85 to 88 Suzuki LT230S Quadsport help.
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08-09-2009, 10:41 PM
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Hey yall, new to the site, and I have a few questions about tuning up my 86 suz 230. I started to read through the posts but after about 5 pages out of some 700+ pages I decided it would be easier to get an answer if I just asked the question.
How do you adjust the valves to get rid of the knock? I ordered a book off of ebay but wont be here for a bit, and I am going riding in the middle of nowhere monday......
second ? , on the right grip, there is a box with some sort of electrical component on it....what is it and should it zap the heck out of me when the engine is running? (obviously, no it shouldnt.... but all that is there is 3 small pieces of metal, and when you touch while running, zaps the living snot out of your finger). It looks like it might be the bottom portion of a switch, but there is not top portion of the switch.( if that is what it is)
Thanks for the help.
How do you adjust the valves to get rid of the knock? I ordered a book off of ebay but wont be here for a bit, and I am going riding in the middle of nowhere monday......
second ? , on the right grip, there is a box with some sort of electrical component on it....what is it and should it zap the heck out of me when the engine is running? (obviously, no it shouldnt.... but all that is there is 3 small pieces of metal, and when you touch while running, zaps the living snot out of your finger). It looks like it might be the bottom portion of a switch, but there is not top portion of the switch.( if that is what it is)
Thanks for the help.
That switch used to be your on/off switch for your lights. Mine was missing it too, but it you just connect the two wires, you can leave your lights on full-time.
Isn't your throttle on the bottom side of that box? Or do you have a twist throttle installed?
Also, check out the website in my signature, there might be some valve specs on the specs/info page. Other than that, I'm still hoping someone will do a valve lash how-to page for me since I've got a 230 that needs some adjusting as well.
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08-10-2009, 09:06 AM
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#7956
08-10-2009, 11:14 PM
Welcome to the site! I'm not sure I can help a whole lot on your valve problem, but I can help with your second problem.
That switch used to be your on/off switch for your lights. Mine was missing it too, but it you just connect the two wires, you can leave your lights on full-time.
Isn't your throttle on the bottom side of that box? Or do you have a twist throttle installed?
Also, check out the website in my signature, there might be some valve specs on the specs/info page. Other than that, I'm still hoping someone will do a valve lash how-to page for me since I've got a 230 that needs some adjusting as well.
That switch used to be your on/off switch for your lights. Mine was missing it too, but it you just connect the two wires, you can leave your lights on full-time.
Isn't your throttle on the bottom side of that box? Or do you have a twist throttle installed?
Also, check out the website in my signature, there might be some valve specs on the specs/info page. Other than that, I'm still hoping someone will do a valve lash how-to page for me since I've got a 230 that needs some adjusting as well.
sounds good with the wires, I will dink with them in the AM. I should have figured that it was something to do with the headlights... high/low switch or something...
My throttle is on the bottom, standard thumb throttle
The website is great lead me to knowing more than I did 30 minutes ago haha, not that I knew alot about it anyway hahaha.
Thanks again!
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08-11-2009, 07:58 PM
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I'll pull it down tonight.
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08-11-2009, 08:00 PM
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Hey thanks!
sounds good with the wires, I will dink with them in the AM. I should have figured that it was something to do with the headlights... high/low switch or something...
My throttle is on the bottom, standard thumb throttle
The website is great lead me to knowing more than I did 30 minutes ago haha, not that I knew alot about it anyway hahaha.
Thanks again!
sounds good with the wires, I will dink with them in the AM. I should have figured that it was something to do with the headlights... high/low switch or something...
My throttle is on the bottom, standard thumb throttle
The website is great lead me to knowing more than I did 30 minutes ago haha, not that I knew alot about it anyway hahaha.
Thanks again!
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08-12-2009, 01:06 PM
on an unrelated note: is anyone else getting a "unresponsive script" warning when these pages load? this site seems really slow lately. btw, i'm running the latest ver. of Mozilla.