The Good News is that the charging problem is definitely fixed. 14+ volts @2500 RPM.
The Bad News is that that didn't improve my left cylinder problem one damn bit.
Starting over at the beginning. Checked point gap (a little tight but in spec) noticed the left cylinder points were pitted a little so cleaned them up.
Checked the valve lash, it's good. Checked the compression on the left side, 140psi on a warm engine.
I was a bit over-confident this morning and put all the airboxes and suchlike back on the bike before I took it for a test drive. Still runs great at mid-range and above, still runs on right cylinder only at idle.
Crap.
Back to square one, pull the airboxes off, pull the carbs off and tear that left one down again.
Unless someone has a better idea or a Magic Wand...
The Bad News is that that didn't improve my left cylinder problem one damn bit.
Starting over at the beginning. Checked point gap (a little tight but in spec) noticed the left cylinder points were pitted a little so cleaned them up.
Checked the valve lash, it's good. Checked the compression on the left side, 140psi on a warm engine.
I was a bit over-confident this morning and put all the airboxes and suchlike back on the bike before I took it for a test drive. Still runs great at mid-range and above, still runs on right cylinder only at idle.
Crap.
Back to square one, pull the airboxes off, pull the carbs off and tear that left one down again.
Unless someone has a better idea or a Magic Wand...