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Richard W
Richard W
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bmw clock disassembly

I once started a hobby in watch repair... which didn't last long, but I did learn some basics. The quartz movement has only something like 7 moving...

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Help I'm on Fire (and not in a good way)

I'm very familiar with heated grips, but I don't believe I've ever seen the OEM BMW heated grip kit, only the aftermarket heater kits. So take this ne...

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Sudden loss of compression and oil fouling.

Right. Except I eliminated valves and head gasket with the leak-down test - which allowed pressurization of the crank case, not air escaping from valv...

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Georgia Riders Get Ready

It's being held at Blackshear State Park in southwest GA. NOTE: Most definitely call the state park office and talk to the local rangers.... Hurri...

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Sudden loss of compression and oil fouling.

There's only: rings, valves and head gasket 2 things come to mind.... • Liquids, being incompressible, they may have blown the head gasket • A g...

7 years ago
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6 volt horn, won't work

First of all, place a test lamp between the 2 electrical leads in place of the horn. Push the horn button and make sure the lamp lights up. Sometimes ...

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Sudden loss of compression and oil fouling.

When I got home, I pulled valve cover and lots of oil spilled out - more than I’m accustomed to seeing from these engines - even when parked on the si...

7 years ago
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replacing cylinder studs

Of all the parts of an engine, the valve gear takes the least amount of lubrication. So the presence of ANY oil coming to the rocker arms is going to ...

7 years ago
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1976 60/6 Bing Carb idle and air adjustments have no affect

I'm telling you all this because as a professional vintage motorcycle mechanic, (when I know the history of the machine) I routinely replace the fuel ...

7 years ago
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1976 60/6 Bing Carb idle and air adjustments have no affect

I have yet to be able to properly balance the carbs, and still find that when i short the left side, the right side seems to never "almost stall". It ...

7 years ago
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Triggering underground electonic gate with R75/5

Or you could simply make a request to building management to reset the sensitivity setting on the loop.

7 years ago
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replacing cylinder studs

Having never had the need to remove cylinder studs, I'm not sure I can give you an authoritative answer to your question from a BMW repair standpoint....

7 years ago
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Ride Idea: The Distinguished Gentleman's Ride - Updated for 2018

So if you have not decided to ride your local DGR yourself, but like the idea and would like to lend so small show of support, then CLICK HERE to make...

7 years ago
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Rear drive

> On further reflection, the truly "simplest" method might be to do nothing except to stop using 5th gear, except on down hill sections. 😛 &g...

7 years ago
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Rear drive

> On further reflection, the truly "simplest" method might be to do nothing except to stop using 5th gear, except on down hill sections. 😛 &g...

7 years ago
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