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I am dummy !!

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Hey folks !!

Yours truly was putting carbs back together for my 1979 GS750 L. They are the slide carbs. As I was pulling one of the needles out of the slides I lost the little plastic washer that goes under the snap ring for adjusting the needle heigth. Does anyone have one lying around they could mail me ?

Thanks

Louie
 
Do you really think that you are the only dummy around here. I lost a countershaft sprocket seal last week and thats about 100 tmles larger than that spacer washer. Then there was a little spring that sprung out i replaced that with something from a fountain pen. And the list goes on. One time Dex sent me a whole set of 160 main jets. They were new mind you and i lost them also. :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
 
Dummy? Are you serious? Every other dummy around here raise their hand and line up behind me... I've done so many dumb things while working on my GS that I wonder if I have an invisiable jinx living in my garage!!!
 
As for myself, I've never made a mistake.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go find an o-ring that got up BY ITSELF and walked away. :)
 
All the folks that are not plain dummies are just plain SMART As.
 
Re: I am dummy !!

ageekapc said:
Hey folks !!

Yours truly was putting carbs back together for my 1979 GS750 L. They are the slide carbs. As I was pulling one of the needles out of the slides I lost the little plastic washer that goes under the snap ring for adjusting the needle heigth. Does anyone have one lying around they could mail me ?

Thanks

Louie
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Welcome to the club. If only someone could have sent me a new cover when I broke mine. Me thinks your o-ring is easier to replace. I still think I take the cake for dumb things. Once, at a gas station, I added a bottle of carb cleaner. I only use 1/2 a bottle becasue of the small amount of gas my tank holds. I used my bike keys to puncture the foil under the cap, poured in the cleaner. Put the gas cap back on (after filling) and couldn't find my keys. After about 5 minutes of looking I pushed my bike off over to the side. I was really pissed with myself. :evil: I started envisioning alternate ways to get home and getting my bike back to the garage. Still couldn't find those damn keys. After a "lunch" at a nearby McDonalds and a chance to cool off a bit I started looking for my keys again. I opened a saddle bag and started pulling stuff out (just in case). When I removed the plastic bag that still had the remaining 1/2 bottle of carb cleaner my keys fell out on the ground. :oops:
 
How's this for the "Rocket Scientist Award"? :roll:
I unlock the seat of my GS, take it off and put the keys in the tray that is there, pull my rain suit out of the tail, put it on, slap down the seat 8) and procede to look for my keys. :? Checked all my pockets standing there in the rain....DOOOHHH! 8O I had to wait for almost an hour in the pouring rain for my brother to run my extra set out to me. :oops: Thank you whoever invented the cell phone. :wink:
 
You all sound like me. I think I'm getting old timers disease. I can lay something down and then spend the next 20 min. looking for it. Takes me forever everytime I go to work on something, because I'm always looking for the tool that I was using just a second ago. Old Age is H@**
 
I just went to discount auto parts to get????? well i bought some driveway cleaner while i was there. :lol:
If there are any truthfull folks on this websit, this thread will never end. 8O 8O
 
Thanks a Bunch !!

Thanks a Bunch !!

Thank you to everyone for the boost in pride and letting me not feel all alone. I HATE THOSE GARAGE TROLLS !! Thanks to gentlemen on first post who is sending me one and to Lynn for the offer. You guys are great and I love this place.

This thread will probably run forever !!

Louie
 
Still in need

Still in need

Still in need of that little itty bitty ring that goes on the slide carb needle right below the lock washer. The gentlemen from earlier post has not responded to emails.

Lynn could you ?

Louie
 
I have heard the way to make sure you never loose anything while working on a vehicle is to put a tray of nasty, gooey stuff underneath it. Old oil will do. Theory goes everything will fall into it. Guess I should follow the practice.
I have a bad habit of working on my truck on gravel. Well, let me tell you from experience that is not too bright. You drop something, and it's gone forever. Same goes for grass. I remember loosing an advance spring for a 650 Yamaha in gravel. Had to buy the whole advance unit!$$ Not too long after that the parts guy said they were now available seperately! :evil:
Oh yeah, vacuum lines. Ya gotta remember them! Just try syncing your carbs with an open vacuum line, or setting up your timing on your truck with the vacuum advance still hooked up to the distributor! Won't work. :roll:
 
I went to loudon a couple of years ago and on the way home stopped at a burger king. After dinner i could not find my keys anywere, so I asked the guys where they last remember me with my keys. The first two gave me " I dunno" but my friend dana says"you had them on your tray" It turns out when i dumped my garbage I dumped my keys too, So now im in burger king going through the trash and I cant reach them. I had to take the garbage bag out of the trash can and go through the garbage with my"friends" making comments like " Geez skip, If your still hungry ill buy you another burger" and "I dont think you will find any returnable cans in there" and my favorite " If you had a job, you wouldn't have to do this every time you got hungry"........................... Friends you gotta love em....................skip
 
working on my truck on gravel. Well, let me tell you from experience that is not too bright. You drop something, and it's gone forever. Same goes for grass. I remember loosing an advance spring for a 650 Yamaha in gravel.
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Boy, been there,done that.... Working on a heater on the roof at work, dropped the screw bit.....fell onto the gravel roof...should be right in front of me ... right?...NOT
That or even worse ...drop something in the snow and try to find it.....Wait till next spring....
 
I knew this one would...

I knew this one would...

I knew this one would run forever !! Went rock climbing today. first Time. I forgot to make sure the straps going around the legs were in the right spot. 35 feet up lost grip and said hello to my little friends. DOH !!

Little Itty Bitty ring is on its way !! Thanks so much.

Louie
 
Re: I knew this one would...

Re: I knew this one would...

Been there, done that. Once upon a time there was a fledgling skydiver that neglected to check that the leg straps on his harness were tight enough. Well sure enough, when the parachute opened and delivered its 1/4 second duration 12G opening shock (often referred to as instant stop), there was a strap right where it could do the most "good" :cry: :cry:

Earl

ageekapc said:
I knew this one would run forever !! Went rock climbing today. first Time. I forgot to make sure the straps going around the legs were in the right spot. 35 feet up lost grip and said hello to my little friends. DOH !!

Little Itty Bitty ring is on its way !! Thanks so much.

Louie
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talking about snow.. I had a pager that I had clipped to m y side.. went running out to get the mail (60ft at the most) came in adn 3 hours later got asked why I had not answered any pages>> well I grab my side and guess what GONE.. It took a month and a half for that snow to melt and low and behol on the edge of the side walk where I had gone was my pager STILL WORKING!!!! It never fails
 
...well hell, it's worth a shot...
Hey folks, I seemed to have misplaced my GS 1000G. Has anybody got a spare laying aound they could send me? Can't believe it, it was here just a minute ago... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
 
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