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  1. Freebird
    Please understand that it's NOT that I am in love with Microsoft, it's just that for me, computers running Windows software do everything that I need them to do at MUCH less money than anything from Apple. Most of that article is about tablets and phones and I honestly have no passion for either of those things. If Microsoft was to go out of business tomorrow and I HAD to buy an Apple, it wouldn't be a big deal to me. I just don't have the need to do so at this time.
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    The 1986-1993 Venture is sometimes referred to as the MKII.
  3. Freebird
    I don't see where any posts have been deleted. I'm close to deleting the entire thread though. It has gotten petty and silly.
  4. Freebird
    I agree. On a 2010, I would make the dealer take care of it. To answer your question though, you have to unbolt the speaker pods from inside the trunk. Then you remove that screw that you can see and you also have to peel off the black rubber pads and there is a screw under them also. When I replace my speakers, I was able to put them back on using the same double sided tape that were already on them.
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    A LOT of styles here, including the military bells. http://www.guardianbell.com/bells.php
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    There is a very good chance that is the problem. I know of several that this has happened to. There is a place, I think on the left side, that is almost like a pair of scissors. A small area that the wires can fall into and then get pinched or cut.
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    It may just be a coincidence that they haven't blown again with the lights off. Did you check the wires from the passing lamps where they cross the upper triple tree of the forks? I've seen SEVERAL cases where the wires get pinched when they are too far to the side and get smashed when the forks are turned.
  8. Freebird
    OK...I just did a search and it appears that there are some electric solutions now but they are expensive. LG makes one that is designed to replace a 40 gallon electric tank heater but it is almost $600.00.
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    Everybody note that he said it is an electric heater. There may be some now because I haven't looked in a few years but the last time I was looking, there weren't any tankless electric water heaters available.
  10. Freebird
    Great pictures. Looks like a beautiful place.
  11. Freebird
    Please join me in welcoming Talisman Motorcycle Luggage as our newest supporting vendor. I have posted all the relevant information in the "vendors who offer us discounts" forum. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=62106 You will sometimes see his banner at the top of our page.
  12. Freebird
    You can upload images up to 640 x 480 so long as they are under 300,000 bytes.
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    Keys

    Freebird replied to scooter45's topic in Watering Hole

    I think your dealer is wrong. I bought a '99 shortly after they came out. I bought it brand new in April of 1999. One key operated everything.
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    Keys

    Freebird replied to scooter45's topic in Watering Hole

    On my '99 and my previous '99 ONE key worked everything. That's the way it should be. I think that anybody who has a bike that requires more than one key, has a bike that something has been changed on.
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    Keys

    Freebird replied to scooter45's topic in Watering Hole

    If I just had to, I could deal with the ignition being keyed different than the trunk and bags. In that case, you can still get by with one key. The keys are double sided. All you need to do is get a new blank and have one side cut for the ignition and the other side cut for the luggage and gas cap. Then just mark it so that you know which side is for the ignition. He is saying that he needs THREE keys though. That is absolutely unacceptable. Either the bike was damaged or there were a combination of parts taken off it and then replaced. Either way, it's just not right and I wouldn't accept it on a new bike.
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    Keys

    Freebird replied to scooter45's topic in Watering Hole

    I would absolutely not accept that on a new bike. There are two possibilities. The bike was damaged and repaired. If that is the case, they are required by law to disclose the damage. The other possibility is that they stole parts off it to repair another bike and then put new parts on the one that you bought. Either way, you did NOT get a NEW bike as it came from the factory and I would be furious and doing whatever legally possible to get the issue resolved.
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    Yea, it may have been fine but I figured I would be better off just ordering the right motor for it. I'm sure I bought it cheaper anyway.
  18. Freebird
    Sounds like a stuck float. Try tapping on it with the handle of a screwdriver or something and see if that will stop it. If so, add some Seafoam or similar carb cleaner to it...I would add a full can to a full tank of gas.
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    Yea, mine seems to be doing very well. This condenser fan is the first problem I've ever had with it. I guess I'm pretty lucky. The system is now about 17 years old though so I figure I had better start budgeting for a new one. This is a heat pump with propane emergency backup heat. I just ordered the new fan and capacitor from a place in Michigan. It should be here on Wednesday. I'll be out of town until next Friday though so hopefully the fan motor will work until then. The local guy never did call me back with a price for the motor. I saw him write it on the service order to "call with price before ordering". He never called so if he went ahead and ordered it anyway, he will have to find another place to use it.
  20. Freebird
    A huge thanks to M61AMECH for obtaining this bulletin and making it available for all the members here. This bulletin was in response to his issue of the audio system working intermittently. [h=2]59085.pdf[/h]
  21. Freebird
    Thank you. That is excellent information and I'll be sure to add it to the tech library.
  22. Freebird
    You just HAD to post that didn't you. I just didn't want a bunch of bikers hanging around.
  23. Freebird
    Well after lubing it up very well, it spins as freely as new now and is working fine. I know that it won't last and will order a new motor today. As for the compressor, this one does have a high pressure cutout on it so it should be fine. In fact, it had a high pressure fault and wouldn't even try to run again until I reset the fault code. So, the house is cool now and it is cycling on and off as it should. Hopefully it will be OK until the new motor and capacitor gets here in a few days. Nobody locally had the motor. It is a bit unusual in that it is 850 RPM and all that was available around here was 1075 RPM. One person told me that the 1075 would work but it would cool the coils too quickly and I might have to add more coolant. I would rather just get the correct motor.
  24. Freebird
    Well, if I had spent a bit of time on it, I would have easily found the problem. The condenser fan motor is binding up. Apparently the bushings are worn out. The service guy sprayed oil down the shaft and got it freed up a bit. It still won't start unless you give it a spin. Of course they didn't have a motor in stock and are going to have to order one. I'm waiting for him to call me back with a price. I know what I can order one for so if he tries to jack it way up, I'll order one and install it myself. I'm letting it run until the house gets cooled down and then I'm going to pull it off and pull the ends off. Maybe I can clean it up a bit and it will work until a new motor gets here.
  25. Freebird
    I was sitting in the living room yesterday and noticed that it seemed unusually hot. Looked at my thermostat and it had gotten up to 83 in the house. A/C showed to be running but I looked outside and saw that the fan was not running on the outside unit. So....A/C is down. Did what checks I could do but didn't find the problem. Finally called the repair folks and they are supposed to be here this morning. It did cool off to 81 by this morning. Could have been worse I guess. Temps yesterday were in the 97 range with 50% humidity. Now to see what it is going to cost to fix this thing.
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