DonB
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gaskets for collector
DonB replied to chocking's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
I had to replace mine awhile back and I made my own from some 1 1/4" ID copper tubing. there are two ways to do it. 1) cut two pieces 1" long, split one longitudinally and slip it over the uncut one then solder the cut 2) cut a piece 1" long and then get a union sleeve, grind off the inside ridge and slip over the cut tubing. Works great, no problems or leaks for a couple years now. Cheap too! db -
Just thought that I'd pass this on I went to Meijer's today in Taylor Michigan and they had several cans of Seafoam in stock for $7.99 so I bought 2 cans which came to $15.98 When I checked out I got a big surprise when they applied a discount of $4.00 bringing the total to $11.98. (before taxes) What a deal. db
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Hey Lobo Watch out as I'm going to catch up to you. I turn 72 on May 15 so I'm close behind you and gaining. Good luck on your trip this summer, I know that you'll have fun. Don
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I bought the 1.25 Amp Battery Tender Plus a couple of years ago when I was at the Daytona rally and it worked OK on my 1st Gen for several months but then it acted up and totally drained my Odessy gel battery. It took 4 days to bring the battery back up on slow charge. I was lucky that it didn't ruin my battery. I've been meaning to send it back as it's under warrenty still and they will repair/replace it for $12.95 since I can't find the receipt. If I use it again I will certainly keep an eye on it. db
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I had the same problem in getting my TCI out so what I did was to use a hacksaw blade and cut the two ears off the TCI and out it came. I then rerouted the wiring to the left and then to the top of the airbox. I put some velcro on the airbox and TCI and have never had another problem with it. Easy to get to now and nice and dry. You don't need the two ears for mounting to the top of the airbox anyway. DonB
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Just cut to top off of an eyedropper which any drugstore carries and silicone to the dash. Works for me. db
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Funky Fuel Gauge?
DonB replied to Schlepporello's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
Schlepporello Well I have a 1985 Venture and I don't have that happening. I usually fill up my tank to the top and everything works as it should. db -
I was setting up an ignition coil test to attach to my TCI bench tester and during the test where I put the TCI thru several tests I started getting arcing from the lower solder joint for the primary coil wiring to the support bracket which holds the coil to the bike bracket. This arcing was very strong and it was jumping at least a 1/2 inch gap. This would surely affect the performance of the bike and I wonder if the gas mileage would also suffer. I was still getting the spark jumping across the spark plug as it's supposed to. I then coated the solder joints with plastic dip and I didn't see any arcing but I'll be doing some further tests. In any case I will be applying plastic dip to the 4 coils on my bike. db
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Well here's a picture of it. I went to Home Depot here in Windsor but they only carry a cheap no-name brand of carb cleaner for $3.95. I didn't get it. I'll check out Walmart next. db
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Well it looks like the Seafoam price is all over the map. I usually put the full can in my bike about every 2 months but this time I only put in a 1/2 can. I should check to see if They have it at Wally World here in Canada
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WOW I just came back from Napa here in Windsor and I bought a can of Seafoam. It cost me $11.90 plus taxes (cdn) I complained about the price to the counter clerk and he said that everyone says the same. I told him I could get it in Detroit for $6.99 to $7.99 a can. I'll stock up there next time. Then I was following someone's post about using Lucas Power Steering Stop Leak to stop a front fork leak and that was $13.21 plus taxes for a small bottle. I sure hope it stops my small leak. What a ripoff it is in Canada. DonB
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Hey Don, Thanks for the help on the TCI, my son was able to find the bad diodes and replace them. We ended up cutting a access on the top (bottom?) of the unit and then sealing it back up.
I did have a question on your homemade exhaust cooper gaskets. What size cooper pipe did you use and where did you find it? (all I can find at Home Depot and Lowes is small stuff)
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I have a colored schematic for the 1983 Venture which should also cover 84 and 85 bikes and maybe even later models. I am will to share these schematics. One is English and the other is French-English. I would upload them but they are 1.5 megs each. Maybe they could go into the technical section. The original is 14.5 inches X 21 inches and I had to scan it in six sections. Mike Brood then took these six sections and pasted them together. He did an excellant job in this as you can see in the resultant schematic. I then cleaned it up a bit as there was some discoloration and crease marks showing. Looks good now. If anyone wants me to email one or both schematics directly just let me know. Donb@mnsi.net
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Lee Yes you have to desolder the 14 contacts on the end of the board and take out the center screw. Be careful in prying on the board as I have seen some that were cracked by people doing this. If you do open it up there are 8 white/blue diodes along the top just below the 4 output power transistors that are of very poor quality. If you have it open then replace them with IN4007 diodes. You may even find some of the original diodes corroded. Ride safe db
