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I have reused torque to yield head bolts but it is not "best practice". If the reason for tear down is a blown head gasket I would probably replace them. Check Rock Auto for head bolts, I have had good luck with them when my local supplier has been what I felt was out of line on pricing. To clean the oil I usually add a quart of ATF in place of a quart of oil and run it a short time and change the oil again. Repeating until the oil looks good coming out. Usually two changes has done it. As has been mentioned, have the heads checked for warping.
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I believe your pictures lead to my purchase which lead to my video. So you see "It is all about you!":beer:
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Here is a video of mine with Steve's kit I installed this morning. Perfect fit and easy install. Much more light than the LED kit in the turn signals. http://vid46.photobucket.com/albums/f144/oldodge/VID_20150104_1441310511_zpsbayhmwie.mp4
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I would have hoped my CRS (Can't Remember Stuff) would have eased the symptoms of TES, but no such luck. I can't always remember where I put a new tool, but I can always remember I need one!
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Congrats on the decision to rebuild. As for the engine mounting lug, It may be okay without it, but will you? What I mean is, I fix up old cars and recently found some, shall we say "mediocre," repairs on one of them that I never knew were there. I have been driving the car this way for a long time with no issues at all. But now "I" know it isn't right and I have it torn apart fixing it right. Probably not necessary from a performance or safety standpoint but I know it isn't right and it gnaws at me. So if it were me and I was going to the extent you are, I don't know what I would do. But, I do know that when it was done it would bother me that I didn't fix it when I could have.
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I read somewhere about a guy who found a rattlesnake fang in a tire. As I remember he got a bad infection from a scratch on his hand that he got running his hand around inside the tire looking for a protruding object. The moral of the story was to use an old rag or something that snags easily for that chore. I found a self tapping sheet metal screw in the rear tire of my Vulcan that had been there long enough to wear off the entire head. The tire was worn out and a new one in the garage when it went flat at work. I was able to ride 40 miles home, very slowly on the shoulder of the back roads stopping three times for air. When I broke it down the pointed tip of the screw had just put a pinhole in the tube. I was very surprised I never saw it during my weekly inspection, and never heard it when the head was still attached.
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How to instal a tire with zip ties I would have never thought of this.
Oldodge replied to tufftom4's topic in Watering Hole
I break beads in my vice. It opens just enough to get the jaws on the tire just beneath the rim. Crank it down tight and twist the wheel left or right and it pops the bead. No help on the road, unless an equipment service truck happens along. A couple years ago the neighbor boy showed up in my garage with the rear wheel off his crotch rocket Yamaha. "We tried everything" said he and his buddy, "How do you break these things down"? Felt good to pass on a little knowledge and when the boys said 'We knew you could get it" I had to adjust the band on my hat a little. LOL! -
How to instal a tire with zip ties I would have never thought of this.
Oldodge replied to tufftom4's topic in Watering Hole
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Congratulations!!
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LED light bar for under the trunk on the RSV. A mesh jacket, leather gloves and a modular helmet for me.
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here's a video a buddy did yesterday on a ride
Oldodge replied to midnightrider1300's topic in Watering Hole
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The one on the left is a 1941 Dodge Business Coupe and the one on the right is a 1969 Dodge Dart GT. The '68 Barracuda is indeed a beautiful car.
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Pictures are indeed worth a thousand words. My other two vices........
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Christmas dinner at my sisters place. Ham, Turkey, Potatoes and gravy, stuffing balls and in the bird stuffing. Sweet potatoes with marshmallows and fresh baked rolls. Pumpkin pie and a variety of cookies and fudge for desert. At our house we always have Christmas breakfast. Scrambled eggs, toast, coffee, orange juice, and kielbasa baked and broiled in the oven.
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My friend rides a Voyager and loves it. Here in PA. the heat probably isn't an issue as often as it would be in Fla.. I like the look of the Voyager a lot and prefer a frame mounted fairing. I thought I wanted one. I had a 1500 Vulcan that I loved. So, I had the chance to test ride a Nomad, I was disappointed. The new engine / frame / belt drive combo left me feeling strangely disconnected from the machine and I couldn't wait to get back on my Vulcan 1500. I think I may have been V-twinned out. I was looking for smooth, quiet and comfortable. The Vulcan engines are noisy buggers. Mechanical noise, not exhaust, unless you modify the exhaust, which I did to mask some of the mechanical noise of my 1500. The 1700 seemed somehow less refined than my 1500. I still love the look but even with carbs and a cassette player the RSV just felt more refined to me.
