This is the Trabi, so it's 2 stroke, 2 contact breakers and 2 coils! Not a lot to go wrong, but somehow I've broken stuff. I got the car fired up yesterday, but only on one cylinder. So I pulled everything apart again to look for issues....
i know i know you have to wear leathers and look like a homo power ranger but with the rising cost of fuel i've been considering going for my bike licence and picking up a cheap bike.trouble is i know fuck all about bikes, fuck all about...
Since the pressures are pretty fierce and it's the most hostile environmentany bearing set on the engine has to endure, how come roller bearings aren'tused for that application?Des.
In the old days, I seem to remember spark plug life was about 12,000miles with regapping usually required at 6,000.Now, it seems, some cars come with spark plugs which are supposed tolast for 100,000 miles!Comments, anyone?
Went to a rolling road on Saturday - thanks Dojj for organising it.Claimed output is 72 bhp and 101 lbsft. Standard is more like 58 PS and 77 lbsft.Claimed output seems somewhat inflated to me! Good for upsetting other Ka peeps ("look,...