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    As a last resort I'd try a small pick in each side of the valve to try to pry it forward a bit. The o-ring is towards the rear so that should be out of the way. Stupid question but I'm going to ask anyway. Are you sure you got the entire screw out, right down to the tapered part? I know some have mentioned breaking them off. Sorry, I had to go for the simple stuff first. Some rust buster around the valve to break up the crude..... It might help a little to make sure the ball detent is turned away form the hole in the housing (at the top) with some oil in the hole........ You might shoot DesertRider a PM. He rode his for a long time with no screw in it at all. He hasn't posted back on rather or not he got his out to do the o-ring. If he has, he might have some thoughts. It took me a good 20 minutes to work mine out. Just wiggle work. Mike
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    The 26H is for the '83 model only. The vac system can be modified to work. Dingy has the word on that. THe 41R is for all other years '84 thru '89 I believe. There will be differences in the actual part numbers as improvoment were made over the years but the 41R will work on all models with the double pickup coils in those years. The year won't matter. Just need the 41R. Mike Opps...Dingy was here already. So what the said.
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    Ok ya got the screw out. Now you are going to have to find some channel locks or lock grips that you can get ahold of the front of the plastic valve with. You can rock it back and forth and gently work it forward, to the front of the bike. It will work out. Depends on how long it's been in there. Remember about the ball bearing (the detent) and the spring inside that valve body. Wrap a rag around the valve while you are pulling it out to make sure you don't have to go looking for it. Skydoc_17 has that lil kit with the new o-ring and hex drive screw. Not a bad idea. I put one in mine. No more winter drips. As far as filling the sytem, top off the radiator and replace the cap then check the over flow bottle. Run the bike until it gets hot and check the over flow again. It's best to top it off from there to get the system completely filled. Mike
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    That was weird! I heard this loud slapping noise and I grabbed my popcorn and turned on the 'puter and there it was!!! When's the show start? This otta be a good one.
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    Hey Beau-Kat, Sounds like you have something in the works but..........I have a new set of straps off a RT tank bag. Let me know the width of the strap you need and how long they need to be if you need them. Mike
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    YES!!! There is a better battery for your Venture! http://www.bohannonbattery.com/html/deka/etx20l.html This one fits your bike. Get ahold of Skydoc_17. He handles them also. You CAN NOT find a higher quality battery for the bucks. AGM 12.8 volt. Tough as nails. AMERICAN MADE!!! I've had one for two seasons now. Sat for two weeks and still showed 12.8 on the meter when I hit the switch. Just sayin' ya know.......did I mention I like the DEKA's? Mike
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    Here are the pics from the listing Jack. In reading the listing and looking at the pic names it appears that they are saying the pic with the yellow light on is how it looks with the light on with the chrome lens in place. Humm......have to see it myself. The popular thing around here is the "black out" lens. Not impressed with them at all. Daytime.....hardly any light to be seen. At night.......way to little light. Hey Fxitdude........remember to post some pics for us.
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    Now remember Evel let go of his bikes a few times to. (with somewhat more spectacular results) However, I don't think his let goes were planned. Great photo though.
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    Handy lil critter to. Use the daylights out of mine.
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    It's right next to the No Frills at 4240 S. 50th Street. The plaza on the west side of 50th just north of "L". Hope you won't need that tap & die set if all goes well.
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    Craigr, Check out the Westlake Hardware on 50th and "G" Street. I buy all my needed metric stuff there. One decent selection, probably the best in town. They have a pretty nice selection of chrome stuff to including the allen heads. If ya get in a bind let me know. I have the tools ya need to get-r-done. Mike
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    You mean like vacuum pack the whole bike? Dat gonna be a biggg baggie! We see some tough weather around here in the winter months. One neighbor was in the same position you're in. No indoor storage. He made a arched wooded frame over a 4 X 8 piece of plywood for a floor and covered it with a tarp and stapled down tight. He had a 75 watt light bulb in a ceramic fixture inside the housing. It was weather tight and most the snow slid off the arched top. The light bulb helped keep the moisture level low inside and provided some warmth for the bike. Seemed to work pretty well. Bike fire right up in the spring. I could look out on a cold night and see a blue glow from his backyard. Kind of odd looking but it did the trick.
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    Many years back I stopped at a HD dealer and started laughing when I hit the display floor. Every bike had what appeared to be an oil slick under the side stand. Got to looking and it was rubber pad they used to protect the floor. The sales guy came over and I asked him "You know what that looks like right?" He just chuckled and said "we just want you get used to the idea right off." Good to see they saw the humor in it.
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    Filmed with a really, really long lens.
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    Ok, still trying to figure out the compression ratio to do the vids but I got a couple of still captures to post. The deal is this. With the bike off, or low idle the picture is great. Better than I expected. But......once the bike is starting to ramp up on the revs I start getting a wave in the signal as you can see in the pics. Now....I just had it strapped (firmly) to the top of my switch panel on the left controls. I got hot wires in there......or......in my mind the culprit is the fact I do not run resistor spark plugs. I have new resistor caps and wires....but no resistor plugs. Imput please. Any thoughts..... Anybody else running into this? Mike
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    Got mine today to. Not a bad looking lil unit. Tougher looking than I expected. All good. Came with enough odds and ends to hook it up to about anything. But like Craigr said.......raining.
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    Thanks Bryan, Haven't had much time to watch the news today. I guess this is a start. Mike
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    Yep, I think Russ nailed this one. Great fix. I've only got one pin still intact and three that I repaired. I ordered a set of four and am going to redo mine this winter. Thanks to Russ and Condor for the info. Mike
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    Hey Jack, It's that sku# 9515K73 supposed to be 9512K73? Just checking.
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    That's a great time saver!! Thanks.
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    I've had my run-ins with tarantula's at work also. They seem to like to travel in the shipments of bananas. I had the produce manager call me down one day and he was pointing to a box of bananas on the floor from about 10 feet away. Right on top was a dead tarantula. I lifted it out and laid it on his desk and took a look at it. I could see two puncture marks on back of the body. It didn't die from old age shall I say. By that time I had a pretty good group of co-workers hanging over my shoulder. I made the comment that it was probably killed by a larger tarantula during the shipment. I stood up and looked around and I was alone......all alone. Didn't get a lot of foot traffic through the warehouse for a few days. It's a spider folks............
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    I had a few minutes of slack time today so I thought I'd go over some invoices. Parked my butt at my desk and was sorting things out and I noticed a movement coming towards me on the desk top. Stop...look again.....yep.....spider.....big one. Weird looking. Nothing new really, get them all the time. But this one looked a bit different. So I parked coffee cup over it and got a container. Slipped a piece of paper under the cup and went to flip in into the plastic container. All Heck broke loose when I dropped it in. I thought the dang thing blew up. Well......it didn't. It was female Wolf spider with a full load of lil ones......over a hundered of them as close as I can tell. Quick lil devils. I catch Wolf spiders all the time. I keep them in a 20 gallon tank and feed them crickets. If you have ever had a spider problem in your home......catch a Wolf and keep it fed. Any other spider will vacate the location el pronto!! But since I know everybody LOVES spiders.....here are a few pics of the lil sweety. Oh...and that is an 8" container. So...it's not a lil spider. LOL! Remember to show your wife or girlfriend. Entertainment value. Yes it is.
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    Danged zoning regulations!!! Can't have one.
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    Remove side panels, lower forward fairing and radiator side panels. Use correct spark plug socket with a swivel, then about a 4 inch extention to the ratchet. That's the trick for me. Socket, swivel, extention. Works fine.
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    I'm a fan of the KT1200 but I have to admit....they are high maintance. They thrive on attention. The owners I have talked to around here say just doing the spring tune and oil change can run $500 to $700 bucks. (at the stealer) It would be a whole new game for ya but if you're up to the expense I think you would be happy. Again.....you're familar with the Venture and know your way around and it sounds like you are set up with the parts you want. Me........I'd be riding the Beemer is a flash. Mike
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