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  1. Flyinfool
    Thats OK, I'll have my BFH. No wrench needed for removal.
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    Well things are drying up nicely. Just some wet carpet. that the fans and dehumidifier will take care of in a couple of days. My basement itself does not leak, the only times I get water is from a plumbing problem or sustained rain of over 1 inch per hour for several hours. The water comes in thru the windows and doors when the street floods that high. The windows will eventually be changed to glass block but I do kind of need the door to stay there. Now that it stopped raining it's not leaking anymore so I don't have to worry about it........
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    Look at it this way, wtih all of us egneiners aournd, smoenoe is srue to fgruie out a fix for amoslt aynhitng.
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    My low spot is not near a wall it is right in front of the door coming into the basement. I suppose I could just put the drain there in the low spot and then put the crock against the wall or in the corner. I was looking at one of the water powered sump pumps instead of an electric one, the ONLY time I get water is during a severe storm and it is common for the power to go out. The city water pressure will still be there even during a power outage, I am about 200 yards from the city water tower. My sister just put in a water powered sump as a backup to the electric one for when the power goes out. It work great but does run up the water bill, but then the water bill is peanuts compared to a flooded basement. Lots of just thinking out loud here.
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    I know a lot of people with GM vehicles, I do not know of anyone that has paid for onstar once the free trial ended. Even in this case, a tank of gas is still less than what Onstar costs. At least he knows that no one can steal the car unless they have the power of the force to lift it out of the hole. I will be curious as to how the insurance co will handle this. There is no visible damage other than a few minor dings and scratches, once a wrecker hooks up a cable to drag it out of the whole I can see it getting totaled in that process. I seem to recall seeing pics from many years ago when they were having all of the sink holes in FL that an insurance co paid to have a crane lift the care out of the whole with no damage as opposed to having totaled on the end of a cable. Don't get me started, Onstar can be a whole separate thread.
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    Just playing devils advocate here. Would the holes in the airbox not be doing the same thing that the needle shim mod is for? Are not both "fixes" going to lean out the mixture slightly.
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    That is kind of where I am headed. My floor was already poured when I bought the house but it is not pitched to any particular location. I have found the one spot that always has the deepest water so that is where I was planning to punch a whole and hide a sump pump under the floor. I will then have to cut and dig a trench to a side wall for the out flow pipe and the electric. It will still make a mess when the water comes in but at least it will not fill up the basement deep enough to do damage to any of the machinery or appliances. Slick; I'm glad I could brighten someones day.
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    No this rain is not good for the lake. The Metro Milwaukee Sewage District is dumping raw untreated, undiluted sewage into the lake. 1 inch of rain over the area covered by the sewage district is 1 Billion gallons of water. The capacity of the system is 750 Million gallons we just had over 7 inches of rain and it is supposed to rain all day today and into tomorrow with another 1-3 inches of rain expected. The beaches will be closed for a long time. Unless you like swimming with Baby Ruth bars. This one is blowing away all kinds of records. The big sink hole that opened up in a major intersection fell out from under a Cadillac Escalade. The hole is about 30 feet in diameter and 15 feet deep. The driver just had some bumps and bruises. It was reported on the news this morning that the engine is still running but it is far to dangerous for anyone to get near it to shut it off. My basement did not end up to bad. I sucked up about 300 gallons of water last night and this morning, After getting carried away I found that I can still lift 16 gallons of water into the sanitary tub. I emptied the 16 gallon shop vac 21 times. But I may pay for that today. The deepest part was only about 4 inches deep. as long as there is no more flooding it is down to a couple of fans and the dehumidifier to do their things. So far nothing of value was lost or damaged. I am thinking of putting a sump of some kind in the middle of the floor. I just have to figure out how to do it right. Many others were not near as lucky as me. As of 9:00 last night there was over 1,000 homes with sewage backed up into their basements. Some were up to the basement ceiling. Some houses had the foundations collapse from all of the water weight on the outside pushing in. I sure hope that all of you guys in Iowa stop sending this nonsense over here, The last time we had 2 days in a row with no rain was in May. And the northern part of the state is still in a severe drought, send it there. PLEASE. Pretty Please, With Ice cream on it.
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    Whats a sump pump. Those were not invented yet when this house was built so there are no drain tiles to connect a sump pump to. Bailing it will be. It is at about 2 inches and rising. What works best is a 16 gal wet dry vac and empty it into the sanitary tub when it is about half full, (I'm to old to lift 16 gallons up to the sanitary tub any more.) That sink hole is a big news story. ALL of the interstates thru here are closed due to flooding.
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    Make that 3 engineers. And a part time machinist.
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    It has been raining like I have never seen it rain. For over an hour it has been raining at 1 inch every 10 minutes, with 36 more hours of rain in the forecast. The sewer and drainage systems were not designed for this kind of rain. My basement has a river coming in. The basement does not leak, the water has overflowed the back door and is running down the steps. There is nothing that I can do to stop it. My house was built in the 1800s there is no floor drain. There is nothing of value on the floor other than the lathe and mill. I'll see how bad it is in the morning, maybe I'll have to skip work to start bailing, (remember no floor drain) the only way to get water out is to pick it up and move it. Oh poo. I guess I know what I am doing for the next couple of days. OK Whine over for now.
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    I just looked at the 10 day horrorcast for WIMD, Madison weather. They are calling for sunny and 0% chance of rain with a high of 80. Not to shabby. Now if we could just believe them. Meteorologists seem to have a hard time telling us what happened yesterday, let alone 10 days from now.
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    So who all is heading out that way from the Milwaukee area. Maybe we can meet up for the ride out there. I am still not decided if I will prefer to just blast out I94 to get there early, or try taking some back roads and get there late. I must warn you that I am a fair weather rider.
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    Rocket Launcher?? Dang, you beat me to it!! Rocket launcher for the cages that pull out in front of you.
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    I have noticed that the volt meter on my bike reads high when the temp gets up near the red, it does drop a bit with the fan. The dash meter does not have any marking to read an actual voltage but it was running up to about 1/8 from the top of the scale. I checked it with my digital multi-meter and it was at 13.2 at idle and the fan running and 13.8 at 2500. So I am just assuming that the dash meter is being affected by the heat. My voltages at all engine speeds are up since I went to the 35W headlight.
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    From the referenced Code This basically says that there must be a photocell that will turn off the modulation in the dark.
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    I have noticed that there are a lot of bikers that will use a lot of engine braking to slow down. By doing that you never flash the brake light to warn the vehical behind you that you are slowing. This is especially bad on the highway where there is a good chance the the one behind you is on cruise. I ALWAYS at least drag the brake a little while slowing just to turn on the brake lights. The story said the lead bike slowed, but did he give any warning to the others behind him that he was slowing?
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    Good question, I do not remember the axle nut size, I will have to check, I know that I have a socket to fit it. Maybe while the wheel is off for greasing will be a good time to look at putting on my hitch. I need to fab up some brackets but I do not know where they are suppoed to go yet so this will just be scoping it out and getting ideas. I have a puller to remove the flywheel if anyone will be playing with the starter clutch and/or stator. Since you did not mention it I'll bring my 1/4 drive torque wrench for the clutch bolts. With my "normal" load of crap that I carry I do not have a lot of extra room for maybe needed stuff. I'm gettin antsy already, my poor bike needs some highway time.
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    I plan to help with stuff so that I can learn more stuff and get into more trouble. The only things that I need done are to grease the pins in the rear wheel and possibly new brake pads for the left front and/or rear. Will there be a snap ring pliers there to get to the pins in the rear end? If there is anything other than the dead deer sausage that anyone would like me to bring just let me know.
  20. Flyinfool
    NO!!! Stay away from the roses, their just a bunch of pricks..
  21. Flyinfool
    Yup, Run from air conditioner to air conditioner. My windows are fogged up on the outside. I'm even watching the Brewers getting flogged today. It is cooler in Atlanta than it is here up north.
  22. Flyinfool
    Let us know how it works out for you.
  23. Flyinfool
    OH Sure, go ahead, burst my bubble before I even get there.
  24. Flyinfool
    It appears that the cooler has side handles. You could put the straps under the cover from the handles to the frame. This assumes that the cover fits well enough to not blow off on the road. Will the black cover help to keep the cooler warm on a sunny day?
  25. Flyinfool
    Did someone mention CAKE? I like cake........
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