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BlueSky

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  1. BlueSky

    Win 10

    I think it is free because of all the super spyware it has now. It stores everything you do and your login info for every site you visit from what I understand. Whether it spies on you more than google, I don't know.
  2. BlueSky

    Win 10

    there is a significant security update that you need to download on all Windows 7 and up if you haven't done it yet. Just go to settings.
  3. You might want to check the compression just in case.
  4. Are you sure the spark plug is firing? The reason I ask is that on my Kawasaki, it had a dead cylinder. I verified there was spark to the plug cap by using a conductor to tough against the block. But, the spark plug was dead. Swapping two spark plugs showed me the real problem. Have you looked at the manual on this site?
  5. Everywhere you look people are asking for money for never ending reasons. I have been hit up in the Walmart parking lot twice recently. The first guy was a young guy who had a nice looking girl friend in the car, a clean cut couple. They were from out of state and he was looking for a job while they lived in their car. I gave them a twenty just in case their story had any validity which was more than he was expecting. The last one was a young woman who said she came to see her sister who just had a baby in the hospital and her debit card wouldn't work. She was looking for gas money to get back to Raleigh, about 120 miles away. Her story sounded like BS but I gave her a ten to help. She was asking for $30 and told me one guy said he would give her $30 for a sexual favor. I was tempted to say " What a cheap baxturd he was!" But she probably wouldn't have appreciated the humor.
  6. Wife or Bike? 42 yrs together? Either way, congratulations!
  7. BlueSky

    Starters

    I think the 92 and 93 1st gens had 4 brush starters too.
  8. Oh NO! Not a mail-in rebate!
  9. Oil threads are always fun!! Puc is the expert with the miles he puts on his $700+ bikes, anything handy including Walmart oil. If it meets the SAE spec the engine will like it. Maybe not the clutch or gearbox.
  10. Around here (NC) the license plate offices where they issue plate renewals and register titles are not run by guvment employees. They contract that work out. I'm not saying they are extremely efficient but most of the time it's bearable.
  11. The gold color is my favorite color.
  12. http://www.bikebandit.com/community/videos/motorcycle-brake-fluid-crash-course?roi=echo3-28365496950-29579528-e68273ee1637e351791ba8b7baf8717f&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=BBNews&utm_source=Fri_080715_BBNews&utm_content=brake_fluid_crash_course
  13. Sanding the tubes longitudinally will cause leaks I think. It needs to be done circumferentially. Or at least that is true for rebuilding auto wheel cylinders.
  14. The procedure states that the fuel level should be 15.5 to 16.5 mm below the center of the diaphragm covers. The engine was running when I checked and I revved it to make sure I knew where the lever was staying. I know the mixture screw jets are not plugged. I just made sure all the parts were there. No, i haven't "shotgunned" the carbs. No, on the last one.
  15. As I posted I checked the float levels in accordance with the procedure in the manual and they are all set correctly.
  16. That device looks neat but sounds like I would have to build it. The funny thing about the manometer I built is that it needs to be 30 or 40 feet tall to prevent the engine from sucking the fluid into the intakes if the carb sync is way off. That is why I won't be buying another manometer of any brand. Anybody want a Motion Pro cheap?
  17. When I bought the bike last year, the mixture screws were set at 1 turn off the bottom. The bike ran okay but it was running rich evidenced by the fact that it would start without choke and I could smell raw gas after starting it and letting it run at idle. I'm trying to figure out why it is running so rich. I tried turning the mix screws out to 2 full turns off the bottom but when I rev it up and let off, black smoke comes out the exhaust indicating super rich fuel mix.
  18. This week, I removed all four pilot jet screws with the springs, washers and O-rings. After unscrewing them, I put a touch of gasket sealer on the end of a small allen wrench to pull the screw out and then used a pic to retrieve the springs, washers, and O-rings. It appeared that one did not have an o-ring and another did not have a washer. I bought some new pilot jet screw kits from partzilla ($5 something each) and replaced the missing washer and o-ring. Then I changed the fuel filter. That was a first time for me and definitely was a learning experience. I'll do it faster next time. I cut open the old filter and it was clean inside. I thought it would be plugged up after the half bottle of Gumout for high mileage engines turned the gas black for a while. The engine is not running right still. I think I will ride it some and see what happens. If it doesn't improve, I think I will change the spark plugs again. Maybe one of these years, I'll get it right.
  19. I know almost nothing of investing. I'll say that up front. But I do read and watch the news. The market has been on a record bull run and is due for a correction from what I've been reading. The Fed is talking about raising interest rates before the year's end and that will bring down the market some. China's currency is supposedly going to be approved as one of the official currencies for international trade in October which is supposed to drain some money from the US to China. Talk to a knowledgeable person before acting! It ain't me!
  20. Looks to me like a useless conversation piece.
  21. Just a reminder of what I posted before. I have found out from personal experience that the "water pill" Triam/HCTZ will cause my arthritis to get worse.
  22. I hope you can come up with some appropriate disciplinary action for the son for his sake.
  23. I recently cleaned the mildew/crude off my boat with an old rotating brush mounted on a wand with a cup for liquid soap. The water pressure spins the round brush. It did a quick job on all the surfaces that I could get the brush on. I keep a cover on my boat during the winter and there is lots of mildew under it in the spring. Still haven't built my dream garage.....
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