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How many times did you sign the calendar Tom?

Let us know when visiting hours are will you Tom.

This is why you use an adjustable one. You start with a small gap and gradually you widen the gap until the engine starts to miss fire. Min gap is generally about 1/4 with plug in line but I have opened the gap up as high as 5/8 of an inch before starting to get a miss fire. Have done this for many years, on all types of ignition systems, without an issue. Bear in mind your only doing this until the cylinder starts to miss fire and only for a couple seconds max. Leaving it in that state too long does run the risk of coil damage or other ignition damage. I Do Apologize though, I should have been a little more clear about the procedure in my initial post. Sometimes you forget that although most on this site Like Bobby are mechanically inclined, there are a few who are not, but do read these posts to learn something and there fore better clarification is always a good thing, for those trying to understand what it is we put in these posts. And Finally Glad to hear you are up and running Bobby.

Hey Bob before you pull everything apart put an inline spark tester between the plug and boot. Make sure it is the adjustable type were you can widen the gap. You should be able to open the gap to almost 5/8 of an inch and see a spark jump. Easy way to test your ignition system. Also If you use a setup like I posted earlier for wet checking the float levels you will be able to see if the float and needle/seat is functioning properly. With this bench set up you will able to see if a carb is flooding. http://venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=86821 You can leave the carbs assembled initially and fore go the clear tube for now. Just supply the pressurized gas to each carb one at a time to see if it overflows and starts coming out of the vent tube.

Hi Rick Glad your recovering and the outlook ahead is a positive one. Stay strong my friend.

Get well soon Rick. The symptoms described also sound a lot like a vertigo attack (inner ear infection or disorder). I had that happen to me several years ago. It comes on sudddenly and can linger for a few days. You have no sense of balance, you feel like your sea sick and no matter how still you sit the room seems to move around in circles. Lets hope and pray it was nothing more serious than that. Whatever it is Prayers sent that you have a quick and complete recovery.

Cracks in any coil can cause the spark meant to jump at the plugs to detour along an easier path. A good way to test if your having high voltage leakage is run the bike in the dark and with a spray bottle mist over the entire ignition system. If you start to see what us mechanics like to refer to as Christmas lights you have found your problem.

I scanned my computer and found no malware then proceded to change my PW. So far I seem to be OK now. My daughter opened the link she got from me and now her e-mail is passing out the spam. Hopefully I have it nipped.

My personal e-mail has been hacked and a lot of junk mail has been sent out through my account. If you recieved email from Ben Bennink or saddlebum@hotmail.com DO NOT OPEN IT. I am not sure when this actually occurred but the most recent download I made was the TYRE mapping program which I downloaded yesterday. Whether or not this is the source I am not sure.

Not sure why but the picture of that bus reminds me of the old car movie Vanishing Point.

I am sure it went through ------you will have to check under the laptop to see whether or or not it got beyond that.

I am no Doctor but I had similar symptoms about 6 or 8 months ago. specially the difficult breathing when laying down as well as my heart rate would sky rocket and I would have to get up. I thought I was having a some sort of heart issue. After a battery of tests the doctors came to the conclusion that I was in good health but having an anxiety attack due to work related stress and treated me for that. It would appear that they were right as I am doing fine now. One other thing my doctor told me was to make sure I took at least 2000 mg of vitamin D a day. He said there is quite the increase in anxiety attacks because due to UV we tend to avoid the sun and as a result do not get enough vitamin D. I have been doing as he instructed and have been fine ever since and without any additional medication. Just to be clear my Dr is not a naturalist but a regular Dr. and I know first from watching a friend go through it and then going through it myself that anxiety can make the body do a sorts of scary stuff. So like I said I am no Dr but it can't hurt to have your Dad checked for anxiety disorder. Finally what ever it is that ails your Dad Lets pray that it gets sorted out soon.

Gee Don first work is overwhelming me with tests. then Volvo corporate with more tests Then the government with workers compensation tests and now you. At least your test doesn't have any questions for me to get wrong.

Now by Marking ....are you actually lifting your leg by a tree or fire hydrant

I used the same setup as in post #2 except that I used a 4 foot wilson with tunable tip. It is thinner, taller and lighter than the firestick and has an added wire at the base you can ground to help eliminate ignition static interference noise. Also on the package it states that you can ground it to assit in better swr if you cannot get it low enough. I did not have to ground it on mine and I got 1.3:1 match. Here is the link. http://wilsonantenna.com/products/cb-antennas-kitswhips-tips/sp/wilson-4-silver-load-fgt-series-fiberglass-whip-black/

Has anyone tried filling in the holes and , cutting off the studs and replacing the whole affair with metal snaps like on a tunneau cover or to snap a visor on a helmet. I was thinking about trying this and wondered if anyone already has. Maybe instead of filling the hole insert a rubber plug were the grommet goes then mount one half of the snap to the rubber plug to allow for some flexibility and movement. Just an Idea I was thinking about

Is there any indication of success with the ones being treated.

Here are the pics I promised to post of my rotating hitch.

Start em young I always say ----- Of course that now means I am no longer the cutest rider in the club.

Really - - -I was in the middle of reading threads when all of a sudden while about to post another thread I got a notice saying I did not have authorization paid my $12.00 and 2 minutes later I was somebody again (or at least as close to a somebody as you possibly could get on this site). Best of both worlds A 1st gen to get to places while they still exist. a 2nd gen to actually be able to watch the leaves go from bud to green leaves and then to colored leaves all in a single trip. But Dan If I recall this was your second mistake the first was leaving your tent poles at home when you went to MD

That is because most of us can't read -:rotfl:also sliders in carbs may stick if it has sat around. Removing the air filter and Soaking them a bit with sea foam or sea foam spray should free them up nicely. Sometimes after they have soaked you may need to gently reach down with a screwdriver and carefully push them back to aid in freeing them up.

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Cincinnati,+OH/Burlington,+ON,+Canada/@41.1340371,-86.0692593,6z/data=!4m15!4m14!1m5!1m1!1s0x884051b1de3821f9:0x69fb7e8be4c09317!2m2!1d-84.5120196!2d39.1031182!1m5!1m1!1s0x882b63d2965d93b7:0xa44a27764c2b554f!2m2!1d-79.7990319!2d43.3255196!3e0!5i1?hl=en Here You Go. OOPS I'm still in Nova Scotia

I cannot really say as I have a criteria. I never follow weather reports because they cannot be trusted. I have had occasions were I did something else instead of going for a ride, because of predicted rain and lost out on a beautiful day and I have left on predicted sunny days and got caught in the rain. So now i go by own gut feel but mostly I just ride when I want to ride. Rain gear is always with me just in case. The only time I won't go on an all day ride, is if it is already raining and my gut tells me its going to stay that way all day. going to work I pretty much ride no matter what. But I do not have far to go so the odds of getting really soaked are pretty slim.

Exactly - I am away from home in Nova Scotia right now but when I get home I will post a pic.

Name of Restaurant Mother Webb's Steak House Street Address 4788 Highway 104 City Antigonish State or Province NS Website (Optional) www.motherwebbs.com/ Quality of Food Fantastic Quality of Service Fantastic Biker Friendly? (Parking, Trusted Location, Etc.) Yes Kind of Food? (Mexican, Chinese, etc.) Regular Alcohol Served? Yes Additional Comments Coming back from the Cabot Trail in Cape Breton N.S. we stopped at this place situated along the #104 Trans Canada Highway by Antigonish N.S. The food we had, specially my steak was done quickly and to perfection. The service was fast, friendly and curtious but not over bearing. From 1 to 10, I would give this place a solid 10.