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  1. MiCarl
    Zeus will warm up to her when she comes into heat.
  2. MiCarl
    Shims come in 0.05 increments. So if you go one size thinner your .08 gap becomes .13 - within spec. So, if that intake valve that has a clearance of .08 has a 270 shim you put in a 265 shim and the clearance will be .13. When you go down one size on your .09mm clearances your new clearance will be .14mm, within spec. If you list your valves, their clearance (they're all intake, right?) and the shim on each one I'll help you calculate which shims to put in.
  3. MiCarl
    Typical fuel valve has 2 openings into the tank. One is just an opening at the top of the valve body and the other has a periscope on it. RES setting on the selector opens the lower outlet. Not sure about the RSV, but on many fuel cocks, RES also leaves the periscoped hole open too. Since the RES opening is at the bottom of the tank any crud ends up there first. If you want to test it without pulling it out - set to RUN and drain the tank. Then switch to RES and see if fuel flows.
  4. MiCarl
    Pictures aren't sharp enough to see if there is abnormal wear on the cams. The only thing you should really see is a different finish, the part of the cam that runs on the shim will look a little more polished than the heel. The reason for the .11-.15 clearance is because they tighten up when the engine is hot. If a valve ends up not closing combustion gases leak by and will ruin the valve. (The exhaust side gets hotter so it needs more clearance). I'd go one size thinner on all the intake shims.
  5. MiCarl
    We'll be leaving for Maintenance Day from the Leon's on Telegraph in Taylor, MI the morning of Sat. June 6. Meet for breakfast at 7:30, stands up at 8:30 (we'll make first fuel stop in Stony Ridge Ohio.) Return trip Sunday early afternoon for those wanting to share ride home. The address for Leons is: 8787 Telegraph Rd. Taylor, MI 48180 Please reply here if you will be joining us.
  6. MiCarl
    If you haven't already you might also want to replace them. Failing plugs can cause this behavior too.
  7. MiCarl
    My wife is a teacher. If you only knew how much money and time is wasted on stuff like "water safety day" you'd go postal. I remember a school board meeting once when I was in High School (a very long time ago). There was a millage on the ballot. The board voted to cancel bus service if the millage failed. The board also approved the purchase of 2 school buses. Often the money is going to something other than educating the kids. When the money gets short the cutbacks hit where THE PARENTS will feel the pain.
  8. MiCarl
    Agreed. He quite possibly is civilly liable. That doesn't mean a crime was committed. We all make mistakes, that doesn't make us liable for a crime. Some of you know a 16 year old girl ran a stop sign four weeks ago and I hit her on my Venture at about 40mph. Fortunately my injuries were minor, and the Venture will be back on the road day after tomorrow. A week after the crash I was speaking on the telephone with the girls mother (who paid for my damages even though under Michigan law she is only liable for the first $500). She told me that her daughter was very upset, and burst into tears when she realized it was me on the phone. The daughter had sworn to never drive again. I asked to speak to the daughter. I explained to her that just a week earlier I was in a strange place, lost (as she was) and ran a red light. I wouldn't even know I did it if my wife wasn't with me to give me hell. As I explained to her, the only difference between what she did and I did is in my case there wasn't someone coming the other way. None of us is perfect. We make mistakes and accidents happen. BTW, driving drunk (which I bet most of us have done at least once) is an entirely different matter.
  9. MiCarl
    The marine industry ditched fiberglass tanks because gasohol was ruining them. Don't know about there, but it looks likely that all U.S. gasoline will have 15% ethanol soon.
  10. MiCarl
    I attended a presentation by the Avon regional rep. He said that the reason there is no dot is because they want to force the installer to balance them rather than just aligning the dot with the valve stem. Furthermore he said that if 2 oz. of weight doesn't balance the tire they recommend dismounting, rotating and re-mounting the tire to get below 2 oz. My personal experience with them is that they are no better balanced than any other tire.
  11. MiCarl
    I'm in the process of making one for our Labrador retriever. Unfortunately no pix as yet, but my thoughts: The HF trailer I bought was 40x48. I wanted to not add much overall width when towing the trailer so I decided to narrow the bed to 30". If I recall correctly, that will make the box about the same width as the bags on my 89. Our dogs have always traveled in a crate which has floor dimensions of 20X30. I decided to reserve an identical space in the trailer for the dog. I'm putting that space at the left rear corner with the 30" going front/back. The inside height will be 22" because that fits the doors I bought (3 14X22 Insulated RV cargo hatches). The one for the dog will be mounted vertically. Of course I picked up a 20X30 bed for in there. The front of the box turns down at a 45 deg angle just ahead of the dog space. Another cargo hatch goes in this spot to give access to the front of the compartment. On the right side there is a cargo hatch to give access to the side compartment. The whole thing is to be framed in 1" square aluminum tube. This is my hold up as the guy doing my welding has been busy. The inside walls of the dog box are also framed in 1" square tube, forming a roll cage for the pup (just in case!). I'm going to skin it in the 0.10" plastic sheet they use to fab stock car bodies. I'm planning to insulate the dog box portion. I bought a solar/passive vent that will go in the roof of the dog box. On a sunny day it's supposed to move 11cfm. The only part I haven't worked out is the air intake. I don't want to pull it from underneath because of pavement heat and potential for exhaust fumes passing under there. I haven't settled on whether to bring it in from the front or with a scoop from the side. I'm leading toward front.
  12. MiCarl
    Got home from the shop today and the missus was mowing the lawn. She apparently didn't damage the tractor OR the barn door this time. I did notice that on adjacent cuts she was running the tire in the same track from the last pass. I stopped her and pointed out that she was giving up almost a foot of cut from overlap and would be done faster if she stayed just outside of the last track. She says: "Oh, I don't look at the tire anyhow." I ask: "Ok, then what do you look at?" She says: "I don't look at anything, I just mow."
  13. MiCarl
    The other problem with new is it's a commodity. There are a dozen dealers within a days drive that can all sell the identical car. The few times I've bought new I decided what I wanted and just dialed the phone for the best price. When I sold cars I often got similar calls. Every used car is different. Makes it really hard for the shopper to just dial for $$.
  14. MiCarl
    MKI anti dive units are hydraulic and it could be break fluid. MKII anti dives are electric so no brake fluid. Brake fluid is glycol based and will have a squeaky feel if you rub it between your fingers. Fork oil is petroleum based and feels like oil.
  15. MiCarl
    WOW! I guess I need to rethink my pricing.............. That's a job, up until now, I'd have done for $30 and felt a little guilty for gouging. FWIW, if the clutch needs bleeding there is a reason. You might find a slave cylinder replacement in your near future.
  16. MiCarl
    They can trap an air bubble at the banjo bolt on the MC. Grab a big hand full of paper towels, loosen the banjo bolt a little, squeeze the lever, tighten bolt, release lever. See if it builds up resistance. And if you're counting it should be apparent that you need 3 hands to do the job.
  17. MiCarl
    I believe that hot is supplied to the horn by the ignition switch and the horns are activated by providing the ground through the button. You should be probing for the wire that grounds when pushing the horn button. On my upgrade I just plugged the relays into the connectors for the stock horns (saved doing any thinking!).
  18. MiCarl

    Ethanol Fuel

    MiCarl replied to GeorgeS's topic in Watering Hole

    You've got the farm lobby on the right and the oil/drilling is evil lobby on the left. Result: we'll be saddled with this for a very long time.
  19. MiCarl
    The wall of the bolt is way tougher than that little head. And actually, if the bolt were to break it would solve your problem anyhow. Someone has previously way over torqued it. The book is at the shop, but I believe that bolt only gets 11 ft-lbs torque - not much more than snug. Once the tension from being over torqued is gone the bolt would easily come out. One method is to grind the head completely off then just turn the shank of the thing with pliers. Sears sells a stud and bolt extractor set that works great on them. It's like a socket, except it has aggressive tapered spiral flutes that dig into the head as you turn them.
  20. MiCarl
    Dave, It's your own fault. You should know better than to let a woman operate machinery that is any more complicated than an iron.
  21. MiCarl
    Maintenance day is on the calendar for June 6. When you open it there is a place to RSVP.
  22. MiCarl
    I'd put the new diaphragms on so they maintained their orientation in the bore. What I like do do is get one half of the lip in then put the cap on slightly offset to that side. Then slide the cap into position should drag the lip into the slot. You can move the cap in a slight orbital motion to make sure everything is in. Hey, I'd be paranoid too, if everyone were out to get me! Honda Mini Trail 50. Same as my first scoot.
  23. MiCarl
    If you're going to be doing your own service get a mity vac or knock off http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=92474 Actually, when I looked that up I also found this http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=92924. I've used a similar system from a company called Vacula (at $150+). I have no idea what the quality of this unit is, but I'll be checking it out next time I'm at Harbor Freight. When flushing fluid it's not necessary to drain the system first. I like to suck the fluid from the master cylinder (although you can also use a clean paper towel) and refill with fresh fluid. Draw fluid through the drain nipple (keep master cylinder full). Continue until the fluid exiting is as clear as the new fluid going in. The advantage to not draining the system is you don't introduce any air which can be difficult to get out. You can also use the pump and hold system mentioned above (where you pump the lever, hold it, open screw, close screw and repeat) without draining the system. It's a long day to flush the system using this method though.
  24. MiCarl
    There shouldn't be any issues switching slides carb to carb. When vacuum is low across the board the usual culprit is one or more cylinders not firing. This can be caused by fouled plugs, coil/wire issues or fuel mixture. Your leaking diaphragms could potentially bleed enough air to prevent cylinder(s) from firing. If it were me I'd get good diaphragms in, replace the plugs and try again.
  25. MiCarl
    I thought he just had toilet paper stuck to his shoe......
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