Hello guys
i'm kurt and live in belgium
i have been busy al winter building my own diesel bike
used a husqvarna te350 as donor bike and bought a yanclone 9hp engine
streched the frame and reused the original engine gearbox
other parts used from honda triumph suzuki and even truck parts(head light)
this was what it looked like at the start
here the frame is ready
first time on his wheels
getting there
current
running good some more adjustment need to be done to primary drive (ratio to big)
and i would like it to smoke less get lost of complaints from bycicle riders!
Hope to see you post in the Technical section- bike Build to let us in on your build for that bike. Especially how you separated the husky tranny from the engine and incorporated that.
Welcome to the forum, nice build. Yes the Yanclones are a tad bit over fuelled from the factory, I backed the main fuel delivery stop a few turns.
I think the engines are set up that way for there intended use with gensets and other plant equipment where a brief maximum fuel delivery is used/warranted, where our bikes get a workout with maximum fuel delivery for longer periods, in my case it can stay on the stop bolt for a very long time.
Back the fuel off until a small amount of smoke is seen, carbon really kills a diesel when over fuelled.
You must ignore everything said in the following video as it isn't really correct however the critical thing is that the guy points at the max fuel governor at 1'20" and talks about it for the next few seconds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JyX5d4x ... annel_page
Like most of the Enfield conversions with this engine it can be hard to get to when the engine is mounted on the bike - it is tight between the engine and gearbox. I can just about adjust mine from under the bike with a long 5/8" socket and a screwdriver.
What you have taken a picture of is the max rpm setting. On mine this is set to around 3900rpm with no load at all on the engine as this works best for me. The max fuel governor you want to set so that at full throttle and going up a hill at a reasonable speed you have light smoke from the exhaust and no noticeable loss of engine power. If you can find an easy way to adjust it the best thing to do is keep winding it in half a turn, go out and ride it up the same road and repeat until you notice a power loss and then wind it back out half a turn. At the very least you want to cut the black smoke down.
Hope this answers your question - let me know if you need anything more.
Interesting build. I presume the primary is not oil filled. You might find you get a lot of chain stretch, all is not lost though if it does as double V belt or toothed belt will solve it. I notice you kept the 350 in the same position, I turned my VF conversion through 90deg to save lengthening the frame.
