UPDATE
Just talked to Rebel. He has arrived in Portland and is waiting to hook up with Hamster.
so I'm going on a road trip...
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Thanks for the update Whisker. When I talked to Reb last night he thought they would have plenty of help with the four of them. I was kind of toying with the idea of flying up but it seems well in hand.
Wishing them all the best of luck.
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Wishing them all the best of luck.
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Another update
RR and HH have made it to 1CrazyMoFo's place in Eugene. Frank has an engine for him and they will start the swap in the morning.
RR and HH have made it to 1CrazyMoFo's place in Eugene. Frank has an engine for him and they will start the swap in the morning.
"Agreement is not a requirement for Respect" CDR Michael Smith USN (Ret) 2017
"The book is wrong, this whole Conclusion is Fallacious" River Tam
"Yea I do dance awkwardly, and I am having more fun than you" Taylor Swift
2008 GL1800 IIIA "TH3DOG"
1984 GL1200 Standard
1975/6/7/8/9 Arthur Fulmer Dressed Road bike
1975 Naked Noisy and Nasty in town bike
Psst. oh and by the way CHANGE YOUR BELTS!!!!
"The book is wrong, this whole Conclusion is Fallacious" River Tam
"Yea I do dance awkwardly, and I am having more fun than you" Taylor Swift
2008 GL1800 IIIA "TH3DOG"
1984 GL1200 Standard
1975/6/7/8/9 Arthur Fulmer Dressed Road bike
1975 Naked Noisy and Nasty in town bike
Psst. oh and by the way CHANGE YOUR BELTS!!!!
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The question is not how much time do you have, it is what you do with the time that you have Gandalf
"One of the greatest dignities of humankind is that each successive generation is invested in the welfare of each new generation." Fred Rodgers
"it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert" ancient saying
78 constantly modified/customized since 1978, BOTM June 2015 de-evolving this very moment viewtopic.php?f=30&t=65511
76 Ltd "cookies bike" ALMOST DONE
79 project, finished, FOR SALE
'86 1200 (Beth's)(FOR SALE) with motorvation sidecar (sidecar sold) , July 2017 BOTM
'17 HD Road king and 08 HD Heritage softail (Beth's) (FOR SALE). I guess you can say we have MBS
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the pic above is coming out. much earlier yesterday.
somebody got more pics but I think they're with RR & he's on the road South. hopefully home in a couple of hours.
well, the latest update is that it's not quite right. seems there's some orange watery stuff flowing from the left head gasket & exhaust. and it smells funny, not like water... sweeter. hm, that's not right.
yeah, it's coolant. back to the shop...
somebody got more pics but I think they're with RR & he's on the road South. hopefully home in a couple of hours.
well, the latest update is that it's not quite right. seems there's some orange watery stuff flowing from the left head gasket & exhaust. and it smells funny, not like water... sweeter. hm, that's not right.
yeah, it's coolant. back to the shop...
sorta bulldogged custom 1978 GL1000 - "geekster"
full Vetter dress 1979 GL1000 - "Barge" (currently down)
1986 1200 Aspencade - "Heart of Gold" - daily rider
1990 1500 Aspencade - It's ALIVE! but very, very naked. not in a good way.
1978 for $100 - project in worx
1978 from a previous member here - taking up space
my original '79 bought in '91 - replacing engine (eventually, maybe someday)
added an '05 1800 to the stable, all the rest gotta go
H2G2=42
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full Vetter dress 1979 GL1000 - "Barge" (currently down)
1986 1200 Aspencade - "Heart of Gold" - daily rider
1990 1500 Aspencade - It's ALIVE! but very, very naked. not in a good way.
1978 for $100 - project in worx
1978 from a previous member here - taking up space
my original '79 bought in '91 - replacing engine (eventually, maybe someday)
added an '05 1800 to the stable, all the rest gotta go
H2G2=42
A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a symptom of neurotic insecurity. ~ Robert A. Heinlein
The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. ~ Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Did you guys swap engines or just heads?
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ALL WE WANT TO DO IS DRINK OUR ESPRESSO, RIDE OUR MACHINES, AND NOT BE HASSLED BY THE MAN
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Engines, And Did Not Expect But Recived The Reach Around... The Opisite Head Is Blown On The New Motor Then The Old Motor...Brant wrote:Did you guys swap engines or just heads?
I'll Get All The Picts Posted Later Today... Bed Time Now... More Like Hibernation....
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yeah, we swapped entire engines besides a few incidental sensors & switches, etc. then we got into the swingarm which we had to split for re-installation of the engine, and then there was the rear wheel discussion...
I have some fairly seriuous nicks/chunks on one side of the rear wheel but it still holds air... and a metal screw is imbedded in the center track of the tire I've been riding on for 6-8 months. when he saw it and I explained, I thought RR was gonna have kitttens. we all went back & forth about a new tire with mount & balance. we opted to leave it as is for now but I'm gettin' a new tire once I'm home.
it still needs some little tricks done. we're pretty sure I twisted the throttle cables, not reversed them but twisted them in the routing before I reinstalled them. they're a little tough to pull and there's no return by spring. but a nice cruise control, though.
then there's the head swap. Frank says about 4 hours.
rear blake bleeding... uh, for future reference, you're NOT supposed to press the brake lever while the caliper is off the rotor. D'OH!! I was just admiring the new switch spring Frank had installed & had to play with it.
I think the guys were getting tired of my inane antics by late afternoon.
I hope we can get back over to the shop soon. as much as I really do enjoy hanging out with Frank & family (his wife is soooo understanding and he has great kids) my wife's gonna take a hunk outta my backside.
...jm.
I have some fairly seriuous nicks/chunks on one side of the rear wheel but it still holds air... and a metal screw is imbedded in the center track of the tire I've been riding on for 6-8 months. when he saw it and I explained, I thought RR was gonna have kitttens. we all went back & forth about a new tire with mount & balance. we opted to leave it as is for now but I'm gettin' a new tire once I'm home.
it still needs some little tricks done. we're pretty sure I twisted the throttle cables, not reversed them but twisted them in the routing before I reinstalled them. they're a little tough to pull and there's no return by spring. but a nice cruise control, though.
then there's the head swap. Frank says about 4 hours.
rear blake bleeding... uh, for future reference, you're NOT supposed to press the brake lever while the caliper is off the rotor. D'OH!! I was just admiring the new switch spring Frank had installed & had to play with it.
I think the guys were getting tired of my inane antics by late afternoon.
I hope we can get back over to the shop soon. as much as I really do enjoy hanging out with Frank & family (his wife is soooo understanding and he has great kids) my wife's gonna take a hunk outta my backside.
...jm.
sorta bulldogged custom 1978 GL1000 - "geekster"
full Vetter dress 1979 GL1000 - "Barge" (currently down)
1986 1200 Aspencade - "Heart of Gold" - daily rider
1990 1500 Aspencade - It's ALIVE! but very, very naked. not in a good way.
1978 for $100 - project in worx
1978 from a previous member here - taking up space
my original '79 bought in '91 - replacing engine (eventually, maybe someday)
added an '05 1800 to the stable, all the rest gotta go
H2G2=42
A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a symptom of neurotic insecurity. ~ Robert A. Heinlein
The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. ~ Neil deGrasse Tyson
full Vetter dress 1979 GL1000 - "Barge" (currently down)
1986 1200 Aspencade - "Heart of Gold" - daily rider
1990 1500 Aspencade - It's ALIVE! but very, very naked. not in a good way.
1978 for $100 - project in worx
1978 from a previous member here - taking up space
my original '79 bought in '91 - replacing engine (eventually, maybe someday)
added an '05 1800 to the stable, all the rest gotta go
H2G2=42
A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a symptom of neurotic insecurity. ~ Robert A. Heinlein
The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. ~ Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Wow. Well, its not the destination, its the journey, right? Met some cool folks and had an interesting time, so it ain't all bad. Plus you're safe.
BTW, wheres the sidecar?
BTW, wheres the sidecar?
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ALL WE WANT TO DO IS DRINK OUR ESPRESSO, RIDE OUR MACHINES, AND NOT BE HASSLED BY THE MAN
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ALL WE WANT TO DO IS DRINK OUR ESPRESSO, RIDE OUR MACHINES, AND NOT BE HASSLED BY THE MAN
Owning a motorcycle is not a matter of life or death. It's much more important than that.
"Don't sweat the little things, guys, take care and appreciate all that you have around you!" - Fewman
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I'm beginning to think I'll change both head gaskets and the water pump on mine before any kind of road trip.
This is not even the first time I've done a head gasket change because of a high chance of fault, or water pump either.
On my Subaru the 2.5s have a truly sad head gasket story so I have fitted the latest revision. Water pumps are also hard to get to and I did the job at 90,000 miles, they tend to last 120,000.
After that belts, tensioners, and seals I have not touched the Subaru engine except for plugs, wires, and oil changes for 40,000 miles.
Perhaps this might also be good trip practice for Wings.
This is not even the first time I've done a head gasket change because of a high chance of fault, or water pump either.
On my Subaru the 2.5s have a truly sad head gasket story so I have fitted the latest revision. Water pumps are also hard to get to and I did the job at 90,000 miles, they tend to last 120,000.
After that belts, tensioners, and seals I have not touched the Subaru engine except for plugs, wires, and oil changes for 40,000 miles.
Perhaps this might also be good trip practice for Wings.
Enjoy life,
Cookie
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Owner of 4.4 76s and one lone 75 Wings (does a spare engine make .2?)
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I think I'd have the same sort of cow that RR had if I'd seen that screw!!! Frankly the engine problems might be a blessing in disguise if it kept the Hamster from cracking up on the freeway in AZ or someplace! Some folks have more guts than I do. Last summer I had a front tire blow-out on my Vulcan at 90mph, and I don't think I've completely recovered psychologically yet.
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I been hanging sheetrock all day and I thought that sucked but changing an engine on the road only to find another problem !! Well I rather hang sheetrockRebelRouser wrote:Engines, And Did Not Expect But Recived The Reach Around... The Opisite Head Is Blown On The New Motor Then The Old Motor...
Stick with it guys and you will get it right!!!
"Agreement is not a requirement for Respect" CDR Michael Smith USN (Ret) 2017
"The book is wrong, this whole Conclusion is Fallacious" River Tam
"Yea I do dance awkwardly, and I am having more fun than you" Taylor Swift
2008 GL1800 IIIA "TH3DOG"
1984 GL1200 Standard
1975/6/7/8/9 Arthur Fulmer Dressed Road bike
1975 Naked Noisy and Nasty in town bike
Psst. oh and by the way CHANGE YOUR BELTS!!!!
"The book is wrong, this whole Conclusion is Fallacious" River Tam
"Yea I do dance awkwardly, and I am having more fun than you" Taylor Swift
2008 GL1800 IIIA "TH3DOG"
1984 GL1200 Standard
1975/6/7/8/9 Arthur Fulmer Dressed Road bike
1975 Naked Noisy and Nasty in town bike
Psst. oh and by the way CHANGE YOUR BELTS!!!!