what did you wrench on today??

[Redman]

whoa

nice to have a front tire with a round profile again.

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[GS1150-STREET-DRAG]

I seen the vale stems are really dirty I am running at 645 meters or 2120 feet above sea level "lots of carbon build-up", I am going to get new Viton seals for the stem, if that doesn't work then bronze guides I appreciate the help very much and will probably do both if I have time before the next race again thanks for the help ..

Possibly a bad valve stem seal or worn valve guide on #2 exhaust, but the amount of oil in the top end is largely unaffected by an overfilled bottom, so <shrug>. Might be the valve stem seal softened up a bit after being run for a while.

[jeffgs]

[jeffgs]

And a quick mock up.

[cowboyup3371]

After re-wiring my rear turn signals a couple of nights ago, I replaced the o-ring and gasket to the oil pressure switch to fix the oil leak from it. Then an oil change and valve adjustment plus a cylinder head bolt replacement finished the day today. I'll do a carb sync tomorrow

[rustybronco]

The radiator fan on my ex's YFM660FP had been coming on a little more than I cared for so last night I pulled the thermostat out and tested it. It started opening right where it was supposed to; 52° C.

Tonight I pulled the rad and found the cooling fins about 60% plugged with dust, chafe and what not. Right now it's soaking in the utility tub filled a quarter way with warm water and simple green. Hopefully I can get the crud loosened up and flushed away by swishing it up and down over the next couple of days. If not, then a trip to the rad shop or finding a replacement will be in order.







The reddish colour specks you see it the photograph is the light shining through when held up to a light.





She's only slightly plugged up.

[gsrick]

Had a 2001 Road Star that came in for CPR. It was covered in spider webs. Only photos I took were of the carb.




Look at my fingers and you can see how nasty this bike is.

[gsrick]

That wasn't nearly as bad as the 2007 3010 Mule thaT I'm also bringing back to life. It came in Tuesday. This looks more like what you'd see in a dried up master cylinder than a carb.

The main jets are hiding down in the holes.




It lives. I'm going through all the fluids while we wait for a new fuel pump to show up.

[steve murdoch]

That is nasty, Rick.
You have to wonder what sort of other crap besides ethanol is in gasoline.

[Grimly]

Got fed up with cordless drills scattered around, so made a place for them.
DSC_0004 in gimp.jpg

[Grimly]

Found a tin of old methylene chloride paint remover (the new stuff is absolute garbage) which made quick work of removing the manky old red paint from the spare front GS wheel. I'll finish up tomorrow, prime it, paint, new bearings, discs and tyre on and ready for use.

[wymple]

Put new shift cables on my Fiero GT, did a little new wiring on the CaliforniaII Guzzi, and rode a ways on the GS850 when my son came out on his Beemer.

[dorkburger]

Gave my chain some love in the form of cleaning. What a forsaken mess it was.

[dorkburger]

Put new shift cables on my Fiero GT, did a little new wiring on the CaliforniaII Guzzi, and rode a ways on the GS850 when my son came out on his Beemer.

Ive come to appreciate Fieros. There are 2 in my town. One is respectable, the other is really nice.

Way back when I was in middle school, an absolute bombshell of a teacher in my school drove a white one...

[cowboyup3371]

Started back into the Jeep's engine after not having touched it for over a year. I need to pull the pistons out of the block but got stuck on how to take some measurements of the connecting rod end play. I figured it out and will try again tomorrow.