Ivan
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the main reason I have the bike all torn apart is for checking and greasing all the electrical connections. I use more dielectric grease than most people use tooth paste. Plus it leaves your teeth feeling "charged":hihi: The clutch seems to be working, but I agree is probably worth taking apart and checking on. I got another master cylinder from another very gracious member and flushed the system until I got clean brake fluid through, which took almost two pints! i will pull the slave and check it when I get to that point. I already spent $20 and got a replacement solenoid. It was from a modern yamaha four wheeler, the badger/breeze. Anyway, it was a direct replacement and even had the same plug. Been looking for a good ATC or even an ATM fuse block, but they are being rather elusive at the moment. I will probably replace the large main fuse with an ATX as well. One question on the fuse block: The two screws on the forward end of the block, are they just screwed into a shunt or is it a buss bar? I am guessing that it is just a shunt and merely connects the two wires, but I would like to be sure. Thanks for all the great suggestions guys!
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If you look around at the IBA website, they have some really great articles for the long distance rider and equipment needed.
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I always use antisieze on my plugs. I have had a few times on vehicles that had a miss caused by someone not using it. Plus my teenage daughter can use it for eye shadow and look like that Beyondsay gal. I bought some Techron, which is a decent fuel system cleaner. The parts house was out of Seafoam, so I got the next best. The tank emptied its self, since I had a float stick, and was too busy trying to get the starter button to work and not paying attention. The garage still smells "manly". I think I will make a designer cologne and call it "old gas". I also put an extra fuel filter in the line, mostly because I didn't know it had one down by the fuel pump. Now my fuel is double filtered, like a cheap beer. Carb synch will happen soon enough, I use my home made synch tool, and it is sensitive enough to show just the pressure of the screwdriver on the screw, but it takes a long time to get it synched, since I can only do two cylinders at a time. Anyhoot, I have plenty to do until I go back to work after the holidays.
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I really like the Kuryakyn iso grips, and I am wondering: Is there a set of grips that will work for the first gen venture? I notice some of them come with a throttle sleeve installed, which would be nice rather than fighting one on the old sleeve. TIA.
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Well, its runinng. I do owe a big thanks to everyone for their support and especially to Bongobobny and AtlantaDragonSlayer for their help with parts. I still have a lot to do, but my spirits are raised because it runs well now.
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http://i433.photobucket.com/albums/qq60/ivanstein/img1230072510248.jpg Well maybe not. Replaced them and she runs, starts easy. It had 2 champions (which will make anything not run) an NGK and a Nippon Denso. Gotta love the PO! I left the coolant in the machine for the overnight, and nothing dripped from the pan, so I am fairly sure the engine is sound. Put some oreilley's brand 5-30 in it, and a good dose of marvel mystery oil, for the lack of seafoam, in it. I'll let it run with that and let it clean its self out, then put the diesel 15-40 in it. As I understand it diesel type oil is supposed to suspend more crap than other oils, because diesels make a lot of soot. I figure this will be good for a bike that has sat since the carter presidency. Now comes the process of putting it all back together, and getting some good weather for a test drive.
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What is the vacuum line that runs to the bottom of the box? I know where it is, but what does it go to? I didn't undo any other lines other than the vent lines and the crankcase breather tube. I still have the aircleaner box off. I will put it back on and try. I just bought some premix anti freeze for the cooling system. I have let the oil drain out, and tomorrow I am going to refill the cooling system with the oil drain left out to make sure there is no internal coolant leak. If that hold up ok, I will put some cheap oil int it. I bought some tractor oil which was cheap for 20-50, but it may be better in this freezing climate to run something thinner for the time being. Its definitely going to be a process of continual improvement.
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the problem with dynaballs, or any other gizmo that moves around in your tires, is that you are asking the extra mass to situate its self closer to the center of rotation, since an imbalance will assuredly be farther away, and the extra mass has to counter act that on the opposite side of the wheel. I have seen several like ideas on harmonic balancers, and model aircraft engines. None of them worked. Personaly, I wouldn't spend my money on something like this.
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If you call your mechanic, if he is a professional, he will most likely send you on a goose chase, if you are fishing for info on how to fix it your self. With mechanics, free advice is rarely worth what you pay for it. Those guys get paid for working, not phone diagnostics. When I was wrenching, I generally just said "You can't get a hair cut over the phone, and you can't fix a car over the phone." Unfortunately there are many more professionals that are not so professional. I would highly recommend against asking for a free diag over the phone, unless the tech is a close friend or your brother. In your defense, it sounds like you had it at the mechanic's and they unsuccessfully repaired it, in which case, I would tow it back there and restate your initial complaint, and ask that it be fixed. As always, being polite works best. The easiest way to guarantee it never gets resolved is to blow your top. One other hint. Don't ever decide you know what the bike needs, and tell them to "put new plugs in it" or "give it a tune up". Like anyone else, they will do what you ask them to do and charge you accordingly. So, you should say, "my bike doesn't start, and does not run right if it does start, and I would like it to be right." Showing the tech that you trust their judgment is usually the path to the cheapest repair. Now, I am assuming that by "one of the carbs not moving" you mean the slides aren't moving. If that is the case, chances are the rubber diaphram has a hole in it. An easy way to check this is to push the slider up and put your thumb over the big slot shaped hole in the front of the carb. The slider should stay put or move very slowly down ward, and when you take your thumb off the carb, it should return normally. If it doesn't stay up, chances are you have a punctured diaphram. Personally, if I were you, I would definately take it back to the tech and politely ask that they finish the repair. I hope I am understanding you correctly that you took it in for this reason.
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The oil looking like chocolate mousse was in reference to water in the oil. I am not very clear some times. Its a good thing my wife is a tad hard of hearing, because she wouldn't understand me if she could hear me. Anyway, I was thinking along the same lines as you about the sticky oil. I just put coolant in it last week, so I don't know if the water was there from before or if I have an internal leak. I drained the oil and I will completely fill the coolant, with the plug out and see if there is any that hits the catch pan. I hope not. If it is just valves sticking, that will be easy enough to cure when it gets a tad warmer. Carb adjustments should be good enough to get it running. I have the idle screws as described, and the synch was done with a "bread tie feeler gauge" in the carb throat. I'll have it running soon enough, I have never had one beat me, sometimes they fight a while, but they never beat me.
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Well, now that the carbs are together, I tried in vain to start the thing today. It backfires out the carbs and exhaust, which is funny since it actually ran, albeit not well before the rebuild. It will fire and almost take off at times, but won't start. I am thinking that somehow the ignition timing has gotten out of adjustment. I have the instrument cluster off the bike, does that have anything to do with the ignition? Also, where is the ignition timing adjusted, if it can be? I also noticed the oil is like chocolate mousse. I filled the cooling system partially, but neglected to check the oil condition before i started messing with it, so the water may be from a previous encounter, and I am hoping there are no leaks into the case. Time will tell. Good news is that I have until January 5th to tinker with it.
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I finally have the carbs back together and on the bike. I tried to start it, and I don't think the battery has enough to start in this cold weather. Looks like I either find a way to heat my garage, or wait until it warms up. Maybe a jumpstart from a car battery would do it. I am getting anxious to get this beast running.
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So facebook won't accept my name. I have done their email dance, but they never approve it. Any suggestions on how to get in on the action?
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If you take the ends of the speedo cable loose, the core can be pulled out. I am not sure which end it will come from on a venture. On my XS it pulled from the bottom end. Now, if it comes apart in pieces, go to the local auto parts store and ask for a speedometer cable core. I would be surprised if they cost more than $15. The new one will have to be cut to length, be sure to not cut the square end off. When you have it cut to length, there is a tip that will be affixed to the cut end. Some of the newer types have a adhesive end, just heat the cut end with a lighter and push it on. Some of them have a little metal piece that you used to crimp the end on. It is pretty self explanatory. The easiest way to cut the cable is with a dremel and a thin cut off wheel. Take it slow, and let the wheel cut, dont force it. When it is time to install, coat the first 2/3 of the core with some good lithium grease, and slide it back in. Pretty easy to do. Sometimes the cores just wear out. I have seen them break for no good reason at all. Other times, the housing gets kinked, so it is worth examining the housing to see if it needs repair or replacement.
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I can't believe no one has said haggis yet.
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Carb bowl gaskets
Ivan replied to Gearhead's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
the orings were made out of black rubber, nothing special. I have heard lots of squabble over ony using viton orings in fuel applications, but, I figure that viton is a relatively new polymer, and they have had orings in carburetors since way before that. I'd almost bet the originals weren't viton. -
Carb bowl gaskets
Ivan replied to Gearhead's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
FWIW I used orings. I think they were a #149. Could have been a #159 though. They were a bit of a chore to get in the groove, but not unattainable. I just loosely put the bolts in and used a small flat head screw driver to coax it into place as I tightened the bowl screws down. One other thing I tried, and I am not sure if it would work was teflon faucet packing. You can buy it at Lowes for about $2. It contours to the groove nicely, and I would guess it would seal, but I never actually tried it with fuel, since I found the orings. Ivan -
The Russians have been doing the vectored thrust longer, and I think the SU-37 is quicker on the draw, BUT the F22 has stealth and we have been doing stealth longer. It doesn't matter how fast they can point the nose, if they don't know you're there.
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How dare you call it boring? Are you trying for the understatement of the century award? It is soooo much more than boring. Mundane, characterless, or monotonus. Sheesh, boring?
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Another good military pilot story: A KC135 crew was heading to Korea from the states and the flight was long, tedious and boring. About 6 hours into the flight, one of the F-4 fighter escorts did a supersonic flyby with a one and a half roll followed by an inverted pull out to vertical. Since there were several hours left in the flight, the pilot decided to heckle the 135 drivers. "Bet you can't do what I just did." The 135 pilot responded "I'll bet you can't do what I just did" "What's that?" "Walked to the back of the plane, took a dump, read the news paper and grabbed a sandwich."
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I hope to gain another 200 lbs, start smoking again, drink a lot more, become a more violent road rage activist, vote democrat, watch Oprah, and get a hybrid. There. Since I never keep my new years resolutions, maybe reverse psychology will work.
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I grew up in the southwest of Nebraska. In 1983 we had over three feet of the stuff in May. After school was out! Then in December 92, we had 19 inches fall in about an hour. Seems like the mountains arced it through the upper atmosphere and it all dumped that area. All this is to say, you guys in the south can keep the stuff, I don't want it anymore. As far as Al Gore being honest, my tongue is still cramped from it being firmly planted in my cheek when I said that. Although, I would really like to find a pair of drumsticks hand signed by Tipper Gore.
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seeing as how I only have one LCD tv, I have nothing to compare it to, but I am pretty well pleased with my Samsung. I bought it for 1300 when comp usa was closing out their inventory. I thought i got a steal on it, but the newest generation one I just saw advertised for 899.
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I tried to swap tumblers, but the keys were made from two different blanks. The old lock cylinder was "universalized" to the point that even a screwdriver wouldn't work any more. I guess I can live with two keys. I need to be less finicky. They are still trying to make me believe that perfectionism is a flaw.
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I live about 2 hours away from there. I have been there several times and have relatives that have lived there. The best thing about Dodge City is the putrid smell from the ubiquitous packing plants there. That's the best thing. It goes down hill from there. There is Fort Dodge west of town that is fairly decent, and in Meade Kansas, there is the Dalton gang hideout, which is very interesting, and in the summer festival (I can't remember what they call it) the towns people put on a great re enactment of the shoot out and capture of the Dalton gang. About an hour and a half from there is Liberal, which has a fairly good air museum, worth a trip through. In the other direction there is Greensburg. The town that all the greenie folks are in an uproar about, because it got totaled from a tornado, and the townsfolk are redoing everything as "green" as possible. It wasn't much of a town to begin with, and probably won't be when they are done with it. The redeeming feature of the place is that it has the worlds largest hand dug well. It is huge. Also they have the worlds largest pallisite metorite there as well. I am not sure if they have all that back up and going yet or not though. even more eastward is Hutchinson, where I live. We have a really good mexican food joint, the underground salt museum (of which Mike Rowe of "Dirty Jobs" has visited) and the Cosmosphere, which is a good deal for one time through. Best part of it is the possibility of free lodging, if you don't mind kids and hide a beds. During the summer months there is a fairly large biker gathering at Cassoday (which was a one horse town until the horse got bored and left) on the first sunday of every month. Also in Cheney, just south of me, the third sunday of the month has "Biker Pancakes" which are beer and syrup and some stuff to hold it all together. Probably the best plate of pancakes you'll find north of the missouri river. Besides that, there are no twisties, no mountain vistas, no scenic routes or anything other than miles and miles of endless yellow dots on the road in western kansas. If anyone does make their way out here, I would love to ride half a day or so to meet up with members and lie about how fast our bikes go.