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pitbike -> HTEV & Servo (4/13/2008 4:54:55 PM)
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Just want to post another in a seemingly long series of posts regarding servo motors and HTEV valves, flapper valves, etc. After getting the '35' code and doing a bunch of research, I disassembled the HTEV valve to get an understanding of how it worked. Turns out that the HTEV valve was so carboned up, it would not turn unless you physically turned it with a pliers, that had overwhelmed the little plastic gear in the servo motor and stripped it out. So I turned the HTEV valve to the full open position, removed the cables from that and the servo, then removed the cable that runs the flapper in the air box. I opened up the air box and completely removed the entire flapper valve assembly (8 screws). Reset the ECU using the service manual procedure and have very positive results. The bike breathes better (with the flapper not working correctly, it was 80% blocked all the time) and it exhausts better (with the HTEV to the 90° position, it was 50% blocked, kinda like putting a potato in your tailpipe). It sounds better/deeper, the RPMS's spin up faster and there is no negative issue, it runs perfect. The ECU 'learns' and adjusts the fuel mapping to match the new air flow, so I will be getting slightly less mileage, but way worth it. In the future if I notice any 'seat of the pants' dead zones in the RPM range, I may opt for a Power Commander, but at this point, this was all free and made my code go away and the motor is free to breathe finally.
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