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  1. Flyinfool
    The old oil can contain contaminates like water and/or acids. I would drain the oil and store it empty. And like Jeff said, fog the cylinders and coat everything you can with some oil.
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    I keep my parts/spare engine in the basement which is temp and humidity controlled so rust/corrosion is not an issue. As mentioned stuff an oily rag or paper towel into any open ports to keep dust bugs and other junk out. I would leave it assembled as much as possible, less ways for contaminates to get in.
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    You done good. I sure wish I knew how to paint.
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    You could try heading this way to. The whole weekend was sunny and mid 70s F (mid 20s C). Not bad for winter in Wisconsin. I think I kind of like this global warming thing as long as it does not also mean that summer will also be 40°F above normal.
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    Just how many brand new old bikes does this dealership have? Maybe a road trip is in order.
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    I have one that I accidentally bought off ebay thinking it was the trunk reflector which was really what I needed.
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    WOW While that certainly does look functional it certainly does not look efficient for either horse power or gas mileage. Exhaust flow does not like to make that very sharp turn around.
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    I believe, I believe! I have some guns that just called to me, and there was no way I could leave the store without rescuing it. Kind of like Yammer and a 1st gen sitting out in a yard with a for sale sing on it......... Talk about being in heat.......... I once just had to buy a special gun for one specific deer. Got that deer with that special gun where no other could do the job, but have not NEEDed that gun since. It is still nice to know that the tool is there if ever needed. Still looking to have that special moment and bond for a new CC gun....... Speaking of which, there was a news report on the radio this morning of a guy who fell asleep with a gun in his pocket and shot himself in the leg. Talk about a rude awakening.
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    The negative battery terminal is the best possible place for a ground wire to end up. On my bike I have added a terminal block near the battery for the ground wires of all of the stuff I have added. Whenever I do wiring on a trailer I always run the ground wire to each and every light. I do have a frame ground but it is only to prevent any static buildup from pulling thru the air. I have worked on a lot of trailers with weird acting lights over the years, 90% were from rust in a ground connection causing anything from a poor to no connection or even the dreaded intermittent connection. If you do use a frame ground you MUST make very sure that it has corrosion protection or you will have the bad ground blues in a couple of years. When I do have to do a frame ground on a vehicle I always grind down to bare shiny metal on both sides of the frame, make the connection as you did with a star washer and then completely seal the connection on BOTH sides of the frame and up onto the wire, with an electrical grade of RTV to try to keep the rust away as long as possible.
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    I do have a private pilots license. BUT You may also want to talk to a travel agent, explain the situation and they can keep an eye open for a short notice flight. Start making calls to airlines that fly to where you need to be. Some of them will sometimes do special things for family emergencies, (or at least they used to). Some one with something like a Cessna 172 is looking at a minimum of 2 days to fly from Indiana to Oregon. It is 2000 mile in a dead straight line which will not happen thru the mountains. Cruising speed is about 120 mph air speed. So at best you will get 100 mph ground speed. Thats 20+ hours in the air not including detours for weather gas and mountains, add in a fuel stop every 4 hours, and you can see where it will easily take 2 days to get there. Flying myself there would not be the fast or inexpensive way to get there.
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    Not me either, I had to work all weekend.
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    He is from down sout, they dont have a PMS season.
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    Sounds like you should be shopping for another 1st gen (couch).
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    Looks interesting. I have been trying to decide on which one to put on my trailer
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    He seems to have finished at a Justice of the peace. That dont sound good.
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    Doh........ I certainly was not trying to make anyone feel bad. I was trying to congratulate all that helped. And pick on Squeeze a little.
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    Nice job everyone. Good luck to all.
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    Hmmmm Looks like Squeeze REALLY wants that trailer. Good job Squeeze, and everyone else that chipped in. I wish I could have done more to help.
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    I don't see anything showing up on Spotwalla?
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    Told you it wasn't so bad. I hope you are using NEW seals and valve cover gasket so that there will be no leaks for the next 20 years? But then that big hose that you "pulled" out.........
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    Scotch lock, acky, poohey, yucky doo.......
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    Don't forget what Gary said here. You MUST use the same cap in the same place because they are bolted up and machined in place. My caps or anyone else's will NOT work on your head. That broken peice should not be any more than finger tight in there.
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    Mine showed up today also.
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    Here is what the top of a head and cams look like. It should be no problem to remove the cam cap to get the broken screw out. If you are going to try to drill it for an easy out, make sure you use a left hand drill, I'd bet the drill will spin it out before you even get much of a hole. Start in the morning and you should be on the road by noon.
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