Venturous Randy

OK, I think we may have it. I went thru the discussions from the website tx2 posted and it appears I have stopped the popup that was locking me up. Several of the ones noted was exactly the same problem. I ended up going into programs and features and uninstalling some privacy things. Thanks everyone, especially tx2sturgis. RandyA

Wow Don, that was not what I was expecting when I opened the thread. Your mom lived a long life. I lost my mom at 67 and that is just a few years older than I am now. Prayers sent your way from Linda and me. RandyA

Yeah, you have had it backwards. Also, if you will check the connections on the thermostat housing, you may get the fan working again. I like to have my fan come on as it was designed. When you ran it and it spit out water, what was the gauge reading? RandyA

Several days ago I started having a computer problem that will not let me get on VR.org with one of my laptops. I have two Acer laptops, one I have had for about two years and another used one I got recently, both have windows 7. My older one is faster, but only on VR.org does it have a window come up that locks everything up. I have to do the Ctrl-Alt-Del to get to Start Task Manager, where I can close out VR.org and then I can go on to do other things. This is the only site that this comes up. I ran a scan and everything is clean and have tried to restore to an earlier date, but it told me the restore was unsuccessful. Anybody got any suggestions? RandyA

Looks good, would probably be fine. RandyA

Good for you Eck, glad to see you got some seat time. RandyA

Some questions; If you start the bike and leave it running without moving, will the fan eventually turn on?, On the bypass valve that is behind the bottom of the radiator, in what direction is the tops of the letters pointing? If you will answer these questions, it will help. RandyA

When I went to the VMax rear on my 83, it required me to use a MKII shaft with the seal. I pulled the driveshaft out of the final drive and used vise grips to clamp on to the end of the shaft and then stick it up into the tube. I can lift the universal joint up and slide the driveshaft in. I may have to twist it slightly, but I have never had it take me more that a few seconds to put a driveshaft in. I then align the coupling on the final drive with the splines on the shaft and slide it forward. Bolt it up and put the wheel back on. Simple. RandyA

My dad joined the Navy at 16 and was in Times Square when Pearl Harbor was attacked. He was at Quadal Canal when it ended. I remember looking at my grandson when he was 16 and could not imagine him going into the military at that age. RandyA

I have diabetes also, but my time in south east Asia was in Ubon, Thailand, 30 miles from Laos and 45 miles from Cambodia. We dealt with bombs and gunships, so I can not pursue anything. RandyA

Just out of curiosity, is this Agent Orange related? Glad to hear it worked out for you. RandyA

Hey, I always thought it was Parked Motorcycle Syndrome and what's this about you being a clod? RandyA

After about a month, we were allowed an off day and I went to the Alamo and some other places. I don't remember wearing my uniform. Another memory I have is walking into the Alamo and on the wall was a picture of Davy Crockett's birthplace, which is about 15 miles from my house. Boy, was I homesick then. RandyA

Looks like a really nice fixer upper. I wonder what the salvage title is about. RandyA

After figuring out how well it worked going thru the SDA pastor, the Major, I sat down with him and told him how I was going to have a delay for two weeks and how I had a situation with my SDA girlfriend. He was able to get me leave for several days and plane tickets back home to TN and then back to TX. This allowed me to come home and get married. From basic, I went to Rantoul, IL, Chanute AFB, and spent about five months. I remember when I left TX it was in the 70's and when I got to IL, it must have been zero with snow blowing sideways. Being in the AF, we did not ride buses or trains, we flew, so it was a quick change in weather. One thought I had was if it is that cold in March, at least it should not be too hot in August. Boy, was I wrong. One of my strong memories from there was the day I filled out my dream sheet, which was going to be my base for permanent duty. I requested Seymour Johnson AFB, which was in Goldsboro, NC, 50 miles from where my wife was, in New Bern, NC, who was living with her parents. The day I was informed that my orders were in, I remember walking to the office with great intrepidation, knowing I could be going anywhere. I must say that it was with great relief when I opened the packet and it was Goldsboro. Two weeks after getting to SJAFB, my son was born. He turned out to be a good man and also rides an 86 Venture. I also have a grandson, who has an 83 Venture. Like I say, sometimes things happen for a reason. I would love to hear some of the stories that some of our other troops went thru. RandyA

This is a major upgrade for the 1st gen bikes. I recommend that anyone that has not done this make this a priority. With this mod and the starter ground mod, this will eliminate the vast majority of the start and especially hot start problems on these bikes. I appreciate what you do for this group. RandyA

Well, at least you have some reasonable excuses. I have a big stove out in my garage and plenty of firewood and still can not muster up enough energy to go out there. I also have plenty I need to do. RandyA

While dating my bride to be for a year, I started going to her church, which was a Seventh Day Adventist. Since I had been raised as a Southern Heathen, I took up her religion and noted it on my military records. This also gave me Saturday off and I attended the SDA church on base. There was only about ten of us that attended and the Pastor was, I believe, a Major. He was a really nice guy. He would always ask us if we had any problems and after being there about a month, I stayed after church and told him about my suitcase and how I never got an answer when I asked my TI about it. So, I left the church and went to chow and loafed my way back to the barracks. When I got back to the barracks and walked upstairs, there stood my TI with my suitcase laying on my bunk. He looked at me and stated, while gritting his teeth; "Make sure that in the future that he completely understands my requests so we can make sure we get them resolved." He then went to his office. Evidently, the Major called our Squadron Commander, who was a 2nd Lieutenant and explained to him what my problem was and the 2nd Lieutenant called my TI and explained to him what my problem was. It was amazing how quick it got resolved. Even though I now had our orders in hand, it did not matter anymore and because of this, all six of us would have to wait two more weeks at basic in a special barracks for "Personnel Awaiting Orders" for tech school. to be continued... RandyA

After being inducted with five other rednecks from NE TN and with me having some ROTC or my name starting with an "A", I was designated to carry all our paperwork going to basic in San Antonio. So, to keep from carrying around our orders, I put them in my suitcase and we went to the airport bar and started drinking and 18 was legal then. So, after two planes and a bus ride we arrive at basic training, except we have a big problem. My suitcase with the orders inside was lost by the airlines. As you can imagine, we got off to a rough start, not including all six of us being somewhere between being drunk and hungover. As those of you know that have been through the military, everything evolves around the paperwork. From that point on, everything we did required the six of us to be processed separately. To get our shots, our clothes, our pay or whatever, the six of us were singled out and as you know, our TI"s just loved that. To make all this even more stressful, just as I was leaving for basic, I found out my girlfriend was in a motherly way. to be continued... RandyA

I was in Knoxville, TN and after completing all the physical and paperwork requirements, I stood with a bunch of other guys and was inducted into the USAF. It is amazing how many details are still so clear to me of that day 45 years ago. RandyA

Little far away for me. RandyA

To also improve the MKI brakes, use EBC FA88HH brake pads. The double H pads do help. RandyA

My concern on the mileage picture is how out of line the numbers are. This may indicate the odometer has been worked on. The first thing I do on a low mileage bike is feel the rotors and see if there is much of a lip on the outer edge. At 6K miles, there should be very little rotor wear. RandyA

Sure, but then you will have to start all over and re-qualify each and every shim again. RandyA

JT, I like your list of cars. I had a 72 240Z I bought in 77 and in 79 I put a 350 Chevy engine with 350 Turbo transmission in it. I put 156,000 miles on it with a 350 and a 327 engine in it. That car was a lot of fun. RandyA