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Battery Tender is a good brand. I have one to keep my LFP 12V AUX battery topped off.

Should be fine keeping your pair of batteries in a float state. I'm a bit surprised you even
need a trickle charger -- assuming you open your Ground switch. Then you only have a
rather small internal-discharge ...

Yup and to add to this, not only is this a rare 2'nd gen Pinz but Dave took METICULOUS
care of this rig. An event Princess only on paved roads only.

What your are describing is possibly a case of exhaust valve seat recession.
During the compression cycle the gases are escaping out the exhaust with no
igniting. Most prevalent at low RPM, at higher RPM and HOT some ignition
will occur.

The best test for this is a Leakdown test, with the cylinder ...

Possibly another alternative is to bring the tank to someone who
specializes in fuel tank re-lining. I went that route when I was
rebuilding my 712 which had a bad case of Red death. They managed
to get the inside to bare metal then re-lined it. Came out nice.

Ya, series batteries is not ideal.

I do swap the positions on occasion and regularly charge then
individually with a 12V charger.

You can test these yourself, with a load tester, they are fairly inexpensive.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Z67MMGC?re ... n_title_24

Way cool !! Now your on their short list.

It's a good question Keith. And all depends upon the PinzSSI version.

The 1.X generation was the most vulnerable to the quality of the
24V source. The fist incarnation took power for the Coil pack and
the Module from the bottom battery, so if that was low and while
cranking even lower you could be ...

Can't mix and match Lead Acid with AGM, won't charge balance correctly.
For that matter you really need to have both batteries identical and the
same age. Even still charging won't be perfect.

I asked about that ignition your running as you implied the engine was
cranking -- with the stock Ign you ...

Here comes 1,000 questions :shock: :lol:

What type batteries do you have: Lead Acid or AGM.
AGM @ 11.5V is a 10% charge.
Lead Acid is essentially dead below 11.5V

Which battery is at 11.5V, bottom or top?
Try charging your batteries individually with a 12V charger.
That weak battery may NOT ...

Looks awesome. They should fit the OEM wheels.
I'd take a set -- a bit shorter though.

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Ya, Keith, I agree. Hard to beat the precision and features of a PinzSSI.
Optical trigger is far more precise than Hall effect, and there are up to 4
selectable timing profiles each customizable -- if you have the Software
and cable to do so. That said, the optical trigger is also a negative with ...

Well Rick, back at it again !! That's great news and this looks like a
real slick integration of key components and a no fuss installation.

What'cha gonna do with your REMOVED PinzSSI ? I'm still running
mine and with a MERV 16 cover over the module to keep the damn
dust out

cheers

I've used Phillips X/C for years the anti-wear package is LW-16702 approved and
required by Lycoming. I too was initially worried about what anti-wear was used.
It's good stuff. I'd have no qualms switching back but I kinda have dialed in Lucas
Classic at least for now.

Yes, I have also used Valvoline VR1 Mineral but not Synthetic.
I do lean more toward Lucas Classic 20W50 mineral as I'll buy that in volume.
Both have about the same and appropriate levels of ZDDP for solid lifters.

I avoid synthetics for a couple of reasons. First syn or min I'll still change the ...

I'll second that !! Try searching for a fix on the FB forum -- good luck with that.