Never seen what you describe, but while investigating other gas cap trivia, it was discovered that a lot of the screw-on (VW and Audi) and twist-on (T...

Link... He's opened his clock to replace the two 100 micro farad capacitors. He gingerly pries the aluminum bezel open by going slowly around the r...

► Instructions for removing the SHED system: Fuel "starvation" could have several different causes... 1. Fuel not getting to the carbs Have yo...

Well since I helped you, why not help us with a link to the website you found ?? You're not the only one with a clock that needs repair ! 😛 Tha...

I have no experience with bikes over 100K miles, and would defer to Scot on that. However, on an R100RS with 85K, I was able to cure a very uncomfo...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...