Flyinfool

Well that time has come. My 30 year old entertainment system is showing its age. I currently have a 52" Sony rear projection TV, Yamaha receiver, Toshiba DVD, and Panasonic VCR. Everything is 30+ years old. I have been running into a lot of DVDs that will not play on my old player so that needs to be upgraded, The Receiver does not handle switching HDMI so I might be looking for new there, and of course replacing the TV. I have not followed TV technology at all for the last 30 years, I guess there have been a few changes since last I looked. I am now overwhelmed by the onslaught of acronyms for all of the various technologies. I will be looking at 55-60 inch class TVs, Might go to 65 IF I can find the right combination of TV and stand to fit it. I am looking for suggestions on what features really matter and are worth adding to my feature list. The only feature that I know I want is 4K. Most of the rest I don't even know what they are. HELP, my poor little brain is spinning.........................

I think I saw some of your stuff come thru. 64 MPH winds here. I did spot some new yard decorations out back .

OK Now MY knees hurt just from watching that...........

If I were to try to roll the bike out of the shed right now it would sink into the mud up to the handlebars.

Nice job, So is this your new ride for this year?

I guess I saw it coming........ http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?86710-Woman-Stops-Grizzly-Attack-With-25-Caliber-Pistol&highlight=beretta

Puc and Tweeks only have one set of horns, this one has 3 sets of horns, and they are all bigger than Tweeks. Puc will be drooling.

Sounds like fun for you, not so much for him. At least you 2 are both young so healing should be quick and full. You both still are in my thoughts and prayers.

That battery cover looks pretty easy to make. It appears to be Vac formed. You can do a shallow draw vac form like that using your oven and a good shop vac. as long as the dimensions will fit in your oven, this might be close if you do not have a big oven. Might have to send the wife out for this one. A sheet or 3 of ABS plastic is not hard to source. Pull, trim and then paint to match. Between your bike and those pics you get pretty close on all the dimensions to make the mold for that cover. The mold can be made out of a bunch of scrap framing lumber. Here at work we make production vac molds out of aluminum, temp production molds out of Mahogany, and one off prototype molds out of a stack of glued up wood from old pallets or any other scrap wood that can be scrounged. Cheap framing pine will get you about 10 good parts before the wood starts to deteriorate.

Hmmmmm How did ol @cowpuc know were just discussing possum last night in chat..............? But Bob Being on the road does NOT excuse you from popping into each night so that we can pry trip details and maybe even some preview pics out of ya.

Sounds like progress to me. Even if you don't know exactly what you fixed. Back when I had my electrical gremlin that would shut off the engine while cruising down the highway, I ended up finding 3 things that each could have been my whole problem, but because I fixed all 3 at once, I'll never know which one was the real problem. I really do not care which it was as long as it stays fixed.

We have all been having a good time in chat. There does seem to be some a fair number of people that pop in, never say anything and then disappear. I do not know if it is connection issues with using a cell pone or tablet, or just shy. If you do pop in there, don't be afraid to say something, even if it is just HI.

Good luck and have fun. Looks like it will be way to hot down there to have any real fun..........

That depends on the specific meter you have. Some of the meters you can replace a resistor on the circuit board to adjust the brightness to what you want others you can not. It also matters if it hooks up with 2 wires or more. some meters that use more than 2 wires have the extra wire to dim the display when you turn on the lights. this could be connected to a switch to have bright or dim for day night use. Or you can do as mentioned and put some pieces of tinted plastic to dim it down to what you want.

The only thing I can think of that was not mentioned is, with 78K miles there is a good chance that it is due for a valve clearance check. Look at the valve cover gaskets real close for any indication of oil seepage or age cracking if there is oil seepage (which the dealer may have pressure washed off) or age cracking of the rubber especially the big half moons at the ends, then odds are its been a while since someone was in there. They should be checked every 26K and you are right there. Since you do not know how long the bike has been sitting, I would start off with a good dose of Seafoam in the tank and then run it long enough to be sure it is into the carbs, that way you can be sure the fuel system will be good until the weather and roads improve.

If you were able to get the outboard #3 exhaust out then it means that the cam was in the right position. Check again to be sure that even though the tool is not on the shim, make sure it is not touching the side of the shim as that will also lock the shim down. DO NOT TURN THE CAM WITH AN EMPTY SHIM BUCKET!! It is a real bear to get the lobe out of the bucket once it goes in there, and it goes in with no effort at all. Yes sometimes getting them to pop is tricky. As mentioned less pressure is more and a sharper thinner point may help to catch the edge.

Give all those terminals a good cleaning and a good coat of dielectric grease to help keep them clean.

I actually made it into the basement and saw the machines over the weekend. It will be a while yet before I can lift a vice or chuck into place.

Sounds like you at least now have a doc that is willing to help. Not to pry but have you discussed the injectable treatments for Dupuytrens. There are several drugs that are supposed to dissolve the buildup without the need for surgery. Sometimes when you go to see a surgeon for help, surgery is their first and only choice. It is very possible that the drugs are not appropriate in your specific case, even the drug websites are very specific about the types of conditions that can be treated with the drug. But it sure don't cost nuttin to ask. Either way I sure hope that they can get you fixed up for riding by the time @saddlebum closes the back door and all the white fluffy stuff goes away. Our prayers are out for you. You might have to come over here for a visit, it seems there is something in the food or water, maybe even in the air that seems to promote healing. Hows this for an added incentive for quick healing, Do you really want to ride to MD on the BACK seat of Tweeks with Tippy driving..............?

Not only will I never admit to being NORMAL, But I don't think that anyone has ever even accused me of being NORMAL. I sure hope that all of these docs never find a way to make me NORMAL, what fun would that be....................

Woo Hoo I am now wearing a PAIR of shoes that actually match each other. I am not using the crutches at all, and only using the cane for long distance walks. Long distance is anything over a third of a mile for now. The ankle still will not hold my full weight up on my toes but I am getting closer. A actually walked up and down a flight of stairs in a semi normal fashion over the weekend. I think that by the end of this week I might be able to tackle the stairs at work, It is about 50 stairs from the street level to my office. Got to set small achievable goals to make it to the finish line.

Trader The wire to the tach is in the harness, there is nothing special about the #2 coil. I have never done any research into the circuits inside of the TCI as to what components do what. But it would be a good guess that the big transistors on the heat sinks are the ones switching the coils on and off. As mentioned earlier, swap the # 2 coil with another one to see if the issue stays with the coil or with the cylinder.

Happy Valentines day to all.

This would be a good excuse to get an inspection camera from Harbor freight. My guess is that since the valve cover was pulled away from the the cam chain that the plug would not have gone down the cam chain hole. Good excuse to go toy shopping at HF. http://www.harborfreight.com/digital-inspection-camera-62359.html http://www.harborfreight.com/high-resolution-digital-inspection-camera-with-recorder-61838.html

Are you after the 3D cad files or the drawings? I see this is another thread I will need to go thru to see if I can replace some of the missing pics.