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["Fritz Curtis" <fritzc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

OT but it bugs me!
Pennsylvania Dutch = German
Deutch = German
Dutch = Hollander
How did Hollanders become "Dutch"?
And how did Deutch become German?
Jujst curious!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dutch Beemer" <oilheads@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'oilheads-digest'" <oilheads@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2007 6:03 PM
Subject: R1100S TBS


> Hi all,
>
> I just performed a throttle body sync on my R1100S today, which was a bit 
> of
> a pain. That is, until I figured out the right side pulley was not 
> entirely
> against the stop, causing the butterfly valve to be ever so slightly 
> opened.
>
> So now everything is in sync, both at idle and off idle but I can't get 
> the
> idle rpm any lower than 1100-1200rpm. Not while keeping idle sync that is.
> This seems a tad high? How important is idle sync?
>
> It was suggested that there may be a leak between the rubber sleeves 
> holding
> the throttle bodies or by the throttle shafts. Can someone explain to me 
> how
> do I check if there are leaks?
>
> Anyone have any tips or suggestions to share with me?
>
> Thanks,
> Gijs
>
> throttlemeister <at> sport-touring <dot> eu
> afterburn <at> crashdot <dot> com
>
> http://www.sport-touring.eu
> http://www.crashdot.com
>
> R1100S "Thumper"
>  _____
>
> "Why geeks like UNIX: unzip, strip, touch, finger, grep, mount, fsck, 
> more,
> yes, fsck, fsck, fsck, umount, sleep."
>
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