , new plug caps and  ...............................  still the same     , did notice it was ok for a couple of minutes when it was 1st. started though  ..... 

  ..  Hagar  ..    

[rob62]

pick up coil?

[Cabman77]

CDI/TDI unit definitely, I had exactly the same problem. Check the Haynes manual it gives all the resistance readings to check for the CDI/TDI unit and the pick up coils.

[rob62]

must admit tci was my first thought, but i think hagar ruled that one out

[BikerGran]

If Toad says check the diaphragms that's what I'd do..................

[Cabman77]

If a diaphragm was leaking I would have thought it would be a continual problem not intermittent. Or have I misread something as usual? 

[Hagar]

Evening , no progress its bloody raining on my bloody virago  ........ 

pick up coil?

were ok last year when checked , not checked this year    ..... yet

CDI/TDI unit definitely, I had exactly the same problem. Check the Haynes manual it gives all the resistance readings to check for the CDI/TDI unit and the pick up coils.

swopped with another unit  .....  no change
 

If Toad says check the diaphragms that's what I'd do..................

not done 1000 miles on 'em , but cant rule them out ... but I think it would act up worse if one had gone  .....

I've got another coil I can try .... ( a guy at work says he's heard of coils " tinking " when they are breaking down  ... ?  )

I think it may be electrical  ....  the cables to the coils and rev counter run through the part of the loom I had apart when the indicators played up earlier this year ..... wonder if I've stretched or loosend anything  .....

..  Hagar  ..    

[rob62]

If Toad says check the diaphragms that's what I'd do.................

Not doubting toad in any way at all b.g..diaphragms definately worth checking...just that i had same symptoms on my virago last year turned out to be Tci u/s, went through the whole ignition system before i found the fault.

[BikerGran]

If Toad says check the diaphragms that's what I'd do..................

not done 1000 miles on 'em , but cant rule them out ... but I think it would act up worse if one had gone  .....

My GT550 ran fine with rips about 1 inch in each diaphragm - it was jusr ragged on idling and ran out of puff abot 90mph!

I think it may be electrical  ....  the cables to the coils and rev counter run through the part of the loom I had apart when the indicators played up earlier this year ..... wonder if I've stretched or loosend anything  .....

Always worth checking where anything's been changed - I'm a fine one to talk, haven't looked at mine since I got home last Friday!