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Electrical and tuning

by Duane Ausherman
 


Why it may be hard to tune your BMW. 

How to test compression.

All about points and condenser, or battery/coil ignition.  Don't file your points.

Repair and adjustment of the BMW ignition mechanical advance unit

This is about petcocks for the /2, /5, /6 and /7 BMW.  Measure your fuel flow.

Fix that high idle. The mechanical advance unit may be the culprit.

Battery basics.

Basic electrical trouble shooting on a /5 BMW, by Jim Franzen.

Troubleshoot your BMW electric starter system.  This makes it very simple.

Why grease the battery and other electric terminals?

You may have flaky turn signals due to grounding

Horn and hi/low or starter switch repair by Bob Fleischer.

Information about the BMW headlight switch parts and keys.  

How to assemble the headlight parts. 

How to solder, by Randy Glass.  Some basic info.  This one is quite popular. 

Electrical diagram for 1955-60 R50, R60 and the R69, from the 1959 owner's manual 

Electrical diagram for the R51/3.
 

More BMW motorcycle information

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