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Try drilling a hole and then tapping in a torx bit. It helps if you grind the end of the torx bit flat so as to leave a sharp edge on the end. this helps it cut the groves easier as you tap it into the hole also slightly countersinking the edge of the hole will help keep the bit centered as you start tapping it in. This is all I have used for an easy out for years and unlike the spiral type easy outs you can gently work the screw back and forth to help loosen it. Second option is to drill a large enough hole in the head so it will snap off of the stem, remove the cover then use vise grips to remove the remainder of the screw.
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Mmmmmmmm Coffee
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Prayers for Gunboat
saddlebum replied to Squidley's topic in Inspirational, Motivational, Prayer Requests, Etc.
Prayers for Gun Boat sent . If its any consolation maney of the people I know have gone through this and come through just fine. Key is not to do things to soon afterwords. -
You am not only vone..... Me not so undustandink vhy
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After all this time would we even be able to make sense of what an english speaking support person is trying to tell us
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I will double check that just to be safe, but I am pretty sure it is the sensor itself because I am getting the 5 volt refrence signal to the sensor but no return signal from the sensor and it is full of oil. Just the same thanks for the tip and as I said I will double check that to be sure.
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I got my engine miss resolved, but now the class system is not working and giving me an E-4 code. Tracked it down to the preasure sensor. Great, how serious can that be ? I mean two screws, one connector, slap a new one on, how simple is that. But NOOOO my sensor is full of oil, great. This can only mean one thing. Oil is leaking from my suspension into my air system I guess I will have to figure out if it coming from the rear or the front. Heres to hoping I can get through the summer with it P/S If anyone has a spare sensor for the class system on an 89, that they are willing to part with let me know.
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Oil Change instructions for Women: 1. Pull up to GM Dealership when the mileage reaches 3,000 miles since the last oil change. 2. Drink a cup of coffee. 3. 15 minutes later, scan debit card and leave, driving a properly maintained vehicle. Money spent: Oil Change:$24.00 Coffee: Complementary TOTAL: $24.00 Oil Change instructions for Men: 1. Wait until Saturday, drive to auto parts store and buy a case of oil, filter, kitty litter, hand cleaner and a scented tree,and use your debit card for $50.00. 2. Stop by Beer Store and buy a case of beer, (debit $24), drive home. 3. Open a beer and drink it. 4. Jack truck up. Spend 30 minutes looking for jack stands. 5. Find jack stands under kid's pedal car. 6. In frustration, open another beer and drink it. 7. Place drain pan under engine. 8. Look for 9/16 box end wrench. 9. Give up and use crescent wrench. 10. Unscrew drain plug. 11. Drop drain plug in pan of hot oil: splash hot oil on you in process. Cuss. 12. Crawl out from under truck to wipe hot oil off of face and arms. Throw kitty litter on spilled oil. 13. Have another beer while watching oil drain. 14. Spend 30 minutes looking for oil filter wrench. 15. Give up; crawl under truck and hammer a screwdriver through oil filter and twist off. 16. Crawl out from under truck with dripping oil filter splashing oil everywhere from holes. Cleverly hide old oil filter among trash in trash can to avoid environmental penalties. Drink a beer. 17. Install new oil filter making sure to apply a thin coat of oil to gasket surface. 18. Dump first quart of fresh oil into engine. 19. Remember drain plug from step 11. 20. Hurry to find drain plug in drain pan. 21. Drink beer. 22. Discover that first quart of fresh oil is now on the floor. Throw kitty litter on oil spill. 23. Get drain plug back in with only a minor spill. Drink beer. 24. Crawl under truck getting kitty litter into eyes. Wipe eyes with oily rag used to clean drain plug. Slip with stupid crescent wrench tightening drain plug and bang knuckles on frame removing any excess skin between knuckles and frame. 25. Begin cussing fit. 26. Throw stupid crescent wrench. 27. Cuss for additional 5 minutes because wrench hit truck and left dent. 28. Beer. 29. Clean up hands and bandage as required to stop blood flow. 30. Beer. 31. Dump in five fresh quarts of oil. 32. Beer. 33. Lower truck from jack stands. 34. Move truck back to apply more kitty litter to fresh oil spilled during any missed steps. 35. Beer. 36. Test drive truck. 37. Get pulled over: arrested for driving under the influence. 38. truck gets impounded. 39. Call loving wife, make bail. 40. 12 hours later, get truck from impound yard. Money spent: Parts: $50.00 DUI: $2,500.00 Impound fee: $75.00 Bail: $1,500.00 Beer: $20.00 TOTAL: $4,145.00 But you know the job was done right!
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Depends ....do have royal blood in your viens ........and even then it will have to go through parleeement so they can tell me what I decided
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We still foot the bill when they come to visit
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When asked about the number of dependants, I replied between refuges, illigal aliens, healthy but lazy welfare recipients ( including the royal Familly), teenage moms, Automotive Manufactures and fat over paid politicians. I have totally lost count. :think: Its no wonder we can't properly look after our elderly.
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I shift strictly by sound and feel, I prefer to keep my eyes on the road ahead. That is not to say I don't get caught once in a while, but I think we all get caught now and again no matter which method you use.
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See a grown man cry
saddlebum replied to Wizard765's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
I have never had one of these apart, but have done alot of transmissions. Is it possible that a gear was flipped around the wrong way or a spacer washer put on the wrong side of a gear. somtimes a gear looks the same on both sides but a closer look the center bore and shoulder reveals a slightly longer shoulder on one side of the gear than the other. -
try thses links http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/parts/home.aspx https://www.yamahagenuineparts.com/Parts/Parts.asp http://www.bikebandit.com/yamaha-motorcycle-parts/oem-parts/s/m14s2
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Did you have the coffee on>????
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It was the wooden shoes...........gives him away everytime
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I would agree, I have noticed with other vehicles when pulling a heavy trailer on the highway in drive rather than in overdrive on the exact same route fuel millage is up. However when driving the same route without a load using the same vehicle the reverse takes place. I believe this is because in the higher gear, while being loaded down with a trailer the engine must work harder therefore using more fuel.
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I think that is a sanctuary..........no hunting allowed
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I can't say what color it will be, but it most likely will be wilted............. .............because he probably got it for free somewhere
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Lets see there is a steak house or two,................. a couple burger joints..............but I can't think of any place that may have.................. Indian listed on the menu :witch_brew:
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I am really sorry,when I read the part MIA, the thought of someone coming home alive after all those years and the fact that I overlooked that the word fallen was in the title of the post. I just for some reason assumed he was held captive and finally released. It never hit me that he was a fallen soldiar. My deepest sorrow goes out to his Familly along with my respect for his sacrifice for his country and the free world.
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Kangaroo sitting on the hutch behind the big chair
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It Is hard to imagine what he must have gone through in 42 years and what he may still have to face upon his return. Life at home for this brave soul will certianly not be as he remembered it. I hope that he will be able to regain some of what his sacrifice has cost him.