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...
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