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  1. Midrsv
    I think you're right. I had leaks there too and I attributed part of it to the malformed threads on the brass adapter. By using the non-fouler everything seemed to fit better. It may just have been the pipe compound. Dennis
  2. Midrsv
    I think you're right. I had leaks there too and I attributed part of it to the malformed threads on the brass adapter. By using the non-fouler everything seemed to fit better. It may just have been the pipe compound. Dennis
  3. Midrsv
    I had the same problem with a leak at the sending unit using the brass re-formed fitting. So I used the adapter from www.egauges.com which was to short to allow me to get a wrench on it and screwed it into the non fouler with pipe compound on all threads and that fixed my leak. There is a photo on the third post of this thread: http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=33268&highlight=water+temp Dennis
  4. Midrsv
    I had the same problem with a leak at the sending unit using the brass re-formed fitting. So I used the adapter from www.egauges.com which was to short to allow me to get a wrench on it and screwed it into the non fouler with pipe compound on all threads and that fixed my leak. There is a photo on the third post of this thread: http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=33268&highlight=water+temp Dennis
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    In my case the tire was damaged from being run flat. I couldn't tell it was flat while underway. I noticed it at a stop. Appartently with no air the tire was able to grow in circumference while running 70+ mph and it rubbed on the frame. I didn't think of a tube at the time. I do like the idea of Rideon. I think I'll appy that before my next trip. DT
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    Congratulations on your new trailer. I have a Unigo also and I am more worried about the tire than the wheel bearings. I had a flat tire on the trailer a couple of years ago in the western Nebraska on a Friday afternoon. We tried to plug the tire and it didn't work. The tire is a Metzler scooter tire and it is supposed to be carried by Parts Unlimited. On that Friday Schoolhouse was closed and no dealer stocks the tire. I tried to get my local dealer to have one drop shipped to me from PU overnight but that couldn't be done either. Fortunately we had a truck and trailer travelling with us and I we were able to continue with the trailer loaded into the truck. To solve that problem I now have and extra tire and wheel assembly boxed up and ready to be shipped. When I leave town with the Unigo I make sure to leave the spare tire/wheel assembly with someone that can overnight it to me if needed. That way I would only lose less than a day due to a flat. There is something to be said for using a 480/8 or 480/12 tire when you can't carry a spare. They can be bought at any Walmart. I recently painted my Unigo. See http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=33092 Dennis
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    I believe the rider's seat mounts differently on the RSTD and RSV. I can't speak for the passenger seat. DT
  8. Midrsv
    I think weights about 70 lbs or so and has a load capacity of 110 lbs. Here are some photos of the original color http://www.traynorphoto.com/unigo DT
  9. Midrsv
    I got around to polishing the trailer up a bit tonight and applied the pin stripe. The lid didn't turn out as glossy as I had hoped but it will work. Here are a few photos of the finished job. Dennis
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    While waiting at the one light where the fans had the potential to come on I had leaned over to try to hear or feel the fans come on. Once I began moving and the temp began to come down I made the assumption they never came on. If I'm sitting still I know when the fan come on due to the rush of heat around my feet. DT
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    It was, I never could proof read worth a darn. I made the correction above. DT
  12. Midrsv
    After installing my temperature gauge this weekend I was able to ride to work today and it was my first opportunity to observe the water temperature. I thought I would share my observations here in case anyone wondered about the operating temps. On the way to work this morning the air temp was in the low 40's. During the 12 miles to work riding mainly on freeways at 45 to 60 mph the temperature held steady at 185 degrees. At lunch with the air temp in the mid 50's I rode through town in moderate traffic going stop and go through many lights and the temp would vary from 185 to 195. While at a stop light it would climb to 195 and then once I started moving it would cool back down to 185 until I reached the next light. At one particularly long light I had to wait through 3 light cycles and the temp rose to about 210. Once I started moving it slowly cooled back to 190. Had I ridden longer I'm sure it would have made it back to 185. At no time did I notice the fans kick on. On the way home on the freeway in the low 60's it held steady at 185. It will be interesting to see how the temps hold in mid summer at 90+ degrees. DT
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    Ok, the job is done and the lift worked great. I would hate to do the job without one. This was my first experience with changing tires and other than taking a little longer than I had planned everything went together well. Greased the splines and hub pins and retorqued every fastener to spec. New Avons and I'm ready for the season. I hope to need a new set of Avons by Sept. Sorry Wes, I didn't think to take any photos. Dennis
  14. Midrsv
    Thanks for the input. I've got the bike on the lift and I'm going to start changing the tire right after dinner. DT
  15. Midrsv
    I had one of my saddle bags to loosen as well. Now I check them periodically. DT
  16. Midrsv
    I'm going to change my rear tire tomorrow and I was wondering if you can drop the tire through the trap door of the Harbor Freight bike lift. Has anyone tried it? DT
  17. Midrsv
    I got my leak repaired. I just pulled all of the fittings and used thread compound on all. See photos at http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?p=312542#post312542 Dennis
  18. Midrsv
    I got my leak repaired. I just pulled all of the fittings and used thread compound on all. See photos at http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?p=312542#post312542 Dennis
  19. Midrsv
    I found the coolant leak and it is corrected. Due to being an electric gauage I tried to make all of the fitting connections without thread compound and each connection leaked. So I pulled all of the fittings apart and redid them. This time instead of using the non-fouler modifed fitting I just used the non-fouler as an adapter to raise the adapter from egauges.com high enough to get a socket on it. See the attached photos. I also applied a thread compound suitable for steam pipes to all threads and torqued everything down good. I then checked that the fittings were grounded good to the head and found that there was zero ohms resistance there. Started the bike up and brought the temp up until the fan kicked on at about 215 degrees. They went off at 210 degrees. All fittings remained dry. Whew, glad that's solved. Dennis
  20. Midrsv
    The problem with the adapter from egauges.com was that it was very thin. Once screwed into the hole it didn't have enough height to rise above the shoulder around the hole. So I pulled it and used the non-fouler method only I didn't use any thread compound, only the spark plug gasket. I've looked at it this morning and my leak is coming from the small diameter sending unit. I've pulled it and placed some thread compound on it that is good for steam lines. I checked the resistance afterwards and I still have a good ground. It's running in the garage now so I should know in a few minutes if that fixed my problem. Dennis
  21. Midrsv
    The problem with the adapter from egauges.com was that it was very thin. Once screwed into the hole it didn't have enough height to rise above the shoulder around the hole. So I pulled it and used the non-fouler method only I didn't use any thread compound, only the spark plug gasket. I've looked at it this morning and my leak is coming from the small diameter sending unit. I've pulled it and placed some thread compound on it that is good for steam lines. I checked the resistance afterwards and I still have a good ground. It's running in the garage now so I should know in a few minutes if that fixed my problem. Dennis
  22. Midrsv
    It could be that in normal economic time the guy could keep the doors open and run a successful business without the events. But these aren't normal times. The bike week event may have made the difference between a profit and a loss. The council and mayor's actions may have been the straw that broke his back. DT
  23. Midrsv
    I decided to jump on the bandwagon and add a temperature gauge to my bike. I already had a volt meter and didn't care that much for an oil pressure gauge so I just mounted a water temp gauge. Instead of mounting it in the cassette space I decided to mount it to the handlebars with a ram mount. I ordered the parts from egauges.com and went with an Autometer Marine gauge because it was more water resistant. Marine Water Temp http://www.egauges.com/vdo_ind.asp?T...=ATM-200762-35 I also bought the adapter for the sending unt but that didn't work due to a ridge around the hole in the head. The adapter is fairly thin and when screwed into the head the hex is recessed into the ridge which prevented me from being able to get a socket on the hex of the adapter to tighten it into the head. So I used Goose's idea of using a non-fouler and brass 1/2" fitting. Adapter http://www.egauges.com/vdo_indA.asp?PN=R7965 For a housing I used a chrome VDO mounting cup which I modified. I didn't care for the way the housing mounted so I drilled a 5/16 hole into side along with a 3-48 set screw hole. I then mounted the cup to a ram mount plate which had a 1/4-20 threaded hole in the center (http://www.ram-mount.com/ramwebcompthumb/ramb202a.jpg). The gauge fit loosely into the mount so I wrapped a few layer of plastic tape around the gauge until it was a nice press fit into the mounting cup. I am hoping that also acts as a gasket to keep water out. If not it should drain out the back at the wire hole. While it seemed secure at this point I decided to add a 3-48 set screw to make sure it stayed in place. Housing http://www.egauges.com/vdo_indA.asp?PN=240-017 It was a fairly easy install even though I ended up with a coolant leak at the sender which I will address tomorrow. I would like to thank V7Goose and Jlh3rd for their posts and advice on their gauge installations. I probably wouldn't have tackled this without them. Here are a few photos. Dennis
  24. Midrsv
    OK guys, I mounted my temperature gauge today ran into a little snag. I bought the parts from egauges.com including their 18mm adapter for the sensor. It didn't work. It would have except the shoulder around the hole in the head was too tall so that once the adapter was screwed in you couldn't get a socket on it to tighten it up. It would need to be an extremely thin walled socket. So, I went the route of using the non-fouler and brass adapter. No problem there except when it was all put together I now have a coolant leak at the sensor. Did you guys use any thread tape or compound? I didn't because I'm using an electric gauge and wanted to be sure I had a good ground. I'm going to try to solve this tomorrow. I ran out of time today. I like the gauge and it didn't start to leak until the it got up t0 about 200 degrees. I let it idle for quite a while and it made it to 210 and the fans never kicked on. I'll post photos in a separate thread. DT
  25. Midrsv
    OK guys, I mounted my temperature gauge today ran into a little snag. I bought the parts from egauges.com including their 18mm adapter for the sensor. It didn't work. It would have except the shoulder around the hole in the head was too tall so that once the adapter was screwed in you couldn't get a socket on it to tighten it up. It would need to be an extremely thin walled socket. So, I went the route of using the non-fouler and brass adapter. No problem there except when it was all put together I now have a coolant leak at the sensor. Did you guys use any thread tape or compound? I didn't because I'm using an electric gauge and wanted to be sure I had a good ground. I'm going to try to solve this tomorrow. I ran out of time today. I like the gauge and it didn't start to leak until the it got up t0 about 200 degrees. I let it idle for quite a while and it made it to 210 and the fans never kicked on. I'll post photos in a separate thread. DT
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