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  1. Condor
    Russ, did yours come off an 83? I think the dashes for the '83 are a different plug set up from the rest of the 1stGen world. I'm not sure about 84's and 85's working, but If your's has a dimmer switch on it, it may not work.......'specially if it's from a 86 on..... I wish my 83 had a dimmer switch, changed out all the dash lights on the new one before installing and talk about bright!!.........
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    To test the second gear just lug it down hard in low rpm's. If second starts to jump out of gear it's starting to go. If nothing happens you're good to go. The stator is not a great expense to replace. Rebuilts are in the $100-$125 range, and it takes a couple hours to do it. There is a way to check out put by checking resistance in the wire connector. Do a search on 'stator' and there's a ton of posts on the subject on this board. BTW I lived in East Amherst when I was a very young kid.....
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    If you haven't removed the windshield and checked behind the dash cover, as suggested in a couple of previous posts, then you haven't found the turn signal relay. You need to do it. Otherwise you're spittin' into the wind.
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    Look around and locate a brake pedal assembly off an '83-'85 VR. The early adssemblies have an adjustment for moving the pedal farther forward in relation to the peg, and they are interchangeable. They discontinued that feature on '86 and newer VR's. That should solve your problem.....
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    Sorry Ghosst, These fit 1stGens only. I checked to see if they made anything for 2ndGens, but they don't. I've been listing thsoe members that are interested in the first post Buddy. So far we have 4.
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    Gotcha covered Tjon.....
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    Thanks for the testimonial Buddy. I love the sound from mine too.....
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    You're #2 on the list Louie.....!!!
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    OK, I heard back from MAC and the group pricing will be the same. To make things easy it'll be $225 sitting on your doorstep.... unless you live north of the boarder, then It's $235. The break out is $195 plus shipping. So if anyone would like to get in on this go-around's list of 10 feel free to chime in. As soon as we get ten we'll start working gathering the funds together and placing the order. The last time around it went off with out a hitch so I don't see much of a problem since we have all that experience..... You can also follow the link in the first post to get an idea of what they'll sound like. From all the reports I got back from the first group we hit a home run..... #1 CALPERIN #2 Cdnlouie #3 TJON #4 tiny84 #5 HI TRUCK GUY #6 Vicco27 #7 Backroads #8 Richard #9 PEIslander #10 kbert777
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    And I agree with Randy...........
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    If it's just dirty it might be cleanable, but if it's ugly and rusted a new one runs around $70 bucks, and for the difference between new and a rebuild kit, new made more sense. When I replaced mine I bought the new one from www.buckeyeperformance.com. Also don't discount that a previous owner may have asssembled the clutch wrong. ...PO's are notorious for doing that... It's what happened to me. I fianlly went back to ground zero and put it together by the book and It's worked great ever since. And ya gotta take the middle gear cover off.......
  13. Condor
    Have you ever had the 'rods'... I like to call 'm rods... out? If you can get the lever to move using the bleeder valve and the rods aren't moving then I highly suspect the slave is bad. Or.... The reason I asked the first question is that there are two push rods and ball bearing between them that the slave, on the other side of the engine, pushes on. They have a rounded end and a flat end. The flat end goes against the ball. If you put them in with the round side against the ball they will bind.
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    Hmmm?? With that few miles on it, does it slip in 4th and 5th right from the git-go, or does it take a while before it starts?? Have you bled the clutch lately? Also when you last changed your engine oil what type did you use?
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    Take the presure plate off again and then try to gently squeeze the lever. If moves easily then the plates are binding. Possibily a tab is hanging in the channel. If it's still hard to move your slave could be bad due to rust and sitting. There may be other things, but that seems the most logical right now.
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    Bob, and all, Thanks everyone for the feedback. I think I'm going to go back to square one on this and just use the original rim and rotor. I thought I could maybe do this 'pit stop' style, but if it's going to be a hastle swapping things out, I'm going to be lazy about the whole thing.....
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    Basically it's forcing the DOT 3 or 4 up the clutch lines from the bleeder valve, thru the slave, and into the reserve. Since air will rise in the lines, it's almost impossible to force the air down thru the lines, thru the slave, and out the bleeder valve. There are several different ways to accomplish reverse bleeding, but they all do the same thing. i.e. force the fluid from the bleeder valve up into the reserve. With a standard OEM valve you can just loosen it, attach a clear plastic tube for a visual, and use what ever method you can conger up as an injection tool... Everyone seems to have their own method for this. I personally use a rubber ear bulb, but since I have a speed bleeder installed I have to remove it. With the top of the master reserve removed start forcing fluid into the lines, being carefull not to force so much in that it overflows the reserve bowl. You can actually hear the air bubble out. It won't take long, but once no more air can be heard, lock down the bleeder valve, make sure the reserve level is OK, and you're good to go.
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    David, What you're seeing is the old protective laquer finish that's yellowing with age.. It can be removed. I understand 'Goof-Off' works pretty good, although there are other products that work as well. Afterwards the finish can be left as is or buffed to a hi-gloss finish. Juwt depends on how much elbow grease you want to invest in your scoots appearance.
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    All of the above, and.... it could be low fluid or air traped in the master. Do a search for reverse bleeding of the clutch. I had that happen a couple of times, and reverse bleeding was the only way I could get the dang thing to start working.
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    Me Too...............................................????????????
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    OK, I thought I'd post this AVI bite of what the MAC's sound like on my '83. It's a little better than the first. I was originally looking at Sept. as a date to start another list, but figured what the heck. So if anyone want's to be added, and we get another group put together, I'll put in another order when we hit the magic number of 10 or more.... I'll have to check with MAC on pricing since it's been a while and edit this post with the details. See below....
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    Will an 86-93 rear rim and rotor fit on an 83-85 Venture, and also without having to change the rotor if it does?? I have a '88 rim and I thought it might be easier to take it down to the local bike store and have a new VenomX I have mounted on it and then do the R&R on the '83 all at once.
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    If you're talking about that strap with about five holders in front of the dash panel, Mine were pretty useless looking so I just let the relays hang.... the wiring was pretty stiff anyway??
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    It has been a while Dick. MAC doesn't offer the straight or slash cuts for 1stGens any longer. As far as attaching the stock turn down tips, the MACs are already turned down. So clean up your old OEM tips and sell 'm on Ebay.:cool10:
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    Looks like you've taken care of most of the buzz, but you'll probably never get rid of all of it. There'll always be some unless you get the engine and drive train blue printed, and I'm not sure that would get rid of it 100%.... You might think about foam grips if you don't already have them?? Try new plugs just because. If one cylinder isn't pulling like the rest it could cause a vibration. Oh yeah... and Sea Foam the 'H' out of it.....
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