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  1. Condor
    Interesting Jeff... Ours never did that until recently when I swapped out the water pump/radiator. Maybe it's finally running normal??? I thought that about the pick stuff too, but I ran green in it when we bought it used in 2001, and when I went to the pink/orange stuff things started to happen. BTW I still have the orange coolant in the '83VR.
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    It's off the OEM. I'm not too worried about accuracy as much as the repeatability, and it does settle back in to the same place it always has....
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    I thought about that the mech stated that the flush even cleans out the heater core... The reason I'm suspecting a problem is that it's never heated up to 240 and fluctuated like that in the past. I just had another idea, and will check the fan clutch when I get the chance.
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    Yeah, it is but it the road traveled from a cold start to get there. It doesn't just heat up to 190 and stay there. The system was pressure tested while the flush was being done. If a gasket were leaking hot exhaust into the water jacket and would be causing the thing to heat up and boil over.... I think??
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    I need to pick a brain or two. I have a 98 1500 suburban 5.7 Vortec that I'm having some heating problems with. I had a new radiator, water pump, and thermostat installed early this last summer. I noticed that the radiator cap went on without having to push down on it. So I bought a new cap and the new one did the same thing, and I wasn't getting any pressure build up in the system. So I bent the tabs on the new cap a bit and then I got compression. So now, this what it was doing. Start off in the AM and the guage will run up to 240 degrees before dropping back down to around 160-170. Then slowly rise again to about 210 and then back down, finally settling in at about 190. I'm suspecting a screwed up thermostat. Also... it had that orange coolant in the system. Actually the coolant looked clear but the cr@p floating around in the system plugging everyting up looked like rust/orange. Anyway I digress. So I took the car down to a good mechanic and they flushed the sytstem, put in fresh 'green' coolant, and installed a new HD 195 thermostat. Not an 'el cheepo' but a good one. The one that came out was caked with the orange stuff. Ugly. Now this is what it's doing. It still heats up and drops back down, but not as high a temp as before, but the bottem temp is the same. Fresh coolant, new thermostat, clean system. It's still acting like a bad thermostat. Now I'm thinking. Could the sensor be bad, and sending signals to the computor, and the CU is retarding/advancing the timing and causing the problem??? Any ideas??
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    That's a nice mount. Too bad they don't make one for the Garmin c550.....
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    Nah, it's pretty basic, but it does have a CD with the manual and quick start instructions.... I'll get it sent off to Dave after the holidays, and he can work on getting it mounted up for ya... It's a wide touch screen and has 3D imaging. Once you get the hang of it you'll do fine... I'll go ahead and Email you a pfd manual so you can get an idea of what's going on.
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    I bet one of those dent repair guys can 'massage' it out. As long as the paint hasn't been damaged.... It's worth a try. Nothing ventured.. nothing gained. Besides they usually only charge around $25.00 per dent....
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    F350 Feedback

    Condor replied to Condor's topic in Watering Hole

    Consider yourself very lucky. Ford lost a ton on the 6L diesel. When they first came out they were dropping like flies, and weren't offered more than a couple of years.... Wish they still offered the IDI. Put 365,000 on the '87 6.9 and have 270,000 on the '92 7.3 so far. So much for the EPA/CARB restrictions. The 6.4 turbo get's about the same milage as the IDI's, the jury's still out on the lasting power....
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    I noticed in the pfd file specs that the hp rating for the 1200 MkI and the 1300 MKII were listed as the same at 97hp, and it's been a while, but I'm sure I found a listing for the hp on the 1200 @ 94hp in a service manual or owners manual somewhere... The extra hp came from the +100cc's and caming maybe?? More weight needs more low end grunt. So it made sense to me???
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    I feel for you Annie. About 3 summers ago California was on fire and we had smoke everywhere. Thought it would never end. We had fire crews in here from most of the western states all summer long. I drove up to Idaho for my Grandson's wedding in June and didn't get out of the smoke until I got to Idaho.... 700 miles east.
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    Hope the insurance coverage pans out. Definately looks like your 2-story 'man cave' needs to be rebuilt completely. Glad no one was hurt, and your trike was out of there.
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    Try picking up a set of pillow top seats from a later year RSV.
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    Need more info. Did the bike die and you couldn't restart it, and had to jump it, or did it die and then you could restart it? Also were you running your tape deck at low rpm?? Those tape decks eat amps like a horse eating oats, and the stator will not charge unless over 2000rpm. If it isn't a loose ignition wire, I'd still suspect the battery... Wet cells don't provide a lot of cc amps, and can be drained quickly if all systems are on and running under 2Krpm.
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    The trick is to keep the surface of the bike warmer than dew point. Without getting real technical, anytime moist air.. doesn't neccessarily have to be warm...hits a surface colder than dew point, moisture will condense on the surface. Even in subfreezing temps you will get condensation. It's called Rhime or frost. I really don't need to worry about dew on the bikes out here on the west coast as we rarely hit dew point in the central valley, but has anyone thought of using an electric blanket, set on very low, under a cover. It generally only take a couple of degrees to get the bike warm enough to keep it above dew point.
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    Yep, if I were heading to Alaska it would be on one of these or a 1200GS.....
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    http://www.altrider.com/blog/detail/id/59
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    Yeah... We have some beach front property up by Valley Springs in the Sierra Foothills... Just waiting for the big shake...
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    I went ahead and picked up one of BuddyRich's cords so that I can not only hear the GPS/MP3/Cell Phone audio, but can use the in helmet mic to talk on the phone. He originally made them for the Zumo, but the StPilot has the same set up. This way I can do everything on both the bike system and the GPS.
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    F350 Feedback

    Condor replied to Condor's topic in Watering Hole

    Yeah, those links are for the 6.0 Diesel which was a disaster. The 2008 has the 6.4, a lot better engine.
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    I ran into a 2008 Ford F350 Diesel that's coming up for auction. Did the usual research on value and feedback. The feedback is mixed. Anyone here running a F350 or F250 2008 or later?? I understand they had a problem with the radiator leaking, but anything else I should be aware of??
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    Garmin also makes a handlebar mount for the Streetpilot c550. I think the Garmin Zumo will work also. I believe they're both a 17mm ball. I picked up a garmin mount for about 6-7 bucks on Ebay. Ram's are nice mounts but for those of us that are 'thrifty' is hard to beat the Garmin.
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    Gas mileage

    Condor replied to BigBear's topic in Watering Hole

    Is your choke completely off?? Just a thought....
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    Tell ya what Annie. You and Alan can borrow the one I have. I'll go ahead and send it to Dave, and he can rig it on your bike. It just has a suction cup mount, but it's a whopper.... about twice as big as any other I've seen, and a heck of a lot stouter. They do make aftermarket mounts that might be more permanent if you'd like something to fit it to the riser. Let me know if you'd like to go that route.... pun intended...
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    You can send money via Paypal and use personal/gift without incurring fees. That way I can keep all the payment records in one area and it doesn't mess up my silly little tracking system.
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