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Richard W
Richard W
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RE: Looking for a machinist who repairs cracked aluminum engine castings (engineering question)

The root issue here is the tapered thread, which will always exert radial pressure the moment it is returned to this unsupported position in the case....

1 month ago
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RE: valve adjustment after R&R cylinders

  * Yes, that is a good way to proceed. * Expect a lot of smoke/ oil burning for the first 50 miles. Install fresh 20w50 engine oil. When the...

2 months ago
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RE: Clutch slippage

If you end up disassembling to install new clutch parts... a lot of knowledgeable people contend that the pressure plate assembly is balanced as an as...

2 months ago
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RE: Clutch slippage

First make sure that your actuation lever on the rear of the gearbox has some "free play". There MUST be an air gap on that lever, or the clutch cable...

2 months ago
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RE: Needing Special Tools

Faster and easier for you to simply buy the one-size Heli-Coil set (based on the stud's original Metric thread size). If it's your first time working ...

2 months ago
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RE: Carb choices - R90

It is well known that both the carb Needles and Needle Jets need replacing every 10 years (or so), due to the hammering effect that air moving across ...

2 months ago
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RE: Carb choices - R90

The measured resistance of the correct plug wires should be zero, nill, none, nada.   The question was not, "Does the Dyna have good spark...

2 months ago
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RE: Carb choices - R90

My thoughts... * To my knowledge, the Dellortos only came on the R90S models. Apparently, someone has "upgraded" trying to get more out of the bike....

2 months ago
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RE: Swing Arm Boot Oil

• James has given you excellent advice and information. There are actually 3 reservoirs of gear oil in an /5 Airhead, and the drive shaft is one of th...

2 months ago
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RE: Electronic ignition Install

Not to belabor the finer points, but since your new system is now triggered by an invisible magnetic field, there is no longer any such thing as "stat...

3 months ago
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RE: exhaust removal R60/5

1. This is the beauty of working on a "bike lift". You can use your ratchet strap over the back of the seat to pull the rear wheel down, thus raising ...

3 months ago
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RE: Electronic ignition Install

Your post is somewhat unclear. OT is the position for what we call Top Dead Center (TDC). Do not time the ignition at TDC. If your flywheel does ...

3 months ago
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RE: Electronic ignition Install

And one more important bit.... You will need to own a stroboscopic timing lamp, because there is no way to set EI ignition timing "statically". Yes,...

3 months ago
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RE: Electronic ignition Install

Electronic Ignitions (EI) are simply different. It's not like going from incandescent tail light bulb to LED bulb. It's more like going from a hand cr...

3 months ago
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