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  1. salty_monk

    Brake Rotor Compatibility

    Yeah, I'd run it. You can't turn these rotors anyway, you have to find someone to set them up & grind them flat... Not easy! :)
  2. salty_monk

    Newbie through and through

    Do you get good voltage at the coils? Clean up all the connectors in the loom (especially the ignition switch and fuse box) and/or fit a relay. There are some write ups on that on here. You are going to want to replace the RR as well. Very well known weak spot. K&N or APE pods are what you want...
  3. salty_monk

    '83 550: Leaking Fuel, Can't Idle

    My first try would be to put a high dose of SeaFoam in the tank and run it... see if you can cure it that way. My guess is that you have blocked passages in the carb and/or one of the float valves is stuck or something, They will be due a clean & O-ring replacement if you haven't done so...
  4. salty_monk

    Trottle.

    Go practice with Grimly... Ireland's not that big! You probably live next door to each other ;) :D
  5. salty_monk

    2001 Toyota Camry - Anyone familiar with these?

    My friend had one from about that era... he donated it. They fixed it up (to get it smogged) and moved it on for about 5 grand or something. It was probably a couple years newer & a bit less miles but not pretty as it had lived in the Wet/snow followed by the sun by the beach all it's life. All...
  6. salty_monk

    Wobble at low speeds

    That could do it... also make sure you "settle" the forks by bouncing them after securing the top bolts before you do up the lowers. :)
  7. salty_monk

    Steering stem removal and replacement

    Did you inspect the bearings? When you loosened it off & messed with it & then tightened you may well have moved the bearing relative to the race so now you're on a "fresh" bit (because the bearing doesn't fully rotate). My guess is your bearing is rusty or breaking down. :)
  8. salty_monk

    Slate Truck

    I was looking at these the other day. I don't see why it wouldn't work. The trick is they need to trendy as well as cheap.... I suspect a lot of kids (and me) would rather drive one of these than a Chevy Bolt... ;) The Maverick has been incredibly popular... I don't see why this wouldn't fly if...
  9. salty_monk

    brake to drag the wheel

    Looks pretty normal from here... :)
  10. salty_monk

    Steering stem removal and replacement

    Yes is the answer to that question... you just need the right size. There was a guy on here making the tool at one point but I don't know what happened to him.
  11. salty_monk

    Brakes, front tire, chain

    Amazon (although I believe I have also seen it in O'Reilly at some point. Years ago I had my dad bring some over from the UK and it's still going...
  12. salty_monk

    Brakes, front tire, chain

    It's in the bottom of the MC reservoir. You can only see it when you pull the lever. If those lines are stock they will be all rubber & have white writing on them with a date. You'll be surprised how much jelly like fluid/crud will be closing up the lines & stuck behind the pistons! :) There...
  13. salty_monk

    Carpuride 712D First Impressions

    I just bought a 603B to put on my Tenere.. Will see how it works out :)
  14. salty_monk

    Brakes, front tire, chain

    If you have the stock brakes & you haven't rebuilt them and replaced the lines there will be all sorts of junk in there. By flushing the fluid you've probably also stirred it all up. There is also a pressure release hole that gets blocked in the master cylinder. Check yours is clear. :)
  15. salty_monk

    New clutch

    I can't remember how those push rod ones work as it's been over 15 years since I worked on one but on the other style it's simple a case of not having the mechanism rotated to take out all the slack before putting the arm on the splines. Vaguely recall there being something you need to do to...
  16. salty_monk

    Friendly reminder. Don't forget to flush........

    A conventional tank uses about 40,000 BTU at full chat. A tankless is around 250,000 BTU at full chat... :)
  17. salty_monk

    Front brake pad replacements

    Quite a few people using the twinpot calipers & bigger rotors... That is a night & day difference! https://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/forum/technical-forums/performance-tuning-mods/33111-twinpot-brake-upgrade-on-78-skunk
  18. salty_monk

    Friendly reminder. Don't forget to flush........

    I don't think the Tankless stuff is going anywhere... I had just fitted a condensing tankless gas combi boiler in my house in the UK over 20 years ago before I came here! The prior one was also Tankless and had been there at least a dozen years (not condensing though). Let's just say the US is a...
  19. salty_monk

    Any Audiophile Steamers Out There ?

    Joe Nardy is a speaker guy.... I have an Integra Receiver running a Velodyne sub along with a set of 5 Boston Acoustics speakers (re-foamed as they are from the 80's...) there is a PC supplying it for streaming (or Airplay/bluetooth) and I have a Pioneer CD hooked up to it as well. Doesn't sound...
  20. salty_monk

    Rain Barrel Plumbing - Any fluid engineers in the house?

    You’re right but I haven’t seen evidence of that in my other one. :) been running it over a a year now so you’d have thought it would have showed up. Maybe the diverter helps to flush any of that stuff down the downspout instead of into the barrel or maybe because it’s so dry between rain...
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