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| Mon Apr 02, 2007 9:23 pm |
| Re: Thanks, that does make sense but what causes the ping? |
Different things can cause pinging. Engine running too hot, wrong timing, lower octane than recommended, etc.
My wife had her car pinging for years. I somewhat remedied the problem by retarding the timing as far as it could go, but the real fix turned out to be in the timing belt. During routine maintenance I discovered that it was a tooth off since the last change.
So far I've definitely heard my bike pinging once, possibly twice. Both times this happened right after a fill up at the same 76 gas station, and going up a fairly long steep hill. No, I wasn't lugging the engine, although I probably should've shifted down a gear. Once I heard the sound, I shifted down, and the sound went away.
I've seen a couple more examples of pinging, both times due to imperfect timing, and both times the problem could be somewhat remedied by using higher octane gas, though this never completely fixed it.
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Thanks, that does make sense but what causes the ping? (n/t) — Sean, Mon Apr 02, 2007 7:11 pm -
Re: Thanks, that does make sense but what causes the ping? — justjuiceit2, Fri Aug 10, 2007 5:30 am
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Re: Thanks, that does make sense but what causes the ping? — vksgeneric, Mon Apr 02, 2007 9:23 pm
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Re: Thanks, that does make sense but what causes the ping? — KarlP, Mon Apr 02, 2007 7:23 pm
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Lean condition. Should NOT happen just at idle. (n/t) — levchen, Mon Apr 02, 2007 7:22 pm