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  1. MiCarl
    I wouldn't go based on that. I have no idea what you felt, but tight valves are quiet valves and a problem waiting to happen. Here's what I tell my customers about valve lash check (at normal interval): "The Japanese manufacturers do an excellent job of machining the valves and heads. It's quite likely that they don't need adjustment. If you're the one in a hundred or so that does need it you'll be in for a major repair bill if we don't find it." You can't go based on performance either. The performance will be best just before it burns a valve, but you probably wouldn't notice the improvement. Right after you ruin a valve the performance loss will be quite noticeable.
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    At least 35 years ago the scammers had to pop for postage or a phone call. Now they just send millions of emails at virtually no cost.
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    Really bad idea. Very little air pressure will cause the bottom of the tank to flatten out - flairing the bottom of the sides out and putting a crease down the center of the top of the tank. Do not ask how I know this.
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    I'd like to add that around here WalMart has started carrying Purolator filters. I'm not a filter snob, but that makes it the easiest and cheapest to get.
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    It looks like I'll be working the STAR Touring info stand in the STAR booth Sunday. Stop by and say hello.
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    They can be removed. Not sure why you would though:confused24:. It's not like they take much room.
  7. MiCarl
    Gary, you need to count teeth, not rpm. In one revolution of the rear wheel 33 pinion teeth go past the pick up. Since there are fewer teeth on the V-Max pinion the shaft must revolve faster for 33 teeth to go by.
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    If the ring gear tooth count is the same then the speedometer won't change. I hadn't thought it through.
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    I agree. Just replace the whole thing.
  10. MiCarl
    You will need to get to get an assortment of shims and set the gear lash properly. The speedometer will be off because of the different ratio.
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    Spin on adapter of Dan's isn't a bad suggestion. Right in the very center is a hole with a 1/2" pipe thread. Bolt #6 screws in there. If that's the plug you're talking about it'll have to come out. I wonder if by chance it's got the spin on adapter and that is what's been blocked off. That would explain how the engine's been getting oil........... We need pictures.
  12. MiCarl
    Boy, does this thing run? The pressure bypass of the filter is in part number 6. If the holes in the block are plugged oil wouldn't go from the pump to the engine. They need to be replaced. Part number 1 is no longer available from Yamaha. One from any 83-92 Venture will fit. Probably the V-Max one is the same, only painted black. Parts 2,3, and 7 come with a FRAM CH6002 oil filter. 4 and 5 get from your dealer. 6 can be had from the dealer, or an aftermarket for about 1/4 the price.
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    I ground up the chin bar on a full face sliding down the pavement. I replaced it with another full face. I do ride with the shield open at low speed to keep the heat down.
  14. MiCarl
    Joe, When you get there please leave the door open so some of that warmth can escape North! Have a good trip!
  15. MiCarl
    Sure it's possible for them to hydro-lock. If it did and all that broke is the starter gears he got off lucky. I think there is also some chance that there may be a bent connecting rod.
  16. MiCarl
    Don't take delivery until the work they promised is done. It probably needs tires too.
  17. MiCarl
    I'm not a builder, but I have an opinion: There is room for way more motorcycles in that garage! Your problem is essentially the same thing that causes dew. The roof sheds heat at night and moisture from the air condenses against it. The condensation on the inside falls on the floor and your stuff. The answer is insulation.
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    Funny Now

    MiCarl replied to rjjammer's topic in Watering Hole

    Hope it doesn't have to be motorcycle related...... In college was helping a friend with his '64 Mustang. I'm not sure exactly what we were doing but most of the stuff was off the top of the engine. For some reason he decided to crank the engine. What he forgot was the carburetor was removed so the fuel pump was just pumping gasoline all over the engine. The plug wires had been disconnected and laying around the engine compartment. Of course the thing lit off. He dumped the bucket with the coolant on the engine, washing the fire out of the car and onto the parking lot of his building. So there was a flaming gasoline/coolant mess spreading over the lot. I grabbed the extinguisher from my car and put it out, which added baking soda to the mess soaking into the melted asphalt. That is when the landlord pulled up...... Eventually we ended up rebuilding the engine because the problem was a rod bearing. When we put the brand new engine in he flew over a railroad crossing in the first mile, causing the rusty old car to actually fold in half. He's been carting that brand new Ford 289 around for almost 30 years waiting for a car to drop it into.
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    Motorcycles use pretty small capacity batteries. If you're drawing more power than the alternator can produce the battery won't last long. Adding another won't make much difference to that.
  20. MiCarl
    I'm replacing the cassette deck on my 89 with a hook up for an MP3 player. I put a switch on to enable/disable the radio. I was wondering what the effect would be if the radio was on AND I had audio feeding from the MP3. Turns out it behaves just like the intercom - when there is audio from the MP3 it mutes the radio. This would be annoying with an MP3 because the radio would be piping up at quiet sections and between songs. It would be a really slick way to tie in something like GPS or cell phone though. Of course the radio would have to be on to hear the other device.
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    I'll be there. Cathy will likely come too.
  22. MiCarl
    I did not remove the stator cover. I just pulled the center piece that says 1300 to get at the bolt on the rotor. It's got an o-ring that usually doesn't require replacement. The bolts on the thermostat housing can be a pain. I was in there last winter and ended up cutting away part of one ear to get penetrating oil onto the threads. I'd forgotten that until I noticed the cut ear today. The extra heat from a hot engine might make them come out easier, but let it sit long enough for the pipes to cool so you don't get burned.
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    I guess a picture of what I'm talking about might be helpful.
  24. MiCarl
    I doubt many put their bikes on the lift backward, but it is quite handy when removing the front wheel. They drummed this into us in school (with lots of practice because it ain't easy) and I always put bikes on backward when working on the front wheel or forks. In addition to my new starter the 89 is getting steering bearings. It's on a Harbor Freight lift backward for the work. The wheel, forks, steering head, instrument cluster, headlight, windshield and top panels are removed. The fairings are still on. The handle bars are resting on the fairing stay above the headlight opening. There are two helmets in the trunk and some junk in the bags. When I lowered the lift I found that in that position the center of gravity is forward of the front legs and the motorcycle and lift tipped down (at the rear of the bike). Fortunately my weight on the hydraulic pedal kept it on the floor until it was down and my foot came off so it only dropped about 3". Raising the lift back up required a lift on the passenger grab rail to keep the motorcycle from falling over backward. At about 1/4 height the center of gravity was back to where the lift stayed on the floor. I wanted to pass this along because if I'd stopped going down at 1/4 or pulled the steering head below that level it would have done a back flip. Don't want anyone to find this issue the painful way.
  25. MiCarl
    Ok, just to be clear (biker spelling) we're talking about a STARTER. The same listing is still up: ebay listing
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