lennya12threh

Looking for a Thai-English translator that is certified or whatever to translate some documents for my Canadian sponsorship application.

I have about 10 pages, mostly documents without an actual full page of writing. I remember I got one page done for 400 baht at another place, but if 10 pages was 4,000 baht this is a bit pricey..

Any recommendations?

There is actually two or more Victor models. One being the KR-150C1 and then C2 as well. My stator doesn't look like that at all. I actually found an online pdf the same as the one you just posted and used it to figure out what the ignition coil actually was, but apparently mine is a different Victor and the guy at the shop had two different Victor catalogs and one was the C1 and one was a different one. Mine doesn't have that huge stator and they could tell because one of the models has a separate CDI box and one doesn't or something I forget which one mine was.

Your friend won't need to look for parts as of now, but maybe if the future.

Thanks Tony!

Well about the timing, I now understand it, but went through every page of the parts catalog and didn't see one part with the word "timing" in it anywhere. The mechanic did one time say he thought it might be a "timing problem" and took off the generator cover and that rotating metal/magnet looking thing that is under it and inspected around it and under it where it attaches. They thought it looked fine.

Also, before I was under the impression that the little coil thing that attaches to the generator cover was the "ignition coil" and kawa had said it wasn't genuine and could be causing issues. It turns out that this part is just the stator and the ignition coil is the part that I was previously referring to as "the part that is, circuit-wise, in between the generator coil and spark plug." I realized this when looking in the parts catalog. My mechanic did point out that it wasn't genuine and there was stock for a genuine part for it, but the whole time I thought kawa was referring to this other part as the potential problem.

I will get this ordered tomorrow.

But I swear I remember the kawa guy was pointing to the stator cover as if the part he was referring to was under it, but really according to what he wrote on the paper for me, when matched up to the parts catalog which he would have followed, it is't under the cover, but rather just under the tank, close to the spark plug...

In reply to both.

1. The jets ok?

I think Kawa would have just checked the jets. They may have not noticed if someone enlarged the carb a bit. I don't mean the jets, I mean someone wore away at the metal opening to make it larger. They probably just checked the jets and all the jets were stock except the one they replaced. The guy that enlarges carbs, ports and cylinders for a living said that someone already enlarged the carb openings and did an ok job, but didnt change the jets to go along with it.

I would imagine a larger carb would need larger jets so this is what I am thinking. The enlarged ports may make it fire quicker and allow it to breath more but I don't think this would make it leaner but it is after the carboration right? Correct me if I'm wrong. But what he did do when it listened to the engine was enlarge the carbs a bit because he thought the engine was groaning and the carb had been enlarged, and this may have been the more important factor in the performance increase. But I'm not sure.

Either way, jets are cheap and still available at Kawa if the need be.

2. The ignition timing.

I'm not sure what you mean but he is aware that both the coil generator and other part (circuit-wise in between the ignition coil and spark plug, really what to know what to call it) are not genuine and thinks this could be an issue.

He did mention he thought it was a "timing problem" and he took off the thing that the generator sits in (that thing that spins) and checked out the bearing and said it seems fine.

What do you mean by "too advanced?" I don't really understand what you mean by timing and how it can be ran differently.

I am learning lots though and having fun!

So you think he just nullified the silencing effects because he thought I'd like to have everyone stare at me?

Well actually I forgot to mention that he enlarged the jets slightly after the change a couple times while testing, but after a couple times he thought they were large enough and it may be the ignition system.

As of now, 1. It gets hot very fast and 2. It seems to be missing about 2,000 rpm at the top, even thought the rpm needle is missing I can tell it should have a little more at the top before needing to switch gears. But for sure it has more grunt at low-mid rpms and breathes very nicely.

The guy understood everything and I told him what I thought and he said he'd check it out again tomorrow.

I'm definitely going to look for those two genuine ignition system parts as well.

The power valve is working fine and I don't think the spark plug has anything to do with it. A 9 should be fine and a 10 or 11 is only for when you race in the power band for minutes on end.

This leaves two potential issues as far as I am aware of.

1. Too lean near wot when the valve is opened.

2. In-sufficient electricity supplied to the plug by the non-genuine ignition system. (but this wouldn't make it run hot)

As of now it seems to perform about the same whether it is hot or cold, and it does run hot.

The mechanic also said that someone enlarged the carb already but didn't change the jets to accompany it, so this is another thing that could be making it too lean beside the ports enlarging, so maybe the mechanic needs to enlarge the jets a little more.

Well this 2T thing is getting fun and interesting and I think I'm getting close to have a real power house. It just needs the last 2,000ish rpms that seem to be missing and this thing will have the local kids jealous and the police following me home. It already wants to lift the wheel sometimes in first and even after switching gears into 2nd or 3rd though not much.

Also, I noticed that after it got hot the performance would decrease, similar to before when I had the 8 and changed to a 9, seeming to help a lot.

Another thought to add. Enlarging the exhaust ports would be similar to opening the power valve, so it may make the power band less noticeable, but I'm not sure if I'm thinking of this correctly. This could be why the the mid range grunt increase is very noticeable but the power band didn't seem to change.

Haha! Well that's not what happened at all. Just got back from a little spin. Well for one, it's so fuc_king loud when you open it up, even though it has the normal exhaust on it, just re-lined. It definitely doesn't stall before the power band and has more grunt at mid rpms and is much smoother than before. It feels like it breathes, and the mid rpm power increase is very noticeable, though the power band didn't seem to change much. I guess all he did do was enlarge the exhaust ports, though it did help a lot.

But ONE THING. No it didn't seize but it now gets quite hot after opening it up a couple times. Enlarging the exhaust ports will make it run much hotter? Maybe I need to try a colder spark plug for a first-thought action. The guy did mention one other bike he "did up" from 125cc to 160cc and had the ports enlarged was using a 10 or 11(plug number, eg. B9es) or something like that rather than an 8 or a 9.

I'm assuming a colder spark plug will cause the engine to run cooler.

Tell me your thoughts guys.

Hey VocalNeal. No your age had nothing to do with it. Actually on Sunday there was a lot of work to do so I didn't make it. On Monday or Tuesday I was meaning to just make a random stop by to say a surprise hello but never got around to it. Had a fight with the lady on Monday and then Tuesday I left the bike at the mechanic shop.

Just got the bike back today after having the pipe re-done and the exhaust ports in the engine head enlarged, and now it sounds fuc_king wicked and has much more midrange rpm power. I never hit the power band yet after the adjustments because I only had a 3 minute drive home from the shop. I'm going to take it out tonight and have some fun to test it out.

Well he said i might want to change the sprocket, and if I only changed the rear one it would only be about 200 baht. I believe porting it larger and having him re-doing the pipe (not modifying the bends or angles) just re-lining it / sealing it wouldn't effect a specific rpm but add to the general output.

Messing with the sprockets on the other hand might give it a lot more acceleration and less high speed.. I'll probably change it a bit because I don't think I'll ever want to hit 180 on a bike like this anyways, but could always go for some extra thrills from 0-120. Currently the powerbands of 2nd and 3rd gear are very long and fun, but not really lacking power. I could get a bit faster acceleration and hence shorter gears. Would be more exciting.

One thing for sure is am having trouble convincing my wife to let us spend this money on the bike. We are planing on packing and going to Canada and selling everything, but I still need some thrills while we wait here and it isn't too expensive for a little one like this.

Well what I was noticing before seems to have disappeared with the new spark plug and it's fully understandable. Before I had a hot spark plug for cold climates or easy driving that said "do not drive fast or hard with this plug" in the manual. So after driving for 5-10 minutes it lost it's power and felt shaky. Now with the new plug I took it out the other day for like 30 minutes and was ripping through power bands at every possible occasion. Even after 20 minutes it hit an amazing power band in 2nd and third and didn't wine like it used to before hitting the band if going WOT from a lower rpm. Still feels lacking a bit but quite powerful and I think it could be from the exhaust, which wasn't done very good when I got it cleaned out last time. There is also a minor leak where the exhaust attaches to the engine head and where the silver tip goes on. Plus it's ugly as fuc_k where the last guy opened up the big black part to clean it out and I don't think it was closed up very well.

The guys shop that I found has a little power-machine in there every other day. Some little Honda LS or Dash thats been bored to 160 or had it's ports enlarged and a custom pipe that he makes in the back. They all look good and sound good when they drive off and it seems it has a lot of wealthy "dekwan" customers.

BTW I am still planning to change up the ignition system and the two seals seem ok as the oil level has remained the same for two months and on the generator side there are no leaks.

Just defending my situation, but thanks for the good luck. I still want it!

Well i did get the right plug based on the manual, fit in, a B9ES, and it seems to run a lot better and I didn't really notice the dying feeling that was present before when using the BP8ES. Seems a lot better and I'm currently getting the exhaust ports enlarged, and the pipe re-done and fitted to get some extra thrills out of it.

If I still notice an issue I will change the ignition coil setup. Apparently the ignition generator under the stator cover is not "order able," but the other part that (circuit wise) is in between the spark plug and ignition coil is replaceable with a genuine part and they guy said this could be the issue as well, but you never know...

Ones with with an everyday gym with a decent price?

I'm in Phra Kanong what would go most places near the central area.

Would be interested as well. Theres one I hard of for like 5000 bahr per month but it's only like 3 times per week. This is rather expensive. In England you can go every day of the month if you want for only like the equivalent of 2,000 baht. I was planning on learning as well as I don't have to do for the next 10 months.

Wow just looked in the general manual thing I have for a KRR and it says B9ES is stock and B8ES is for colder climates or slow running, but shouldn't be used for high speed running. I definitely need the B9ES. I've currently got the 8 plus there is a "P" in the middle of it too. This could be the issue, not the electronics, because I do drive it hard.

I was told that what I need is a B9ES spark plug ad not a BP9ES or BP8ES. Was told that the B9ES without the P is stock for it.

Well I will currently be looking for a new ignition coil and "part that (circuit wise) is in between the ignition coil and spark plug as they are both not genuine. One guy says hes sure they have genuine parts and I gave him my number to call with a price.

Well I really hope the problem is narrowed down to this.

Is does seem to drive a bit better now that Kawa changed one of the jets that wasn't original, and replaced some homemade air filter for a genuine one. I also got a new set of sprockets, chain, and tires for it and replaced all brake pads. Drives great and has alot of power, but still has a noticeable feeling of "getting tired" after driving it for a while or opening up the throttle for extended periods of time. It can usually hit gear 1,2,3 and 4 with the powerband and go quite impressively but will seem to slowly dye out a bit if you do it a couple times.

Feeling quite good about the bike now. Maybe I should get a 9ES plug instead of the 8ES one I have. What's the difference?

It is the ignition coil, and another mechanic also pointed out the other electrical piece that is in between the ignition coil and the spark plug (not sure what to call it) is also not genuine and could be the issue.

The Victor is 14 years old and the guy said it is the same as the KRR 150 coil but they can't order it anymore.

Today the other mechanic took off the stator cover and thought after all the seals weren't the problem as they were fit quite well and wren't leaking anything. He then thought maybe it was the electrical as well. So maybe Kawa had checked this as well and saw that there was no seal leak there and saw the non-genuine part and thought it was the issue.

I guess I will have try to find a good ignition coil and a good "part that is (circuit-wise) in between the ignition coil and the spark plug." Still also looking for new tires too.

cool thanks. also I have a BP8ES spark plug, but the guy at kawa said this plug is fine.

I'd be interested in a source for parts and am aware that Malaysia, Indo, and the Philippines have alot of nice, good running 2-strokes.

Also wouldn't mind a nice after-market air filter and exhaust system.

Also I need new tires, but want some decent ones. Kawa quoted me about 2,000 for a new genuine set. This seemed quite expensive...

Seemed fine when I drove it home but it wasn't a long drive though normally the problem would arise that quickly. I usually takes 5-10 mins of driving. I'll have to test drive it longer some time. Could be as I go to your place on Sunday!

I'd suspect the issue is still there as all the guy changed was the air filter and pilot jet, (and brake pads)...

Well I went to Kawa and they changed the air filter, the rar break pads and said that in the carb only one jet was no factory and the rest were ok so they changed it.

The guy said they thought the reason it was having this problem as it get hot / after running a while was because the ignition coil wasn't the genuine one. He was implying that as it gets hot the ignition coil isn't supplying enough electricity to the plug. The only thing was that they had no parts and said they can't order this one anymore so he recommended trying to find one elsewhere that was a better grade though he didn't confirm the grade of mine. I don't think they opened the engine at all even though I said to check the engine.

So I went to a local mechanic near my place asking about the ignition coil but he said it doesn't sound like it is the ignition coil at all. He said if it was then wouldn't have anything to do with "when it gets hot" and that it should have issues starting. He opened the manual he had for the Victor and said it sounds to him like it is those seals by the crank. He said if they are worn as it gets hot air can go in, which is similar to some TV responses. Some other guys on TV had recommended this as well because of the age of the bike, which is interesting.

Maybe I should try do both of the recommendations.

Anyone have insight on the potential ignition coil problem?

-Lenny

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Never get emotionally involved with prostitutes. All have a sad story, and man you can have a lot of empathie for them, but they have crossed the line between good and evil and will never come back.

Good luck with your marriage. Thai women are sweet and loving, not like most arrogant Western girls. They are also very crazy at time which make the life more fun.

Very well put.

It gets annoying sometimes that people will look at my wife as being a bar girl. Mostly other Thai women will give her some attitude. Like at the bank today one of the employees was rather rude to her in asking her what the heck she was doing going to Canada with me and we opened a joint account and need a statement. It wasn't the one helping us but just some other one that walked up and was talking in a tone as if to put her down.

Funny thing is she is a graduate, doesn't drink or go to bars, and was the one with the money, even buying me a big bike, car, etc. And she doesn't even really want to go to Canada, but will because I am going.

Ok, so I took it to Rama 9 and they said come check it out tomorrow at 3pm. I told them about the problem when it gets warm, and bad sound, lose of power ,etc.

I told them to check carb, jets, and engine and he seemed quite confident that just but checking it they would find the issue and there would be no need for test drives. I mentioned that I thought that there is too much or too little fuel entering, or an air or oil leak or something.

Yo. Neal I have not found another spark plug. I may have this one already but if I have an extra one thats ok too.

Not sure when I'll go. I'd like to go on Sunday as you recommended, but it depends on how much work we get at our place. Sunday should be ok.

Where is it exactly? PM if ya want.

Also, about Kawa Rama 9. Do you think they will actually be able to take the bike for a ride, see what I mean and diagnose the problem? I fear the issue may be too complex and most Thai mechanics don't have the ability to truly diagnose something like this. (checking seals and air leaks, etc) I know I can tell them to just re-jet the carb and I'm sure they can do it, but fear they won't really have any insight or problem solving abilities. Only found a couple guys that could but they have big bike shops and don't work on the little ones.

Some nice ideas here. Ill plan on doing something as well as I plan on going to Canada in about 8 months.

Lots of violence.

One of my customers is a 21 year old little gangster. We went out with a friend who knew him as well who spend some time in jail, and drank some whiskey with him. One time he forgot some bullets in his clothes that he gave us to wash. He's got like 5 vehicles, a couple ladies with a couple rooms and a bunch of 15-18 year olds that work for him. I'm not sure what he does but hes been in jail, carries a gun and knife, and makes money from racing bikes (building them and paying others to drive them), helping out pubs that have some sort of problem in them, like security, charging people to park near discos (if they don't they get a problem with his "workers," and if they parked in front of the disco they would have to pay anyway, it is just full), and I'm sure hes selling drugs as well. He goes out every night it seems to pubs and is probably on some decent income. He said that it isn't uncommon for some group to not want to pay up after losing a racing match, and then there ends up being a big gunfight. He said that there just isn't any news about it because if it was well known the local police would get in shit for not controlling the situation.

All this and he was a fairly polite looking guy, that seemed quite nice to talk to and he wouldn't do some terrible to someone for no reason. He said that some other areas of town are much for ruff for kids and mindless, like the west, but he seemed rather decent and honest. To first sight he looks like a little kid, dark skin, and very small and helpless.

In Thailand they just don't end up going out and creating problems with people they don't know, but in their own world it could be quite dangerous. I as well would feel unsafe walking around the bad neighborhood where I'm from but have never gotten a bad vibe in Thailand. For the most part, if they don't know who you are and you don't make a problem, you won't get into a problem, it seems.