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  1. BlueSky
    Another reminder of just how fragile life is. Several construction workers passed of heart attacks working long hours in the heat during the plant outages where I worked in Homestead, FL for 3 1/2 yrs Jan 2010 to August 2013. Those last two outages that totaled 14 months of 6-12 hr shifts took their toll on everybody.
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    Wow! The things that people do!
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    Congratulations! A fix that doesn't cost a lot is a great thing!
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    If the diaphragm on the slider has a hole, that would cause a vacuum leak? correct?
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    Or if you have about $20, Radio Shack sells an infrared temperature sensor. Just focus it on the part and it will tell you what the temp is.
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    I've only been a member for less than one year and what I love about this site is the good natured ribbing going on. Seems like just a great bunch of friends having a good time with each other. We all love motorcycling no matter what the brand. I haven't read anything that I would call mean or intended to offend. I've only met a few of the members and I hope to meet in person many more if not all the members.
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    I'm assuming it was running smooth when you put the carb tune on it? Right? Something happened after that, right? Vacuum leak? plugged pilot jet? fouled plug? Just guessing? Spark related?
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    My wife and I just sitting on the 85 Kawasaki.
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    Both my cars, truck, boat, and both motorcycles need washing by those girls. Where do I go?
  10. BlueSky
    Did you turn the fuel valve on? Did you hear the fuel pump clicking?
  11. BlueSky
    I see a lot of money in the back of your truck! The side panels looked like they still had good vents. Those things are hard to find. All of the plastic is valuable stuff. Your bike is the same color as mine!!
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    If you have a vacuum leak on that cylinder, it may be running too lean to fire.
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    When I bought my 85 ZN700 Kawasaki 5 years ago, it only had 1K miles on it. The owner passed and his 55 yr old nephew tried to get it running right and ride it. He cleaned the carbs and it still ran ragged so he sold it to me. It was running ragged on 3 cylinders. I checked the spark by putting a conductor in the plug wire cap and touching it to the block. All 4 had spark. I put a bottle of Valvoline Complete Fuel System Cleaner in the tank and ran it through. Afterwards it ran smooth on 3 cylinders. I finally swapped 2 spark plugs and the dead cylinder moved with the #2 plug. It was a dead spark plug, something I've never heard of before. Runs strong now!! So, don't rule out a dead spark plug. It fooled me for a good while.
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    The sliders shouldn't affect the idle should they? May be a vacuum leak on that cylinder. Maybe put part of a bottle of Gumout for high mileage engines in the tank and run it through. It has the same chemical in it that Chevron Techron has and it is very effective.
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    if you are going to buy it straight out, look for individual owners. Be a lot cheaper I suspect.
  16. BlueSky
    Now you are in the wrong forum. An 89 is a 1st gen. These bikes are getting so old and parts are getting hard to find. So, most anything you want to get rid of could be a treasure to one of us.
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    Many tires have a tread design that sheds water turning the way it was designed. Something to consider if you use a rear tire on the front.
  18. BlueSky
    552 cc equates to 16.3 ounces so just use your wife's measuring cup!! Don't let her catch you!
  19. BlueSky
    Wow! That's awesome Puc! Lots of pleasure packed miles on those Ventures! So, you've put a million miles or more on 83 and 84 Ventures!!!
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    There is one on ebay now but the attachment brackets are not included it appears.
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    My Kawasaki ZN700 called for 10W20 weight SAE motor oil. The second time I replaced the fork seals instead of buying the expensive fork oil, I just bought 5w30 Walmart engine oil and used it. Seems to work fine. The thicker the oil the slower the fork will react to a bump.
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    The big trucks have to slow down on the hills. Nothing wrong with a MH doing the same as long as the engine and/or transmission doesn't overheat. After all you are carrying your house with you.
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    Can't you sell your home when you retire and not pay any income taxes on it? But maybe it you finance the MH and deduct the interest, it may be considered a home and treated as such for tax purposes. I've lost touch on what the tax law is now on homes.
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    Whine?

    BlueSky replied to pbjman's topic in Watering Hole

    My 89 does not whine at all but it only has 6k miles on it. From my reading on this board I think it is a 2nd Gen Venture issue, not a 1st gen. It's also a Kawasaki Voyager XII issue. The 2002 I test rode howled like crazy. No way I was going to put up with that.
  25. BlueSky
    Okay, let's be honest. Lots of nekkid time makes us happy!
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