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    Hey tooch!

    steamer posted a topic in Watering Hole

    What did you do? Bring that cold Canadian weather to Florida with you. Just looked at the temps for Florida tonight. Hope you brought you cold weather gear with you. Do me a favor will you, bring that cold weather back home with you so it will be warm when we get down there.
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    What Brake Pad said. Where you going to be? Robin and me are heading down there next week. Seems like we are always following you around.
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    Goose is right on this. The problem is usually caused by an exhaust leak or carb problems. in my case it was several pin hole leaks in the "y" pipes. The "y" pipes are made out of a milder steel then the front pipes, why, I don't know, but they will rust and get thin over time. You need to take good care of these pipes because they cost something in the neighborhood of $450.00 each. If not the pipes then maybe your carbs need some adjustments. plugging the AIS is a waste of time.
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    If there was any bashing going on, it was the rest of us against you and your HD, all in fun of course. I sincerely hope that is how you take all the ribbing we give you. If not, then it is all of us members that need to apologize to you.
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    OK, lets try the simple fix first. As mentioned previously, You probably have air in the system. This is very common when the cooling system is drained to replace the thermostat. Try removing the radiator cap and start the truck. Let it run until the temp comes up and the thermostat opens. you can tell it is open by watching the coolant inside the radiator, you should see it start to flow around inside the radiator. Shut it off and let it sit with the cap off for an hour or so. replace cap and drive it. If this doesn't work, buy a new truck.
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    Norfolk harbor tour And USS Wisconsin Battleship tour. When you head back north, you might want to cross over to the Eastern Shore via the Chesapeake bay bridge. 22 miles from one end to the other. Route 13 and 113 north to Phili. Have fun.
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    PSSSST... I have what you need. I'm a tool dealer. I've been pushing tools for years. I started out small at first, as a manager of a small woodworking tool store but after several years I got into the hard stuff when I went to work for a John Deere dealer and now I'm a dept. manager for Lowe's. So come see me, it won't cost much. Just give me your credit cards and I will take to a place of ecstasy. I can keep you in tools and power equipment FOR EVER! BUHAHAHA!!!
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    If you use the damper bolt to drain the forks, make sure you use an impact wrench to remove it. It is a Allen head bolt and very tight. If you try to remove it by hand you can and probably will strip it. Don't ask me how I know. the inner fairing can be move far enough from the forks without disconnecting all the electronics and cables, I think? I totally removed mine to remove the triple tree and install new bearings.
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    Probably took me a total of 10 man hours but I had to rebuild the forks. All new seals, rings and oil. The fairing is the hardiest part. If your only replacing the springs and not removing the forks then you might get it done in around 4 hours. While your in there you should remove the forks and dump the oil and replace with fresh oil. To remove the top caps, you are right, just remove them with a wrench that fits the square below the air valve, but keep down pressure on the cap or it will come shooting off at you. The spring kit come with instructions as to spacers and oil level.
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    I got a bottle of Jack, a book, a coat, gift card to dunkin donuts and a dollar from one of my grandsons.
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    And another shock bit's the dust! According to Yamamomma, they don't have no problem with them there shocks! Yea right!
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    I know this is about UPS, but I gotta ask. Why didn't you just go to your local JD dealer and pick one up? They have most parts in stock and if not they can get them in about 2 days.
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    Yea WNY members, get in touch with Tom to help out! Thank god I live in central ny
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    didn't the kit come with nylon wing nuts? I have wing nuts, don't need an Allen wrench.
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    When replacing the carbs it is possible one or more of the carbs did not reseat in the boot correctly (don't ask me how I know) creating a vacuum leak. Get up under there with a flashlight and inspection mirror and make sure you got a good fit.
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    Tooch, how much more ice cream do you want? We had a truck full there last year!
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    I spent the better part of my 21 years in the Navy as a steam propulsion plant operator. 600 psi ,880 degrees superheated steam, driving 50000 hp turbines. So Steamer seem to fit.
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    This I have got to see!.....or maybe not:puzzled:
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    When you remove the carb's look at the tops of the joints. If they are cracked all the way through where the carb's set in the joints, then you should probably replace them. the rest of the manifold/joint has a metal sleeve sandwiched between the rubber and will not leak. coating them can't hurt.
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    Nope, still using the old site.
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    Can't help much with the bike, but I also have a Motortrike conversion on my 99. Some of the older kits had coil over shocks only. air bag's where added to later models. Some owners added the air bags later. maybe this is what you have. Just look under the rear of the bike, look for 2 black air bladders about 8" long, one on each side of the axle just behind the shocks. That Schrader valve with 60lbs on it is probably for the air bag's. If so, you have way to much air in them. Try 25lbs and see if that softens up the ride.
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    You was gone???.... Never noticed:Laugh:
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    here's some pic's from Wheels Through Time Museum.
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    Rockinrobin loves doing it on the Venture..... oh heck you know what I mean.
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    Nice little hotel. Nothing fancy but very clean and friendly. It was nice to come back from a long day of riding and just sit in the rocking chair with a drink and chill out. The whole place was booked by riders.
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