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Give the drips the old sniff and rub between the fingers test & see what you come up with.
I also would have thought stripping the front is a bad idea, but you did a great job, nice looking effect. Welcome.
Are you positive that it is oil? It could be condensation leaking out of the joint.
Missed opportunity remorse.......not a good thing.
For preparation, I wet sanded the nick lightly with 1000 grit wetordry paper, being as careful as possible to just feather the edges of the nick...
Brown gunk with glitter in it.....sounds like a PO may have put in some stop leak. Oil in the antifreeze will emulsify into a brown gooey looking...
Overheating is usually the result of a flow restriction in the cooling system, clogged radiator tubes, thermostat sticking or not completely...
I read somewhere how to make a holding tool for the adjustment screws using a deck screw that has a square drive hole. Here's a pic of the one I...
Here's some info that you might be able to use. I adjusted V4 valves for the first time on my VF500F when I bought it last fall. I did not have...
The airflow through the venturis should be the same on all 4 carbs, getting all four butterfly valves in the same relative position to the carb...
The FSM says to bench sync by 1st aligning the #4 butterfly plate with edge of the bypass hole at the bottom of the venturi. Then adjust the...
Some buddies and I are in the preliminary planning stages of a 3-4 week ride this summer through some of the western/northwestern states. There is...
I take it The New York Deli News is your place????
I don't have the WRX, but I do have this.
Here are some pics. Tha bags have attached buckles for a matching top bag. The bag in the pic is a toiletry bag from Wally World, $10. Wife sewed...
I got a pair of these bags at the local Wally World on sale for $30. I have been using them on my VF500F for occasional use, I'm happy with them....
Reread my post #5....I had a senior moment and misnamed the screw, it is actually the sync screw for # 3. I was unable to find a 4X0.5 screw, so...
I think this guy in the window is the culprit...
Heres a pic of the piece of screw that was left in the flange.
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