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Lucky Phil

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  1. Leave it as it is. It will be fine. Although not necessary I pre fill the filter if I can but there are plenty of instillations where you can't do this. As an aside I never leave the oil to drain overnight either. That can lead to priming issues. Phil
  2. Yea I spoke to the fairly newly appointed at the time US Andreani Rep not long after my debacle. Seemed nice enough and indicted he would look at the identification issue. Actions speak louder than words though so hopefully he can get your forks sorted. Americans might have some leverage due to the market and most companies wanting traction there but here in Australias small market you just get fobbed off I'm afraid. Phil
  3. Too many variables to this equation on a fuel system thats been dry for an extended period of time and is 25 years old to begin with. I would have changed out the filter as a basic precaution to start with. Any leaking issues with the external pump means it gets replaces. It's got plastic end caps crimped to the pump body, is 20 years old and lives in a hostile environment and any leakage in that area can result in a mobile disaster . I look at mine now and the aging of the plastic and think it's about time to just replace the thing anyway. The venting should be checked as others have pointed out but also the regulator. From personal experience used ones that have been left dry for extended periods like a few months or more can jam closed. You initiated the pump and hear it start and then begin to labour and there's a sudden loud "pop" as it comes unstuck. Maybe yours did unstick and the system over pressurised to an extent and caused the pump end cap sealing to fail? Although the pump itself has an internal pressure relief. To may variables on an aged system as I said. Time to just replace some components. Phil
  4. I thought the "carry over" thing for the 2002 models was an American thing only? A way they got rid of older unsold 2002 bikes in the US as re labelled 2003. Didn't think it applied to European bikes? Phil
  5. I've not seen a 2002 Le Mans with the later 43mm forks, the non chin pad tank, the later ITI instruments and the handlebar holes in the top triple clamp Mick. Maybe it's had the whole front end changed at some point and the PO has had a handlebar kit on it or it's a transition thing. Not sure. All the different models for the V11 series I find a bit confusing to be honest. Change the colour and call it a different name! Phil
  6. Maybe your bike has had a front end swap Mick from a late model Sport naked or Ballabio? as it appears to have the mount holes in the top triple clamp for the high, traditional bar mounts? Either that or the PO has had a traditional bar kit on it in the past. The later Sport Naked or Ballabio front end swap would account for the larger 43mm dia late forks as well. Interestingly I can not find an image of a 2002 Le Mans with the non chin piece tank either. Maybe your bike was made in 2002 but is a 2003 model. Not sure. The date of manufacture and the year model are a bit mirky in Europe V America with the next year model production started usually after the European Summer holiday shutdown in August Phil
  7. What month of 2002 was your bike manufactured Mick. All the 2002 crinkle finish bikes I've seen on the internet have the 40mmm forks. Phil
  8. Ok then it's Italian cross over stuff, model designation or it's been fitted with the later forks at some point. See the 2002 and 2003 bikes in Reddit parked side by side. Different forks. Phil
  9. If your bike has 43mm dia sliders and a hollow 25mm axle the Andreanis won't fit. The V11 Sport/Le mans series has 3 types of forks fitted apart from the Ohlins. All Marzocchi. The original 40mm on the first bikes which were silver and had a standard hex nut on the 20mm solid axle and an internal index for the cartridge at the inner base of the axle clamp/brake calliper support. No one makes carts for these. Then there was the next generation of 40mm forks with the flat inner base mount for the carts and black legs with the 20mm solid heavy axle and an integral thread in the left fork leg for the axle to thread into. Some of these were also made in silver legs from memory as well. Andreani make carts for these. First and second gen forks have adjustable rebound and comp on opposing legs, no preload adjustment. Then came at around 2003 the 43mm forks with the hollow 25mm axle, black stanchions, separate axle nut again and adjustable spring preload and rebound damping only on both legs and a different fork cap thread dia and pitch. Andreani carts don't fit these even if they advertise they do. All 3 versions have 54mm OD stanchions so all three fit all types of triple clamp the range cam with during it's 6 year model life. Then there was the 3 different fork clamps used but that's been covered already. Phil
  10. The later 43mm forks with the 25mm axle fit the early bikes but you need to convert the front wheel to 25mm ID bearings and the later bearing spacer. More rigid, bigger dia cartridges with Rebound only adjustment and a much lighter front axle. A set of these with Maxton cartridges would be perfect and superior to Ohlins forks. There's a company in the US that will fit their own cartridges to your std forks. Can't remember their name now. Talked to them about it 10 years ago. Phil
  11. I have bad experiences with Andreani cartridges. I ordered a set for my later v11 Sport/Le Mans 43mm forks as the carts were listed by Andreani as fitting 2001-2006 bikes but when I received them the fork caps were the wrong dia and thread pitch. I emailed Andreani and their after sales support was non existent. Zero interest in helping me. Never again will I deal with them. The cartridges themselves look nothing special and were 20mm as opposed to the std Marzocchi 25mm dia. Six months after I told them their model listings for the V11 Sport/Le Mans series was WRONG the Andreani site listings were still the same! Took me 6 months to get a refund on my money and I lost 100 dollars in the process. Do these cap threads look like they are the same thread pitch and dia? As usual you find out the true quality of a product/business when things go wrong. In Andreanis case they failed that test miserably.
  12. Correct you should not plug the line to the airbox or the crankcases cant vent. If you have positive CC pressure due to blow by then you have a real issue. Most of what people see coming from the PCV or CC vent is air movement due to the pumping process of the pistons. It's easier for the CC air being pumped around by the rising and falling pistons to vent out the breather than follow the sometimes convoluted internal route to the underside of the rising piston. Sometimes CC pressure can briefly go to zero or a little below on a wet sump engine that uses a reed valve in the breather such as Ducati twins have for years and years. As the CC air is expelled out the breather any slight pressure is vented and the reed valve then closes and the CC pressure will go to zero or fractionally below very briefly. Phil
  13. Here at last. Three litre inline 6 turbo and six speed manual. Basically a BMW Z4 with Toyota hardtop body. Two seats only and low.
  14. You might want to look at the year model in the heading. Phil
  15. Every time you turn on the ignition and power the ECU it activates the fuel pump for a prime period and also puts a shot of fuel down the intakes. Same as every time you start the bike no matter what the engine temp you get 4000 engine revolutions of the start enrichment map. Phil
  16. Bad battery/battery connections. Voltage sag during start. Phil
  17. By fuel pump switch I assume you mean the "kill switch"? I always pull the fuel pump fuse to eliminate the shot of fuel that goes down the intake ports every time you cycle the ignition switch. Phil
  18. Green Scotchbrite gives the best satin finish to aluminium.
  19. Yes it's a lovely place in it's own right. I did 2 TT's back in the mid 80's and my wife is quite keen to do one herself but after seeing a docco about the TT fortnight a few years ago I'm not super keen to return. These days you need to book 3 years in advance and it was fairly crowded back in the 80's but now it's wall to wall people during TT week/fortnight. A case of popularity ruining something that was really good. Seems popularity often has this impact on many endeavours the more I think of it. Climbing Everest is a complete joke these days as a classic example. Phil
  20. Fit a new oil cooler. I bought one of these years ago as a spare. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/175907905618?epid=18024036452&hash=item28f4eda052:g:CasAAOSwT6pVkuJ4&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4DGoZbS4KMUdszj0ffSVl%2Fhf%2FORfMYgJ158QIY%2FUntggB8nk8nWWkkcFeYpt%2Fp%2BYUW9n%2F%2FJkJ5rCj7O1Cp2VrwiwCBkQxw%2FQvo7VCikAwdWdGdWitVKc%2BR9OS6qujQ%2B9dq7HZyAt1eI6g4Zl3Yd3lDYvzcdXCDgxWk9wv%2BsbkRvzwoiI%2B5p2Oz6jaOUxfdyVm8TMIGIniiKscND5E9RvgHoK7c26a91tKA8xo47wkDKLXllQMoWoATI2FKWKL5yKIfokYtuHHiDegmOFZ5wa0TRDb2eh66JR3qsoHYc%2BwYIK|tkp%3ABk9SR57o--isYw
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