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After years of Dorcia telling me that the 220V resistance heater in the Guzzi Garage (tm) was too expensive to run in the Winter so I turned it off I installed a small mini split. She says she doesn't notice the electric bill going up in the Winter, and now the bikes have air conditioning as a bonus. I'm a fan.. When the ancient (naturally) heat pump/gas backup in the shop bites the dust, I'll put one out there, too.

Yes, the 2003-on Rosso Corsa are long frame V11 with the long tank (internal pump/filter) and the LeMans faring with the checkerboard graphics. And Ohlins!). @MojoFuzzi's Rosso Corsa The 2001 Rosso Mandello is a special edition first generation Sport with short (black) frame, short tank (chin pad with external pump/filter), and a carbon fiber "flyscreen" (fork mounted). @Guzzijens's Rosso Mandello If you leave a Rosso Corsa and a Rosso Mandello in the garage too long without adult supervision, a Ballabio could be the outcome . . . @Steve S's Ballabio

I went o/s and found my leads , it is A to C you hook up to in order check the v on the TPS . BTW , go ahead and get the jumper harness. You want to get perfect readings on this adjustment.

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AS pointed out the MV setting is for a fully shut throttle blade on the RH cylinder with the idle stop backed out and the fast idle lever clear of the cam. I use a small tie wrap to hold the rh throttle blade fully shut to set the MVolts with the LH throttle blade disconnected via the circlip holding the linkage on the LH throttle actuating mechanism. Once the MV's are set I then confirm the connecting rod pin will slide through the l/h throttle blade bush with that blade fully bottomed in the throttle body bore then re connect the linkage. Phil

If you are seeking out guidance on mini-split AC units for your garage, please type Starter motor repair in the search box.

I suspect you have the wires connected to the wrong terminals. One of the manuals is wrong when it comes to the outer terminal to connect to. Try using the centre and the other outer terminal. Phil

I have one and I soldered a pair of Fluke meter leads on to the correct terminals so you can attach the jumper harness and plug right into the DVOM and get a good reading .

I meant, the sauna impression as soon as you leave a place with AC, this heavy wetness in the air.

Yes, absolutely. I fortunately got one of those with the bike when I bought it. This is the article in question: http://www.casperselectronics.com/cart/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=853

Plug your old TPS into the wiring harness and see what readings you get. Take a tool and rotate the inside of the TPS to dee if you get n increase in v when doing this . The TPS connector has 3 pins A B and C. C is signal return. A and B are voltage and gnd. Connecting a DVOM to C and either A or B will give you an increase or decrease in v when the throttle is applied. Make sure you are installing the TPS correctly when you put it into the top of the throttle body or it will NOT work correctly. I have a harness out in the shop and will have to see which way is correct.

Take one for a test ride, I reckon. From what I've read, the Stelvio is good, maybe in some points better than the Mandello, maybe not. The size of the rider seems to play a part in preference. Take one for a longer test ride. Go there on the Mandello. Then you have the direct comparison, and maybe a better idea what suits you better. Or keep the Mandello and add a Stelvio...

Hi Tony. I reckon you're measuring something incorrectly. In case you don't have one, I think the wiring diagram on page 364 of this PDF should match your 2000 model. https://guzzitek.org/gb/ma_us_uk/1100/V11_1999-2003_Atelier(Compil-GB-D-NL).pdf Anyway, there are three contacts on the TPS. Two of them are across the complete resistance of the TPS, and you should see very close to 5 V. between them. The third contact is the slider that delivers a "split the difference" voltage depending on where it is along the resistance. When it is at the closed end, you should see said 157 mv between it and one of the other contacts. Between it and the contact at the "full open" end of the resistance, you should see nearly the full 5 V when the slider is in the "fully closed" position (spilt the difference, 5V - 157 mv...). If you are only seeing 2 to 4 mV, and that also with a new TPS, I strongly suspect that you are not getting a good measurement, maybe not making contact with the probes or something. How are you measuring (making the contacts)? Have you got a breakout to do the measurement, or are you sticking pins down the side of the plug, or how?

The TPS should read 157mV when the RH throttle is closed fully, well below the idle setting. I think you would see about 400-500mV at idle. To get the butterfly fully closed, the RH end of the interconnecting rod ball joint needs to be popped off, and the idle stop screw needs to be backed out until it doesn't hold the throttle open. If the voltage reading doesn't change smoothly from below idle to WOT, then it's time to get a new TPS. Don't ignore the tiniest cracks in the rubber tubes between the throttle bodies and inlet stubs. Replacing these should be a 10 year routine job.

Brilliant! Of course, we could derail it further by adding a Specialty Coffee Machine installation setup as well in said garage and add innovative electrical configurations! I'm impressed that Docc keeps specialty stringed instruments in the garage rather than in the house...that must mean the garage is truly and well maintained by the A/C setup. I suspect there might also be an alarm bell in there just to be sure the Mandolin and Stradivarius are not negatively impacted when the humidity gets too high!

Ah, Ballabio, the red-headed step-child! Guzzi has more of a family trunk than a family tree. Whole lotta inbreedin' going on among V11s.

Lots of things have gone up 75% or more, why I wonder? DonG

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