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Sometimes it pays to check your assumptions

Postby Storkfoot » Mon Jun 25, 2018 4:22 pm

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I have spent the last 7 years thinking the PHBH 30 on my TS1 had a 300 float valve :shock:
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Re: Sometimes it pays to check your assumptions

Postby ULC Soulagent » Mon Jun 25, 2018 4:45 pm

Think of the petrol you saved ;)
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Re: Sometimes it pays to check your assumptions

Postby bike grim » Mon Jun 25, 2018 5:38 pm

Might explain a few things :cry:
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Re: Sometimes it pays to check your assumptions

Postby Scooterlam » Mon Jun 25, 2018 7:44 pm

Assumption is the Mother of all F&@k ups.
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Re: Sometimes it pays to check your assumptions

Postby Storkfoot » Mon Jun 25, 2018 7:56 pm

Yes, this won’t have assisted the couple of weak running issues I have had in the last year, or so.

I can’t believe I have never checked it in 7 years!
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Re: Sometimes it pays to check your assumptions

Postby Chadley » Mon Jun 25, 2018 10:06 pm

But you're still making an assumption that the size stamped on the valve is correct. Believe me, with some manufacturers that's not always the case :( . The only way to be sure is by checking using something like this:
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Re: Sometimes it pays to check your assumptions

Postby Fat Trucker » Mon Jun 25, 2018 10:57 pm

Assume makes a Ass out of U and Me, so I've always been told zzzzzzzzz
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Re: Sometimes it pays to check your assumptions

Postby coaster » Mon Jun 25, 2018 11:17 pm

To be fair, a 200 is probably about right for a GT186 with the sort of fuel consumption you used to. Different if it was an Imola probably
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Re: Sometimes it pays to check your assumptions

Postby Storkfoot » Tue Jun 26, 2018 6:34 am

coaster wrote:To be fair, a 200 is probably about right for a GT186 with the sort of fuel consumption you used to. Different if it was an Imola probably


I have a 300 in the phbh 30 on my GT186 ( I checked yesterday), this was on the TS1!
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Re: Sometimes it pays to check your assumptions

Postby dscscotty » Tue Jun 26, 2018 7:44 am

We're you prompted to check it by any chance?
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Re: Sometimes it pays to check your assumptions

Postby coaster » Tue Jun 26, 2018 11:39 am

Storkfoot wrote:
coaster wrote:...............I have a 300 in the phbh 30 on my GT186 ( I checked yesterday), this was on the TS1!


:shock: :shock: I'd forgotten about the TS1 probs, at least you have a likely explanation 8-)
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Re: Sometimes it pays to check your assumptions

Postby Toddy » Tue Jun 26, 2018 12:20 pm

Must of been all that beer at the weekend that made you think :lol: :lol:
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Re: Sometimes it pays to check your assumptions

Postby Storkfoot » Tue Jun 26, 2018 5:09 pm

dscscotty wrote:We're you prompted to check it by any chance?


Yes, mate. Thanks. :P
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Re: Sometimes it pays to check your assumptions

Postby Storkfoot » Tue Jun 26, 2018 6:26 pm

Toddy wrote:Must of been all that beer at the weekend that made you think :lol: :lol:


Shhh, no one else noticed :lol:
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Re: Sometimes it pays to check your assumptions

Postby coaster » Tue Jun 26, 2018 10:53 pm

Toddy wrote:Must of been all that beer at the weekend that made you think :lol: :lol:


He certainly doesn't have any flow rate problems there ;)
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Re: Sometimes it pays to check your assumptions

Postby Storkfoot » Tue Jun 26, 2018 11:04 pm

coaster wrote:
Toddy wrote:Must of been all that beer at the weekend that made you think :lol: :lol:


He certainly doesn't have any flow rate problems there ;)


:lol: :P
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Re: Sometimes it pays to check your assumptions

Postby burnside » Sun Jan 03, 2021 7:16 pm

coaster wrote:To be fair, a 200 is probably about right for a GT186 with the sort of fuel consumption you used to. Different if it was an Imola probably


300 with my GT186 Colin, IIRC that is what Rich T recommends


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