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Re: [ST] Several questions
- Subject: Re: [ST] Several questions
- From: John Ulizzi <jaulizzi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 06:35:29 -0700 (PDT)
--- Matthew Heyer <matthewheyer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Is everyone staying current with their maps? I'm
> thinking about this more and more, and I have never
> experienced this. I have had both a 2000 and a 2001
> ST (so experience with two of the bikes); I've run
> the bikes with stock exhausts, Triumph Off-Road, and
> third-party (PowerMax); had a K&N air filter in one
> of them; I've run the bikes to sea-level (back and
> forth to the beach for a couple of summers every
> weekend; run the bikes up to the highest point in
> the Blue Ridge Mountains, up through the mountains
> of up-state NY and Vermont; I've run nothing but 89
> Octane; run the bike loaded down with my fat-ass and
> three bags full, and a bag behind me on the seat;
THATS REALLY NO WAY TO TALK ABOUT YOUR SIGNIFICANT
OTHER....
:-)
SORRY... COULDNT RESIST...
> and I ride the bike hard (including track time).
> Just seems weird to me. I do know that I make sure
> that I stay on top of the tunes as Triumph are
> constantly tweaking them. But I've never run into
> this.
>
> This is not really any answer, but it just has me
> wondering....
>
>
> Matt Heyer
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: "Masiak, Richard"
> <Richard_Masiak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 9:00:21 AM
> Subject: Re: [ST] Several questions
>
>
> Ping is really pre-detonation. The fuel/air mixture
> is being ignited before the piston reaches TDC.
> Therefore you have the ignited gases pushing down
> while the piston is still moving up.
>
> Hmmmm. Having said that. If fuel isn't your
> problem, maybe it's timing?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: st-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:st-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
> David Jonas
> Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 8:49 AM
> To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ST] Several questions
>
>
> So, let's remove the fuel from the equation:
>
> What else could cause pinging? Hot spots (carbon
> build-up) removed by fuel
> system cleaner.
>
> Anything else? I will go up to "premium" fuel and
> try that. But if it
> doesn't fix it I'd like to know what else I need to
> look at.
>
>
> On 5/30/06, Sprint ST <sprint_st@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Why not run premium? What if it isn't the gas
> that causes the ping at
> > all?
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