I really appreciate your time thank you so much! I do love the old school British motors. There so much fun I race with an old friend that got me started. I’m in Northern California in the mountains little town called Susanville
Hi @timmcfarland2736, hey thanks much for taking the time to leave a comment and letting me know you've been enjoying the videos! Great to hear that you are a fan of old British bikes too! Hopefully you're staying dry with this crazy rain part of Northern California is getting right now. Have fun, stay dry and most importantly, keep the rubber side down! Cheers!
Hi simonmarsden66 appreciate the info! I guess they are generically called a few things uni-syn, manometer and in the case of the one I have it's a 'Synchrometer' made by Redline in Germany, and the model is 'STE' as they make a few different types. Yeah, the plumbing hack works well and reliably. Easier and more precise than the old method of setting the carbs up with 'equal' turns and you can see that dramatically when you use the tool. A mm of turn can make quite a large difference, so definitely a better method IMHO. Thanks so much for the comment and the info! I really appreciate it.
Hi @jcreek3889, good catch! On my bike the old Amal's were running very lean. The worn pistons (slides) were allowing air to leak through and lean out the mixture. The replacement we did in this video to install new Amal Premiers fully resolved the issue. Thanks again for your comment and if you haven't already, please subscribe! I really appreciate it!
I know you said when you cleaned your carbs that you were going to replace them. Great rebuild ! After installing your new ones did it improve performance?? Was it much better?? I need to go through the carbs on a 71 . Looking for a rebuild kit just not having much luck finding it - would you mind so much letting me know were you found the carbs or a kit ? I youse a small hose and listen to the air flow you put it in at the bottom just at the slide you can hear when they are equal. The unasinc you will find isn’t as accurate as your ear . I have a 64 Mgb love it now I’m expanding my British experience
@timmcfarland2736, the issue with my old carbs was that the slides were sticky and had a fair bit of wear that was causing air leakage past the slides. I worked on the old carbs and got them working much, much better but still decided to purchase new Amals due to the slide air leakage issue. Here's the video of the work I did on the old carbs which really helped: th-cam.com/video/p_mYdRgNTkI/w-d-xo.html If money was tight, I'd be riding the bike still with the old carbs. New Amal Premiers are a lot of $'s so would try hard to get your old ones working acceptably first. I purchased mine from a retired gentleman that owned a British bike shop in Vancouver which he recently shut down upon retirement. Not sure of your location, but if you are in British Columbia I can give you his contact info in case he has more of them. Wouldn't be worthwhile if you're not relatively local. The new Amal Premiers did make a big difference especially in balancing because being new, they are both exactly the same. The old carbs leaked air past the slides differentially and as such balancing them throughout the rev range was really hard / impossible to get perfect. That's awesome that you have both a '71 Triumph and a cool '64 MGB! I have a '59 TR3A so very similar to what you have in terms of old school British 'fun' :) Thanks so much for watching the videos and leaving a comment! If you haven't already, please subscribe. I'd really appreciate it. Cheers!
How'd it run and ride with the new carbs? Great I'm sure. I didn't know such a vacuum device existed. I have a Morgan CarbTune Pro that I use on my Honda CB750 (and other bikes) but the manometer style gauge doesn't work on the vintage Bonnevilles. I tried to hook mine up to the two nipples on carb manifolds, the ones with the balancing hose, but it didn't work. I'll have to pick up a Unisyn.
Hi @daveco1270, it's been pouring rain here and haven't had a chance to take it out yet. I am sure the carbs and idle will likely need a little more tweaking after I take it for a spin, so hoping to do that sometime this weekend. I can tell it is already running much more smoothly and getting a more complete burn of the fuel as it was definitely running rich on the old carbs. In case you are curious the device I have is the 'Redline Synchrometer STE'. Thanks again for the comment!
Hi @briangibbs518, I purchased them from Charles Waggett who owned British Import Motorcycles in Vancouver for decades, but has now retired to Vancouver Island. He still has some stock (not just carbs) from when he had the business and I purchased them off him. I believe he may still have some Amal Premiers' left so it would not be a bad idea to reach out to him to check. Here is the link to his ad: facebook.com/marketplace/item/928356181854535/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A9c01a9ce-f735-4e96-922c-011c15acb44c&__tn__=!%3AD He included shipping and a few other minor things I needed, so worthwhile chatting with him. He's also quite knowledgeable if you have questions. Really appreciate your comment, and if you haven't already, please subscribe! I really appreciate it!
I am working on a 69 bonneville that has manifolds on it with ports to hook up vacuum gauges. I have never seen these manifolds on any other triumph so I have no idea where they came from.
Hi @user-se7vt5ow4e, my intake manifolds have ports on them as well. The ports on mine are not for a vacuum gauge but used to connect each of the intakes to each other. There is a simple hose from one intake manifold to the other. Hopefully this helps. If you haven't already, please subscribe! Really appreciate it!
I really appreciate your time thank you so much! I do love the old school British motors. There so much fun I race with an old friend that got me started. I’m in Northern California in the mountains little town called Susanville
Hi @timmcfarland2736, hey thanks much for taking the time to leave a comment and letting me know you've been enjoying the videos! Great to hear that you are a fan of old British bikes too! Hopefully you're staying dry with this crazy rain part of Northern California is getting right now. Have fun, stay dry and most importantly, keep the rubber side down! Cheers!
Your tube gauge is called a manometer, love the plumbing hack, I may try that one
Hi simonmarsden66 appreciate the info! I guess they are generically called a few things uni-syn, manometer and in the case of the one I have it's a 'Synchrometer' made by Redline in Germany, and the model is 'STE' as they make a few different types. Yeah, the plumbing hack works well and reliably. Easier and more precise than the old method of setting the carbs up with 'equal' turns and you can see that dramatically when you use the tool. A mm of turn can make quite a large difference, so definitely a better method IMHO. Thanks so much for the comment and the info! I really appreciate it.
@@MadTinkermansorry I meant your homemade gauge is called a manometer
@@simonmarsden66 :) hysterical... On my first cup of coffee this morning, so didn't quite catch on! Cheers!
Hi, I wonder why you say the bike ran rich when blue exhaust pipes indicate running hot often caused by too lean mixture
Hi @jcreek3889, good catch! On my bike the old Amal's were running very lean. The worn pistons (slides) were allowing air to leak through and lean out the mixture. The replacement we did in this video to install new Amal Premiers fully resolved the issue. Thanks again for your comment and if you haven't already, please subscribe! I really appreciate it!
I know you said when you cleaned your carbs that you were going to replace them. Great rebuild ! After installing your new ones did it improve performance?? Was it much better?? I need to go through the carbs on a 71 . Looking for a rebuild kit just not having much luck finding it - would you mind so much letting me know were you found the carbs or a kit ? I youse a small hose and listen to the air flow you put it in at the bottom just at the slide you can hear when they are equal. The unasinc you will find isn’t as accurate as your ear . I have a 64 Mgb love it now I’m expanding my British experience
@timmcfarland2736, the issue with my old carbs was that the slides were sticky and had a fair bit of wear that was causing air leakage past the slides. I worked on the old carbs and got them working much, much better but still decided to purchase new Amals due to the slide air leakage issue. Here's the video of the work I did on the old carbs which really helped: th-cam.com/video/p_mYdRgNTkI/w-d-xo.html If money was tight, I'd be riding the bike still with the old carbs. New Amal Premiers are a lot of $'s so would try hard to get your old ones working acceptably first. I purchased mine from a retired gentleman that owned a British bike shop in Vancouver which he recently shut down upon retirement. Not sure of your location, but if you are in British Columbia I can give you his contact info in case he has more of them. Wouldn't be worthwhile if you're not relatively local. The new Amal Premiers did make a big difference especially in balancing because being new, they are both exactly the same. The old carbs leaked air past the slides differentially and as such balancing them throughout the rev range was really hard / impossible to get perfect. That's awesome that you have both a '71 Triumph and a cool '64 MGB! I have a '59 TR3A so very similar to what you have in terms of old school British 'fun' :) Thanks so much for watching the videos and leaving a comment! If you haven't already, please subscribe. I'd really appreciate it. Cheers!
How'd it run and ride with the new carbs? Great I'm sure.
I didn't know such a vacuum device existed. I have a Morgan CarbTune Pro that I use on my Honda CB750 (and other bikes) but the manometer style gauge doesn't work on the vintage Bonnevilles. I tried to hook mine up to the two nipples on carb manifolds, the ones with the balancing hose, but it didn't work. I'll have to pick up a Unisyn.
Hi @daveco1270, it's been pouring rain here and haven't had a chance to take it out yet. I am sure the carbs and idle will likely need a little more tweaking after I take it for a spin, so hoping to do that sometime this weekend. I can tell it is already running much more smoothly and getting a more complete burn of the fuel as it was definitely running rich on the old carbs. In case you are curious the device I have is the 'Redline Synchrometer STE'. Thanks again for the comment!
Can you tell me where you got the carbs from? Been thinking of new carbs for my 79 T140E. Also in Canada. Thanks
Hi @briangibbs518, I purchased them from Charles Waggett who owned British Import Motorcycles in Vancouver for decades, but has now retired to Vancouver Island. He still has some stock (not just carbs) from when he had the business and I purchased them off him. I believe he may still have some Amal Premiers' left so it would not be a bad idea to reach out to him to check. Here is the link to his ad: facebook.com/marketplace/item/928356181854535/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A9c01a9ce-f735-4e96-922c-011c15acb44c&__tn__=!%3AD He included shipping and a few other minor things I needed, so worthwhile chatting with him. He's also quite knowledgeable if you have questions. Really appreciate your comment, and if you haven't already, please subscribe! I really appreciate it!
I am working on a 69 bonneville that has manifolds on it with ports to hook up vacuum gauges.
I have never seen these manifolds on any other triumph so I have no idea where they came from.
Hi @user-se7vt5ow4e, my intake manifolds have ports on them as well. The ports on mine are not for a vacuum gauge but used to connect each of the intakes to each other. There is a simple hose from one intake manifold to the other. Hopefully this helps. If you haven't already, please subscribe! Really appreciate it!