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  1. saddlebum
    No and niether is the ice cream and the ice cream is never going to be there so don't bother showing up. . . .That way I can at least get some
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    To start with Your hookup is wrong Disconnect the antenna cable, from the radio Connect the antenna cable, to the connector marked antenna, on the SWR meter Take the jumber, connect one end to the radio Connect the other end of the jumper, to the connector on the SWR meter, marked radio Now try adjusting your antenna The way you had it hooked up the SWR meter treats your jumper as though it is the Antenna Cable which of course would be too short and give a false SWR reading Before you hook up the meter, I would advise you check your antenna mounting, as previously mentioned. While the antenna cable is disconnected use an ohmeter, to make sure the antenna is not grounded. Touch one probe to ground, and the other to the metal base, of the antenna itself. you should have no reading at all . If you do, you either put the plastic washer in the wrong location or you are not properly centered in the hole and the center part of the stem may be touch the sides of the hole.
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    Hang in there Girl. we all fall at some point, so at least you got yours out of the way early. Hope you got it on video, 5yrs form now you can look back at it and chuckle. And may I suggest different ridding slippers ....ah ....iI mean boots. Bottm line dont give up.
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    Another thing you can check, is the disributor shaft, for too much play as well. I have seen where the shaft bushings are worn, to the point that when the engine gets hot the shaft play in the bushings increase and effect the way the points open and close. It often results in the points not opening enough as the engine gets hot sometimes not opening at all depending on how badly the shaft and bushing are worn. A good indication is if your points prematurely build up too much pitting on the contacts. As the point gap gets smaller you start to get arching across the contacts and this will cause the pitting to build up. Too elimanate any electrical condition try running a wire fom the Battery NEG- directly to the engine block, and from the battery POS+ directly to the coil POS+. If the problem goes away check your electrical system, If the problem remains, check the engine and dist for faults. Also check to see if your ignition system uses a balast resister. it is a white ceramic block. If you have one temporarly bypass it with a jumper wire. if the fault remains the resister is ok. If the fault goes away replace it. These resisters usually fail altogether but have been known to work fine until the get hot and then they start failing Boy you are really making me go back in time to when I started as an apprentice 40 years ago. I can actaully smell the shop as I sit here.
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    Disregard my previous post. I missed the part were you mentioned points and condesor so obviously my previous post does not apply. When it quits but still cranks over do you still have spark? If so you may have a condition known as vapour lock. this is the result of fuel overheatng in the carb. try adding a spacer between the carb and intake. You may also want to check for any possible intake or vacum leaks. When the engine begins to die try increasing the choke a bit to see if runnig appears to improve. You may also want to check to see that the timing chain has not stretched sometimes when this happens it will run while the choke is on but as the engine warms up and the choke opens the fuel mix is to lean to keep an engine with a stretched chain running. If you do not have spark then follow up trouble shooting for an electrical fault.
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    1- What year is the engine and what type of ignition system does it have ? 2- does it always fire up cold and die as it gets hot ? 3- when it dies do you have to wait for the engine to cool down before it will fire up again ? 4- When the engine is running, do you feel the power dropping off so that you need increase throttle ? Certian years of GM engines, with electronic ignition, still using a distributor, had a condition, that fell within the catagory of the above questions. This was caused by th perminat magnet in the distributor. The magnet was made of a semisoft type material. If engine oil leaked up past the shaft seal the magnet would swell up a bit and then it would devolop hairline cracks in it. As the engine got warmer these cracks would increase in size and the engine start to falter and then shut down. Once the engine cooled down these cracks got smaller and the engine would fire up again. Try getting your hands on another distributor and trying it.
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    I am ready

    saddlebum replied to BradT's topic in Picture Folder

    That is a nice looking machine Brad
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    tool

    saddlebum replied to oldgoat's topic in Watering Hole

    So let me get this straight . . . you are saying not to sart with C-4 1st
  9. saddlebum
    That would be great if you do Brad. I sent you a PM with my address in case you do.
  10. saddlebum
    It is the air preasure sensor (circled on the parts picture below) used on the 1st gen class air suspension sytem, found on 1983-93 Venture royals
  11. saddlebum
    Glad to hear you doing well. Not to frighten you but I have a friend who ran into complications because he thought he was tough and did too much too soon so go slow and give things time to heal. On the up side all my other friends who have been through this came through superbly.
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    tool

    saddlebum replied to oldgoat's topic in Watering Hole

    Try drilling a hole and then tapping in a torx bit. It helps if you grind the end of the torx bit flat so as to leave a sharp edge on the end. this helps it cut the groves easier as you tap it into the hole also slightly countersinking the edge of the hole will help keep the bit centered as you start tapping it in. This is all I have used for an easy out for years and unlike the spiral type easy outs you can gently work the screw back and forth to help loosen it. Second option is to drill a large enough hole in the head so it will snap off of the stem, remove the cover then use vise grips to remove the remainder of the screw.
  13. saddlebum
    Mmmmmmmm Coffee
  14. saddlebum
    Prayers for Gun Boat sent . If its any consolation maney of the people I know have gone through this and come through just fine. Key is not to do things to soon afterwords.
  15. saddlebum
    You am not only vone..... Me not so undustandink vhy
  16. saddlebum
    After all this time would we even be able to make sense of what an english speaking support person is trying to tell us
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    I will double check that just to be safe, but I am pretty sure it is the sensor itself because I am getting the 5 volt refrence signal to the sensor but no return signal from the sensor and it is full of oil. Just the same thanks for the tip and as I said I will double check that to be sure.
  18. saddlebum
    I got my engine miss resolved, but now the class system is not working and giving me an E-4 code. Tracked it down to the preasure sensor. Great, how serious can that be ? I mean two screws, one connector, slap a new one on, how simple is that. But NOOOO my sensor is full of oil, great. This can only mean one thing. Oil is leaking from my suspension into my air system I guess I will have to figure out if it coming from the rear or the front. Heres to hoping I can get through the summer with it P/S If anyone has a spare sensor for the class system on an 89, that they are willing to part with let me know.
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    Oil Change instructions for Women: 1. Pull up to GM Dealership when the mileage reaches 3,000 miles since the last oil change. 2. Drink a cup of coffee. 3. 15 minutes later, scan debit card and leave, driving a properly maintained vehicle. Money spent: Oil Change:$24.00 Coffee: Complementary TOTAL: $24.00 Oil Change instructions for Men: 1. Wait until Saturday, drive to auto parts store and buy a case of oil, filter, kitty litter, hand cleaner and a scented tree,and use your debit card for $50.00. 2. Stop by Beer Store and buy a case of beer, (debit $24), drive home. 3. Open a beer and drink it. 4. Jack truck up. Spend 30 minutes looking for jack stands. 5. Find jack stands under kid's pedal car. 6. In frustration, open another beer and drink it. 7. Place drain pan under engine. 8. Look for 9/16 box end wrench. 9. Give up and use crescent wrench. 10. Unscrew drain plug. 11. Drop drain plug in pan of hot oil: splash hot oil on you in process. Cuss. 12. Crawl out from under truck to wipe hot oil off of face and arms. Throw kitty litter on spilled oil. 13. Have another beer while watching oil drain. 14. Spend 30 minutes looking for oil filter wrench. 15. Give up; crawl under truck and hammer a screwdriver through oil filter and twist off. 16. Crawl out from under truck with dripping oil filter splashing oil everywhere from holes. Cleverly hide old oil filter among trash in trash can to avoid environmental penalties. Drink a beer. 17. Install new oil filter making sure to apply a thin coat of oil to gasket surface. 18. Dump first quart of fresh oil into engine. 19. Remember drain plug from step 11. 20. Hurry to find drain plug in drain pan. 21. Drink beer. 22. Discover that first quart of fresh oil is now on the floor. Throw kitty litter on oil spill. 23. Get drain plug back in with only a minor spill. Drink beer. 24. Crawl under truck getting kitty litter into eyes. Wipe eyes with oily rag used to clean drain plug. Slip with stupid crescent wrench tightening drain plug and bang knuckles on frame removing any excess skin between knuckles and frame. 25. Begin cussing fit. 26. Throw stupid crescent wrench. 27. Cuss for additional 5 minutes because wrench hit truck and left dent. 28. Beer. 29. Clean up hands and bandage as required to stop blood flow. 30. Beer. 31. Dump in five fresh quarts of oil. 32. Beer. 33. Lower truck from jack stands. 34. Move truck back to apply more kitty litter to fresh oil spilled during any missed steps. 35. Beer. 36. Test drive truck. 37. Get pulled over: arrested for driving under the influence. 38. truck gets impounded. 39. Call loving wife, make bail. 40. 12 hours later, get truck from impound yard. Money spent: Parts: $50.00 DUI: $2,500.00 Impound fee: $75.00 Bail: $1,500.00 Beer: $20.00 TOTAL: $4,145.00 But you know the job was done right!
  20. saddlebum
    Depends ....do have royal blood in your viens ........and even then it will have to go through parleeement so they can tell me what I decided
  21. saddlebum
    We still foot the bill when they come to visit
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    When asked about the number of dependants, I replied between refuges, illigal aliens, healthy but lazy welfare recipients ( including the royal Familly), teenage moms, Automotive Manufactures and fat over paid politicians. I have totally lost count. :think: Its no wonder we can't properly look after our elderly.
  24. saddlebum
    I shift strictly by sound and feel, I prefer to keep my eyes on the road ahead. That is not to say I don't get caught once in a while, but I think we all get caught now and again no matter which method you use.
  25. saddlebum
    I have never had one of these apart, but have done alot of transmissions. Is it possible that a gear was flipped around the wrong way or a spacer washer put on the wrong side of a gear. somtimes a gear looks the same on both sides but a closer look the center bore and shoulder reveals a slightly longer shoulder on one side of the gear than the other.
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