Sorry Squirrelman, around my place, the squirrels have to die. The red ones anyway; I leave the greys alone because they leave me alone, other...
I have been working on my carburetors, trying to get this bike running again after removing nonfunctional California emissions equipment. I had to...
OK I figured it out. You can take these caps apart. If you look inside you see a screw slot. Unscrew it and there is the brass fitting, a spring...
My spark plugs do not have the nipples on, and from looking inside the caps, I'm guessing they are not designed for nipples (not large enough)....
I just noticed that on my rear cylinders (haven't got into the fronts yet), the spark plug cap hardly makes connection with the plugs. That is,...
The manual was not very helpful, other than saying the boots should be coated in oil. I did that. What worked: Oil on boots. Using new,...
The connectors on these old bikes corrode, build up resistance and then fry from the heat. Look at all your high current connectors, particularly...
Is that open circuit voltage, or voltage with a load (the regulator) on it? Probably makes a big difference. Check your connectors between stator...
Great price. My '87 had hose rot in the California pollution equipment that caused vacuum leaks and poor running, so I am in the process of taking...
I think I read somewhere (this needs verification) that water transfers heat better than ethylene glycol. So, if the allowable range is from 40%...
My old Cali-type '87 was starting to get "hose rot" in the air pollution hoses, I found a couple of intake leaks. So I decided to take off all the...
I rebuilt my calipers and so had a brake system completely full of air. I was not looking forward to bleeding it the usual way they tell you to do...
Yeah, I am cleaning them. Not much corrosion, just a bit of gunk under the dust seals and there was a lot of mud at the bottom of the cylinders....
Fuse is always a good idea, but the relay might not be needed. Find the current draw of the meter, and compare it to the amp-hours of your...
My vehicles don't get names.
Either pull the cylinder and see if a simple replacement of rings will do you (I don't know if you have to pull the engine for that), or just sell...
That's what I thought when I read this. It's just trying to charge the battery, and you won't let it.:biggrin: Nobody puts diodes in fuse blocks....
Pour in some Sta-bil, fill the gas tank, put the battery on an automatic shutoff trickle charger, and leave it alone. If you get a nice day, go...
OK I finally got my brake caliper parts. Reading the manual it says, on page 16-15, "Coat the new piston seals with brake fluid and install them...
I'm not exactly a new rider, since I started in 1968 :cool: but I do have some basic questions about dirt bikes. Besides my VFR, I'm in the...
Separate names with a comma.
