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  1. Monty
    Well, after I tried hooking it to 12 volts, and it didn't work, I had taken it apart to clean up the solder joints and such. When taking it apart, I noticed that the chip had a big hole burned into it...it looked bad. I then read here on the site how the chip can be destroyed by doing what I did. There is also a link somewhere for ordering the replacement chip. I had a spare dash that I had gotten with my bike, and so I just replaced it, and did the resistor mod for the battery. The resistor mod worked great...light hasn't been on since. I DO have the flashing red light, and headlight icon staying on. Some here say that's because I have an LED license plate frame tail/stop light added to my bike. I haven't unhooked it and verified that yet, but I would think that would make the tail light icon come on, instead of the headlight icon. I currently have electrical tape covering the red light.
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    Great news!
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    I am not a fan of GM products, but I think the 3800 is one of the best engines ever made. I don't like the 3100 either.
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    If you have connected the red/white sensor wire to 12 volts, then you have almost certainly blown the IC chip on the circuit board of the CMS. I have one sitting here that I destroyed following the advice from someone who didn't know what he was talking about.(not from this site). NEVER hook the lead to 12 volts.
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    My Dad and I both had VA appointments yesterday in Nashville. I just wish they had more Doctors. Every time I go, it's an all day thing...waiting and waiting....and more waiting.
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    I have that zerk on my ds. Does it not work?
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    I sure hope not!! I am riding down to Chattanooga Sunday. I am staying until Thursday afternoon, then high-tailing it back home. Anyone live in the Chatty area?
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    I think Norton is the worst antivirus tool out there. It can be completely removed easily by using their Norton Removal Tool. Google it. I use AVG, Superantispyware and Malwarebytes, and my system stays squeaky clean. I only use CCleaner for keeping the registry cleaned up.
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    I hear a lot of people say they use aircraft stripper. Wal-Mart carries it. Comes highly recommended for this application.
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    Look at the IC chips on the board. If someone hooked the battery sensor to 12 volts, it may have fried a chip. I have one like that. The info for ordering a replacement chip is somewhere here on the site.
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    tire question

    Monty replied to dkip's topic in Watering Hole

    Here is a highly detailed video of how it's done. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2Afrm1Rilk]YouTube - minicombi tire repair[/ame]
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    tire question

    Monty replied to dkip's topic in Watering Hole

    You unmount the tire and place it in the repair stand/spreader. You then clean out the hole, and buff the area where the patch goes. Next, you apply the glue(vulcanizing compound), and then push the wire thru from the inside. You then take a pair of pliers, and grab the wire and pull it out until the patch is flush with the inside of the tire. Next, you roll the patch until it is completely sealed to the inside of the tire, just like a normal patch. The last step is to cut the plug even with the tread of the tire, and then remount tire.
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    tire question

    Monty replied to dkip's topic in Watering Hole

    Here is what I'm talking about. http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i274/13thAFMonterey/c195b57ef02ec376.jpg
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    tire question

    Monty replied to dkip's topic in Watering Hole

    I know many wouldn't agree, but I worked with tires and tire repairs for many years, and I wouldn't be afraid to patch it with a pull-thru patch if the hole isn't very big. That is a patch that has a small rubber plug attached to it that fills the hole. I WOULD NOT be comfortable using a regular tire plug, however.
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    The honey can be very hard on your teeth though.....for those of us who still have most of ours.
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    But, this is not always correct. Remember the Ford/Firestone recalls? The problem was not with the Firestones at all. There was nothing wrong with the tires. Ford had too low of a tire pressure listed for the vehicles' weight on the sticker and in the manual. This resulted in the tires overheating and blowing out. In fact, other brand tires were also blowing out and dong the same thing, but as Firestones were used more as OEM on those vehicles, they obviously had more failures. I was running a tire store at the time(Goodyear), and we handled several hundred of the recalls for the Firestones. We had to shave off the serial numbers, and send them in to receive credit. The recalled tires were supposed to be destroyed after replacement. I kept several sets for myself, and ran them for a couple of years. They were great tires. I just ran the correct pressure in them. I put them on both of my F150s.
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    I found it to be under fairing.
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    I have mine set at Front: 40, rear: 42, as per Yammer Dans' suggestion, and it feels better, I just feel the bumps more. I do know that it will extend the tire life, and increase fuel mileage. The tires will run cooler, meaning the bearings and such will run cooler also.
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    He uses a socket to drive the bearing in, in the video. I have a set like this. It's worth every penny! http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/GRIP-Bearing-Seal-Driver-10-piece-Set/1132106/product.html
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    Check out Auto Zone, and see what pullers they have. They have a loan-a-tool program. You just leave them a deposit, and they refund it when you bring the tool back. I think they carry several bearing pullers.
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    Ok, it's up. I switched it over to one of my desktops, and it can stay up all of the time now. I have both Teamspeak and Ventrilo. The sound quality seems better with TS, and it uses less system resources than Ventrilo does. Looking forward to hearing from all of you! For those who don't know...AFK=Away From Keyboard.
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    Yeah, I have it down until tonight. I need to move it over to one of my desktops, then I can leave it up all the time. I just don't like leaving the laptop on all day when I'm not here.
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    Had a great time talking with you guys last night. I'll have it back up tonight after I get home. Cya then!
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    Here are some bigger pics... http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i274/13thAFMonterey/TSconnect-1.jpg http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i274/13thAFMonterey/addserver-1.jpg http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i274/13thAFMonterey/Serverinfo-1.jpg
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    Copy that. I will try to make the screenies bigger like you asked. You did click on them to enlarge them, right? I will usually have it up at night, as I am not here to fix anything if it has trouble during the day.
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