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The clutch slave cyl sometimes leaks and the fluid goes onto the exhaust collector and burns off. So you never actually see the puddle. But if your master cyl is dry it had to go somewhere right? It's not a big job to change the Slave Cyl. I even did it myself and I am a long way from mechanically talented. The biggest issue is finangleing the new cyl. into place. Some play around for hours....me? It just seemed to fall into place.

LOL....that's better. As I said in PM....probably need to bleed the clutch. Here's some directions originally posted by a member here V7Goose... easy instructions for this with a simple hand vacuum pump. The tool I use is here: http://www.harborfreight.com/brake-bleeder-and-vacuum-pump-kit-92474.html Step one: Use the pump to suck out all the fluid from the master cylinder. You do this so that you do not have to suck all the nasty old fluid out through the bleeder valve. Step two: Fill the master with fresh fluid. Step three: connect the pump to the bleeder valve, open the valve, and start pumping. This will suck fresh fluid from the master and old nasty stuff out of the line. You will have to hold the tube on the bleeder to make sure it does not accidentally pop off while pumping. Step three-point-five: watch the master cylinder fluid level while pumping from the bleeder. STOP pumping before the fluid gets to the bottom to prevent any air from entering the line. If you make a mistake here, you will need to keep bleeding until the air bubbles get sucked out through the bleeder. Step three-point-six: Refill the master cylinder each time it gets low, making sure you never suck it dry! Step four: Watch the color of the fluid being sucked into the canister. When it changes color (gets clear), you are done. Close the bleeder and top off the master. EDIT: if you don't have a pump, you can put a hose that fits tightly over the bleeder nipple with one end into a jar. with one hand on the clutch lever you put pressure on the lever and then open the bleeder. Try to close the bleeder before you reach the end of the clutch lever "squeeze" travel. Brake fluid will come out the bleeder. keep doing this and topping up the master cyl. until you see clean fluid coming out. Make sure the master doesn't run dry or you will have to start over again. Make sure you close the bleeder before you release the clutch lever or it will suck air back into the system. And as I said in my PM......PROTECT THE PLASTIC FROM BRAKE FLUID!!!!!! Once you feel the clutch nice and firm again .....go ride!

I was at work scrambling to make sure the back up generators fired up and that the boiler system was all OK. Failure would mean shutting the company down for 6 -9 months and millions in repairs. My home was only out for less than 24 hours.

It would help if you told us what bike you ride....and what hose you are talking about. I don't think to many of us have the part numbers memorized. But welcome to the site....I'm sure you'll get lots of help here.

If they have a swimming pool ....who needs showers?

Even that sometimes doesn't go where you want! I have given pan handlers money "for food" just to watch them go straight to the liquor store. Now if I want to give, I just offer to buy them a meal.

Not going... Still sucking up for the International.

There was a Scottish painter named Smokey MacGregor who was very interested in making a penny where he could, so he often thinned down his paint to make it go a wee bit further.. As it happened, he got away with this for some time, but eventually the local church decided to do a big restoration job on the outside of one of their biggest buildings. Smokey put in a bid, and, because his price was so low, he got the job. So he set about erecting the scaffolding and setting up the planks, and buying the paint and, yes, I am sorry to say, thinning it down with turpentine......... Well, Smokey was up on the scaffolding, painting away, the job nearly completed, when suddenly there was a horrendous clap of thunder, the sky opened, and the rain poured down washing the thinned paint from all over the church and knocking Smokey clear off the scaffold to land on the lawn among the gravestones, surrounded by telltale puddles of the thinned and useless paint. Smokey was no fool. He knew this was a judgment from the Almighty, so he got down on his knees and cried: "Oh, God, Oh God, forgive me; what should I do?" And from the thunder, a mighty voice spoke. ........ (you're going to love this....scroll down) Ready? "Repaint! Repaint! And thin no more!" Oh stop groaning! You know you liked it!

Just a little gun-shy Rick?

nope...didn't work!

I used to give to the United way thru payroll donations. Then I found out that Several of the charities that were receiving my money were supporting lifestyles I never could with a clear conscience.