J engine ring end gap

Still tuning. About 40 miles now. But smoke out the breather is the same. I'll send a pic this weekend. Definitely not normal.

Keep an eye on the oil.
Steve

VTEC wrote: Still tuning. About 40 miles now. But smoke out the breather is the same. I'll send a pic this weekend. Definitely not normal.

Please post a short video if possible.

Gonna run it again tomorrow. Carbs look pretty close and I'm focusing on ignition timing.

I'm using Dyna 2000 and static timed at 35 btdc to be safe. Ran it with the timing light last week and the mark was jumping all over the place at idle, smoothed out but still a little jumpy at max advance at 3500 rpm. I've heard stories of erectic readings powering the timing light from the bike battery, but never had that problem with my snap-on light on a car? Got an independent battery to try tomorrow. Dyna says best curve for a 2 valve engine is max at 6500. I started with that and now trying max at 3500 which they say is best four 4 valve engines.

If I still have the marks bouncing around with a remote battery, I guess there's some other problem to look at. 

Spark advance?
Steve

You removed the stock mechanical spark advance mechanism right?

Nessism wrote: You removed the stock mechanical spark advance mechanism right?

Yes, Dyna 2000 kit. Advance controlled by the ECU. At a steady idle you can't read the mark. Jumps around by a least 5 degrees either way. Should read total advance minus 25 degrees at idle. About 10 degrees.

VTEC wrote:

Nessism wrote: You removed the stock mechanical spark advance mechanism right?

Yes, Dyna 2000 kit. Advance controlled by the ECU. At a steady idle you can't read the mark. Jumps around by a least 5 degrees either way. Should read total advance minus 25 degrees at idle. About 10 degrees.

I used a timing light to set the advance 40 degrees at 4000 rpms.  

daveo wrote:
I used a timing light to set the advance 40 degrees at 4000 rpms.  

With what system?

VTEC wrote:

daveo wrote:
I used a timing light to set the advance 40 degrees at 4000 rpms.  

With what system?

Installed the Dynatek 2000 ignition with DC1-2 Mini-Coils in 2012.  Had previously set to 38 degrees +/- based on Dynatek suggestion until I tried 40 last year per the Kawasaki engine ignition spec in the KZ1100 service manual.  Stock spec is 10 degrees at 1,000 rpm to 40 degrees at 3,400 rpm.

 

Have you looked at the setting with a timing light? If so, was it erratic? 

Check out this animation I found.  www.cyclexchange.net/index%20pics/Sensor2.gif at this site:  www.cyclexchange.net/IGNITIONS%20HONDA.htm

This is  what I'm seeing.