Found a piston crack
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I totally get what rounders is saying. There are times even I feel like I should learn how to do this basic stuff. I even did my first oil change last year with a help of my friend. Hes like Hattitude, does all his maintenance by himself. And also offers to help me out with my bike.
May be one of these days Ill do easy things instead of going to the dealer. Thankfully between my job, rentals and investments I make enough to pay for my hobbies. So I dont mind paying someone to help me.
Its funny that you say Red Foreman, that was my first TV show I used to watch when I first came to US. I learned to speak English watching that show. I used to write words that I couldnt understand, look in the dictionary and try to use it in a sentence. I spent many years watching that and other shows learning how to speak English. I still remember I used to be surrounded by books, news clippings and dictionary for years trying to learn.
May be one of these days Ill do easy things instead of going to the dealer. Thankfully between my job, rentals and investments I make enough to pay for my hobbies. So I dont mind paying someone to help me.
Its funny that you say Red Foreman, that was my first TV show I used to watch when I first came to US. I learned to speak English watching that show. I used to write words that I couldnt understand, look in the dictionary and try to use it in a sentence. I spent many years watching that and other shows learning how to speak English. I still remember I used to be surrounded by books, news clippings and dictionary for years trying to learn.
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I had a friend who decided he wanted to be more involved in the maintenance of his new car... He asked me to show him how to check the oil..
About four months later he called me from a gas station pay phone (this was before cell phones). He told me he checked his oil and he was down quart. Now he wanted to know how.where to put the new oil in....
We all got to start somewhere at sometime in our lives....
Luckily when I was 7 years old, our neighbor Nick Russi, taught me how to change spark plugs in a car (he did most the work).... I was hooked!!! I used to help him and my Dad work on cars ever since then...
About four months later he called me from a gas station pay phone (this was before cell phones). He told me he checked his oil and he was down quart. Now he wanted to know how.where to put the new oil in....
We all got to start somewhere at sometime in our lives....
Luckily when I was 7 years old, our neighbor Nick Russi, taught me how to change spark plugs in a car (he did most the work).... I was hooked!!! I used to help him and my Dad work on cars ever since then...
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It's not about money. Sometimes it is quicker than back and forth to dealer. This shop is 150 miles away.
I do think you should have a modest tool set in the house. Even if you never use it.
I do think you should have a modest tool set in the house. Even if you never use it.
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Got a call from my Indy. My bike is ready for pick up. He said rocker box cover was warped and that caused the leak. When he first installed , he did not look at it.
Anyway looking forward to put some miles before snow gets here.
Ill go pick it up tomorrow. Weather looks like high 50 and low 30 cloudy. Try to start early morning so I can ride back before dark.
He said couldnt do a test ride because its raining but he let the bike run for an hour in the shop with a fan ON. Not sure if thats ok ?
Spring project install Pro Action fork kit, replace both tensioners and may be do stage I.
Anyway looking forward to put some miles before snow gets here.
Ill go pick it up tomorrow. Weather looks like high 50 and low 30 cloudy. Try to start early morning so I can ride back before dark.
He said couldnt do a test ride because its raining but he let the bike run for an hour in the shop with a fan ON. Not sure if thats ok ?
Spring project install Pro Action fork kit, replace both tensioners and may be do stage I.
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Got a call from my Indy. My bike is ready for pick up. He said rocker box cover was warped and that caused the leak. When he first installed , he did not look at it.
Anyway looking forward to put some miles before snow gets here.
Ill go pick it up tomorrow. Weather looks like high 50 and low 30 cloudy. Try to start early morning so I can ride back before dark.
He said couldnt do a test ride because its raining but he let the bike run for an hour in the shop with a fan ON. Not sure if thats ok ?
Spring project install Pro Action fork kit, replace both tensioners and may be do stage I.
With air moving over the engine, it shouldn't be a problem...
Glad you got it fixed.
I have never encountered a warped rocker cover... I have, however, read about numerous warped rocker covers...
I am surprised at how often I have read about it.. But then again, if someone can mess up a rocker cover, I would bet on the MoCo to pull it off...
