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From: JD on 9 May 2010 16:50 On 5/9/2010 1:13 PM, Rand McNally wrote: > Jinnan Tonix all around, double if you get the allusion.... > > Last summer it was my good fortune to share a vat'o with a few netscum, > and doubly so since my favorite wife was willing and able to join us. > The weather was perfect, the company as fine as could be, all manner of > lies and dark secrets shared. > > The ride down (that's "south" in Michigan-speke) was hot by our > standards, and the last leg south was at typical Michigan highway speed. > We stopped in the trendy part of town to check the map (I'm still an old > school navigator, thank you very much) and gawk at the outdoor latte > sippers. When we mounted up again and hit the "go" button my Y2K > Superglide protested, as in a gynormous ka-powie, startling the > citizens, and attracting more than a bit of unwelcome attention. From > that point until arrival at MITN09 the only way I could keep it running > was to constantly goose the throttle while feathering the clutch, which > was far more racket than anyone should be allowed to make in such a > civilized part of town, and was a bit disconcerting to my passenger. > > We arrived some time later, parked the scoot for the night, had another > thanksgiving dinner that couldn't be beat, and didn't wake up until the > next morning, when, with advice from several hastily assembled tech > advisory committees, the issue was identified as a manifold leak at the > connection twixt the carb and manifold. The seal thingie was reseated > and life was good. We took a scenic tour, had more vat'o and left the > next day, satisfied and grateful. > > About 8 miles down the road, it did it again. Goose feathered it to a > Menards, where they sell all kinds of tools, in large assortment > packages. One wrench and a complete set of hex, torx and allen thingies, > along with some chocolate for the wife, and we were down the road again > about 30 bucks lighter. My next poser purchase will be a frame mounted > toolbag. > > Have another round, if you made it this far. Since we now have all the > tools needed to solve this issue on the side of the road, it did not > ever do it again. > > Around about Christmas, I was digging through some parts that were > replaced by a local wrench a couple years ago and found the stock carb > seal. A lightbulb went off. Could it be that whatever seal they put in > wasn't as good as the original? Next time I'm in there, I ought to look. > > Forward to today. I've been hearing a bit of ping on hard accelleration > lately, and the front sparker looked like it has been cooked a bit so > out comes the seal. Photo of the two seals across the street. The one > that has a molded groove to match the carb, and appears to be of stouter > stuff is the original. I put the original seal back in, replaced the > sparker and gave the whole bike a nice washdown. Will report back if I > note any improvement in the pinging. > > Thanks for listening. If you think you need another round, have at it. > On perhaps a related tangent, my Shovel has a QuickStart2000 in place of points. Now and then it fires through the carb upon switching on the ignition. Something about that magnetic pickup that lets it spark? Maybe a primer kick isn't always a good idea?
From: Rand McNally on 9 May 2010 17:02 Snag wrote: > Rand McNally wrote: >> Snag wrote: >>> Rand McNally wrote: >>>> Jinnan Tonix all around, double if you get the allusion.... >>> I'll take that double , and mop that spill up with your towel, wouldja ? >> Happen to have it right here. > > After all , it IS the most massively useful thing in the entire universe ! > Too bad ya can't kill Vogons with one . They quake if fear of my poetry though! -- Rand McNally BS#263 Yer not lost if you get back before the search party finds you...
From: Rand McNally on 9 May 2010 17:05 JD wrote: > On 5/9/2010 1:13 PM, Rand McNally wrote: >> Jinnan Tonix all around, double if you get the allusion.... >> >> Last summer it was my good fortune to share a vat'o with a few netscum, <nips> > > Thanks for sharing this. As luck would have it I may have a similar > problem. I usually give my CV equipped Shovel 2 primer kicks before I > swicth on the ignition. Yesterday, after going through the ritual, it > apparently sparked with the intake open and damn near blew the air > cleaner off. Like you, the only way I got home was feathering the clutch > and goosing it (had NO low speed). That seal will be the first thing I > look at. Had you not posted this I'd have been scratching my head. > Thanks and let me send a round back atcha. > Thanks. I am more often the beneficiary of the collective wisdom here so I'm glad to be of some value. Don't know diddley about yer ignition module though. -- Rand McNally BS#263 Yer not lost if you get back before the search party finds you...
From: DaveN on 10 May 2010 16:19 The snarly one wrote ... > On Mon, 10 May 2010 10:29:12 -0700, "Curly LaJolla" >> >>I called you back Saturday but you didn't answer. I need to talk to you >>about y'all's plans for June/July. Email me the best number to reach you, >>please > > When he calls here, th' caller ID sez Florida. That help? I gotta > number for him that ends with a 413, same as you have? > Yeah, but do you think he gave you his _best_ number? DaveN fill your fists with some ice cold on my tab Snarl
From: snarl on 10 May 2010 16:56
On Mon, 10 May 2010 16:19:26 -0400, "DaveN" <dmnichol(a)comcast.net> wrote: >The snarly one wrote ... >> On Mon, 10 May 2010 10:29:12 -0700, "Curly LaJolla" >>> >>>I called you back Saturday but you didn't answer. I need to talk to you >>>about y'all's plans for June/July. Email me the best number to reach you, >>>please >> >> When he calls here, th' caller ID sez Florida. That help? I gotta >> number for him that ends with a 413, same as you have? >> >Yeah, but do you think he gave you his _best_ number? I don't really care, Clem does. Might be a good idea to finish this conversation with him? >DaveN >fill your fists with some ice cold on my tab Snarl <brrrraaaaap> Snarl |