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Thanks for the replys. Prairiehammer, message me a phone number. I got my oil problem fixed. Now, just need to set and sync carbs. I'm trying to get trailer, but now cant get til Friday. I'm still looking for another trailer to do it sooner if possible. If I can get it running good enough this morning, I was going to try and bring it this afternoon. kinsmd69 hotmail

Priariehammer, I hope you remember this post. Can you help sync my carbs this year? I had shoulder surgery and 6 months therapy. No riding season! I hope to get an early start on riding this season. I can borrow a friends trailer to bring the bike over. Thankyou Marty

Prairiehammer, you still on here?

Yep, I did same thing. Need a gasket for clearance.

IF I put a restrictor in the line, wont it change the vacuum reading?

So, what type of air gauge do I need to check /sync carbs with? The one I have bounces all over the place. I might go out and buy one, since Im getting into working on bikes.

Yep, that's better. Found it now.

ok, from S.G.s pics. I didn't find the pilot screw. The only screw there, is to hold the plunger bracket on to the rod that sequences the carbs. So, I still need to find pilot screw. Have manual, but pic is hard to determine pilot screw with real carb. Even, using a spare set of carbs, cant determine pilot screw. But, screw I did turn, is always all in, cause holding against rod.

Greg, that's an idea; put sidecar on other side so can see oil window! At least, I still wouldn't be driving on the wrong side of the road! I've been to Belgium, and don't want to try driving on the left side of the road, again!

MJ44 Thanks, I got manuals with sidecar. Its a 83 venture with California sidecar, deep purple. Only test drove it once, to find out I couldn't drive it til shoulder gets better. Have thought of taking sidecar off, but my luck, wouldn't go on correctly again. Clive, "no sight line to the crankcase" is the answer I was looking for. Just didn't know how to mechanically ask the question correctly!!

Patch, thanks. I hope I didn't miss communicate with kevin and his help. I would like to have assistance in getting carbs tuned, but I couldn't then, and still cant get my bike to his place, do to injury. Maybe in 2-3 weeks, I hope to be able to be riding soon. For now, Im learning what I can about ventures, and running the bike 3x a day to get carbs cleaned. If I had the correct vacuum gauge, I would try and sync carbs.

Thanks, Clive. Just for peace of mind, Im going to drain oil, check it's cleanliness, and then refill.

Steven G. , your probably right. Though, I was wanting to try everything else first, do to my LACK of mechanical aptitude. I do this as a hobby. Bolt on , bolt off. Though, I have now replaced a side cover with stator and gasket. Also, only the number one carb seems to have a vacuum leak, and may work itself out with seafoam in it. Plus, carbs aren't sync yet. And those linkage screws are all the way in, which doesn't seem correct, so if someone can tell me where to set them to start with, I can start to adjust the carbs. I thought about adjusting the vacuum between 1 and 2 to see if that would help with vacuum in 1 carb.

Friesman, I'm looking for one of those. I have 3 mirrors, non with lights. I checked my oil container, and appears I put in 3.5 qts. Therefore, I assumed, if look into oil fill cap, normally, should see some oil level. The point that I was questioning, according to my manual, if bike is on center stand, then rear tire is up 1 - 2 inches, thus oil is in front of motor by window. Since I cant put mine on center stand, then the oil in engine would be more level and read different. So, I didn't want to put too much oil in. Like Great White stated, since I don't have a lathe, and its hard to get to anyway, can that idea. I was just surprised not to see the oil in bottom of the casing. Just curious, if anyone else has noticed that when they add oil, they can see the oil in their side casing.

Received key today. Got two keys made for $5.00 at an Ace Hardware. Some stores might have the blank, some don't. Thanks everyone!