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    Just read through some of that. It makes the coils more suspect. I've done a lot of checking on the wires and grounds and will double check those again. So far the car has not died while running, only fails to fire when trying to start. Thanks for the info. Mike
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    Hi Carl, I'm just drowning in problems lately eh? LOL! Nope, each new module has been a Motorcraft DY-755-A (fixed) from NAPA. They stood behind the first one and that was fine but with several failures of the same kind they won't cover the others. No problem with that. Fair enough. Charging system is working fine, never seen a reading above 14.5 and the battery is holding charges well. Possible shorts were chased but none found. But then again......how many miles of wire on a Lincoln? It's possible. But the thing I wonder about, and with my limited knowledge of this stuff, the module fails and you can't get the spark to fire. If you lose spark when the module fails why hasn't this problem manifested itself while the car us running down the road, God forbid. Ok, ok ignition module. I suppose the circiut is bypassed once the car is running. A guess. I don't fully understand this type of stuff. I'll check with Steve and see if the coils were checked during the trouble shooting. Knowing the way he does things I would assume they were. More things to ponder. Thanks Mike
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    Grab a beer boys ....this is a long one. Ok ...two beers. Ok, here's the problem. A '95 Lincoln Towncar 4.6. About 2 years ago I went to leave for work and the car would crank like crazy but no spark. Checked battery and it was well charged and everything seemed to be fine except it would not fire. I tried everything I knew about Lincolns and finally had it towed to my oldest friends shop. He is the ONLY person I have trusted to work on my vehicles. Honest and straight up shop that does what is needed and no screwing around. His service staff is top notch and well trained. So he has it for the day and calls and says it's fixed. The ignition module was bad. That was all. Everything else was fine. Only $240.00 for the module and $75.00 for the tow. Picked it up and it was fine. Started great as it always had. Then......13 months later......it does it again. Same trouble shooting process and the tow to his shop. The ignition module was found to be bad again. Plugged in a new one and it fired right up. But he did go to bat for me and got the first module replaced by warrenty. It was out by a month but they covered it. I asked him to keep the car for another day and do a full trouble shooting rundown on it to see if he could find if there was something causing the modules to fail. He did.....and found no problems at all. Then.........6 months later it did it again. He had a mechanic run a new module to where I was 30 miles away and we plugged it in and it fired right up. Again. And this time the module could not be covered under warranty. Crap. Another $240.00. So back to his shop and we spent an evening going through the cars system. Had a couple of his techs hanging around as they were curious, and I was holding the beer cooler. The only thing that seemed to keep coming up was a possible problem with excessive resistance causing the module to fail. Most likely culprit....the plug wires. We tested each and every wire and found none showing to be bad. I replaced them anyway. So some time passed. Until last Sunday. And again...same story. Rerun. Ok, so it's sitting in my garage being defiant. Much like myself at this point. I've talked to my buddy and and his techs and they are baffled. In doing my research and reading the service manuals I know the computer in the car needs 10.5 volts to operate, but they usually won't act up until 9.5 to 10 volts. I've owned several Lincolns in the past. This much I know. LOL! Going back to the battery I made sure I've got that available. When cranking I'm only dropping to about 11.9 at the lowest when I've been cranking quite a few times. Battery is being kept at full charge during all this. I'm not making any progress guys. I'm willing to drop another $240.00 for another module IF I know it will last. There has to be something causing this to fail....and it seems to be happening more often. And besides that....it has rained every danged day since it quit starting. The bike looks like hell. That has to stop. I need some advice. Thoughts?....ideas?.....advice?.....magical cures?....donations to buy another car? Dancing in the rain...... Mike
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    I'm not sure but I belive the 2nd gen starter are all for brush now. I think they will be direct bolt in. Somebody will pop in here shortly with that info. Doing the ground mod on a four brush is a bit trickier as there is a lot less room to work with, but it can be done. Dingy has pics posted somewhere on that also.
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    If ya need a battery the DEKA AGM is about the best you can get. Even American made and close to bullet proof. Check with skydoc_17 and check it out. Going to be under $100 bucks even with shipping I think. Mine is going into it's third season and still going as strong as the day I bought it. Mike
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    Hi Dan, Try some of these lines on the Warden and see how long you are allowed to still sleep in the house. What is the difference between a battery and a woman? A battery has a positive side. If your wife keeps coming out of the kitchen to nag at you, what have you done wrong? Made her chain too long Why is a Laundromat a really bad place to pick up a woman? Because a woman who can't even afford a washing machine will probably never be able to support you. Why do women have smaller feet than men? It's one of those 'evolutionary things' that allows them to stand closer to the kitchen sink. Why do men pass gas more than women? Because women can't shut up long enough to build up the required pressure. If your dog is barking at the back door and your wife is yelling at the front door, who do you let in first ? The dog, of course. He'll shut up once you let him in. Scientists have discovered a food that diminishes a woman's sex drive by 90%.. It's called a Wedding Cake. Why do men die before their wives? They want to.
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    Go ahead Dan. I'm sure you are a lil familiar with the word "PAIN". Keep us posted on how that works out.
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    Now as a guy I find a need for a "Special" type of card on certian holidays. They just ain't out there. Hallmark don't have the kind of stuff to show how I feel. "I've always wanted to have someone to hold, someone to love. After having met you, I've changed my mind." "I must admit, you brought religion into my life. I never believed in Hell till I met you." "Looking back over the years that we've been together, I can't help but wonder: What the heck was I thinking?" "As the days go by, I think of how lucky I am that you're not here to ruin it for me." "If I get only one thing for Christmas, I hope it's your sister." "As I grow older, I think of all the gifts you've given me. Like the need for therapy..." "Thanks for being a part of my life! I never knew what evil was before this!" "Money is tight, times are hard, here's your freaking Christmas card!!!" "Someday I hope to get married, just not to you." "I just want you to know that I'm sorry for what happened, especially since you survived." "Happy Birthday! You look great for your age... Almost Lifelike!" "Congratulations on getting married! It's not every day you decide to ruin your life!" "I always wanted to be rich, powerful, and well respected. While I'm dreaming, I wish you weren't so damn ugly." "Congratulations on your wedding day! Too bad nobody likes your wife…" "I'm so miserable without you; it's almost as if you were here."
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    Before you decide to "rubberize" your tank, take a read on this product. http://www.caswellplating.com/aids/epoxygas.htm I used this stuff two years ago on my '84 tank after discovering how bad the rust was. There is no need to get ALL the rust out as the expoxy bonds even tighter to the rough surface. Power washed the inside at the car wash, did the old nuts and bolt shake down a few times and power washer again. Dried it, flushed with Acetone and coated it. The inside feels like a Thermos bottle and I have had not fleck of rust develop since. I've used and recommended the other types of coatings in the past, but this stuff is way easier to work with, no need to acid treat the tank (huge plus) and I see no chance of it breaking down in the future. It costs a lil more, but it's a one time treatment for rust, possible thin spots and any developing pinholes. I've done two more tanks for friends since I did mine and it did the trick for both of them. Good stuff. Check it out. My Mike
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    You ain't alone with this problem. Been through it twice. What is happening is the starter engage clutch that is bolted inside the stator is more than likely starting to crack or has already. The entire system that hooks up the bike to crank it over is little more that three roller bearing held against the boss on the 72 tooth ring gear by springs about the size of those in a ball point pen. Yep, it works, but when it starts to go ..... it only gets worse and very quickly. Once the clutch body cracks the alinement to make those rollers hook up is gone. Like you says it can make a loud clunk or a nasty chattering as the roller fail to hook up on the boss. I think a new OEM engage clutch assembly is about $186.00, or was last time I checked. Don't bother trying to replace pieces.....it ain't worth the money. It will fail again. The modifed engage clutch offered by Dano it the trick to being done with it forever. It costs a lil more than an OEM but it's the final fix. I installed one in my '84 a couple of years ago and it's been problem free since. Talk to Dano for sure. He can answer all your questions. A few pics showing the type of damage you would probably find when you open it up and a couple of Danos upgrade. So much for three roller bearings. I thinks it's like 19 elipical sprags with a steel spring behind them all. Bullet proof. The first two are a cracked OEM clutch body. The 3rd one is the OEM in the stator and the 4th is Danos upgrade. You can see the differnce between the two clearly. Mike
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    Yep, match amp output to the speaker rating. And watch the ohm's also. A 400 watt speaker is not going to do much on a what? ........ 12 watt amp. Mike
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    Welcome to the nuthouse. Sound like an avid fan of the Ventures so you are in the right place. Hope ya like ice cream. There I said it.....somebody would say it sooner or later. Mike
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    PM on the way
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    I picked up a Scorpion Strike from New Enough when they listed them for $74.00. It is a great jacket for all round weather with the zip out thermal liner and seems to hold off water pretty well. But behind the fairing of a 1st gen you just don't get all that wet anyway, as long as you're moving. So with three seasons covered.......a mesh for summer should do the trick. Sounds like Joe Rocket is the popular brand so far. I'll take another look at their stuff. Mike
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    Ok, summer is here. It hit 80 today. I bought a Scorpion textile jacket last fall and it does it's job well. I rode in temps down to 12 degrees with the liner in and it was warm enough at that temp. Take the liner out when it is between 40 and 70 degree range and that is great. But today........80! Not good! Been looking for a mesh jacket for a while for the upcoming hot days and there are a lot to choose from. Everytime I find something I think I would like it's not available in my size or sold out. I watch Motorcyclegear on a daily basis. I just want something that breathes and offers a fair amount of protection. Don't really need a rain liner as I carry a rain suit in the bag at all times. So I'm going to ask what are your comments on what you wear. That might help me narrow my search down a bit. Mike
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    Jeff, What are you looking for in the caster wheels? I strip down a lot of racks at work and I tend to accumulate the danged things. Are you looking for a permament mount or just going to bolt on for storage? Mike
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    As long as it sticks ........you're good to go. Be nice to know what that shell is made out of.
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    Yep, you would need a T gauge that was a lot longer if the forks were extended. And don't forget to burp them. Here are the Progressive directions.
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    Hi Frank, You are kind of where I was with my problem when it first started acting up. I had changed my fuel filter and had a lot of rust in it. After the new filter it did fine for a while then started acting like your's. I barely got home on that last ride when I started bogging down. I opened the fuel level sending unit cover and it was easy to see the screens for the pick up tubes were shot and loose in the stand pipes. Rust was going directly to the petcock and clogging the lines. I had to do a full tear down and replace all lines, which I should have done the first time, and then coated to tank with epoxy sealer. I even tore down the carbs to clean them out. Once that was done it was fine again and that was two years ago. If I were you I'd start at the source and open the tank to look and go from there. I surely hope you don't have a rust issue like I did and maybe it's just a line going bad. Keep us posted on what you find. Mike
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    I started to laugh........but dang the truth hurts.
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    With the Progressives it's 5 1/2 inches from the top of the tubes. I made T gauge out of white plastic I can drop in the top and when it hits the bottom the the T........it's full. Mike
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    Fuel filter would be my first suspect. It sounds like fuel starvation. Could be anywhere from the petcock pickups, line to the fuel filter, filter itself or the feed line to the carbs. Opps. Said new filter. Did you check to make sure it was clean? I found a lot of rubber particals in my carb filters when I first got my bike from the ole red lines breaking down.
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    This is interesting. I'm going to ask what are the dash indicator lights doing during this? Does the white low beam failure light come on along with the monitor when running the low beam? Does the blue high beam light come on when on high? Curious.
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