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    LED's inside the fairings and more glowing red

    Must be the season for LEDs. I just finished this on my 5th gen. I think I need more lights under the tail, but I'm not 100% sure I want that...
    Post by: thompsje, Jul 19, 2014 in forum: General VFR Discussions
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    I need a fuel pressure regulator!

    Did you try Partzilla? Looks like #15 here....
    Post by: thompsje, Jun 25, 2014 in forum: 6th Generation 2002-2013
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    Rear brake hanging, center piston only

    I will probably take it apart eventually... but after the Galfer line replacement and now this issue I'd rather not look at brakes for a while....
    Post by: thompsje, Jun 6, 2014 in forum: 5th Generation 1998-2001
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    Rear brake hanging, center piston only

    Just wanted to finish this thread. It was the SMC. I didn't rebuild the bad one, I replaced it with one off another LF caliper. Everything...
    Post by: thompsje, Jun 5, 2014 in forum: 5th Generation 1998-2001
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    cant open gas cap

    There's also Lock-Ease, which is graphite in a solvent carrier that evaporates away. I've squirted locks with that stuff that have been outside...
    Post by: thompsje, Jun 2, 2014 in forum: 1st & 2nd Generation 1983-1989
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    Rear brake hanging, center piston only

    Thanks for all the inputs. After more testing, I think it's the secondary master on the LF caliper. Working backwards from the rear, I know...
    Post by: thompsje, Jun 2, 2014 in forum: 5th Generation 1998-2001
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    Rear brake hanging, center piston only

    It looks like the PCV valve is that connection... The second to last step of the brake bleeding procedure (page 15-12 in the manual) basically...
    Post by: thompsje, Jun 2, 2014 in forum: 5th Generation 1998-2001
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    Rear brake hanging, center piston only

    So about 4-5 weeks ago I replaced all the old lines on my '98 with a full set of Galfer lines, replaced the pads, etc and everything was fine....
    Thread by: thompsje, Jun 1, 2014, 11 replies, in forum: 5th Generation 1998-2001
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    Vacuum Line to Flapper Valve

    Ahh... OK. I think that means the flapper was broken on my bike. It was closed with the hose disconnected, so I just removed the actual...
    Post by: thompsje, May 20, 2014 in forum: 5th Generation 1998-2001
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    New gauge faces.

    I followed Anik's thread over on VFRD. Post #15 contains this picture, which I have added the red circles to, but it's Anik's original. You...
    Post by: thompsje, May 19, 2014 in forum: 5th Generation 1998-2001
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    Vacuum Line to Flapper Valve

    If the line is disconnected and plugged that means the flapper never opens, right? Shouldn't the flapper itself be removed from the box?
    Post by: thompsje, May 19, 2014 in forum: 5th Generation 1998-2001
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    New gauge faces.

    Based on the excellent first post by VFRkat and some other research, I decided to give this a shot. Gauges faces are the same, just search Ebay...
    Post by: thompsje, May 19, 2014 in forum: 5th Generation 1998-2001
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    Fairing clip replacements

    If you're talking about the black plastic ones, I just ordered a bag of ones from this page. http://www.mcmaster.com/#catalog/120/3312/ Part...
    Post by: thompsje, May 17, 2014 in forum: 6th Generation 2002-2013
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    Front signals

    Not much help if the used to light up and stopped, but check that the correct dual filament bulbs are in there.
    Post by: thompsje, May 8, 2014 in forum: Anything Goes