what did you wrench on today??

[dorkburger]

Pulled the dizzy off my nephews 48 Chrysler and went thru it for him. Kids can't get old stuff to run, yet it's so simple.

Hey, you HAVE a nephew who is into old stuff. Take it as a win.....And just what is a dizzy?
I assume its something to do with the distrubutor.....

[wymple]

Yeah, the distributor is deep down on the side of the engine, hard to work on and set points & stuff. Wires were old & crappy as well so we just pulled it and went to the bench. All perfect now.

[cougar]

Pulled the dizzy off my nephews 48 Chrysler and went thru it for him. Kids can't get old stuff to run, yet it's so simple.

which model was it the Crown Imperial??

[Grimly]

Welded a couple of thick washers onto the passenger right-side footpeg, to repair years and miles of vibration-induced wear/elongation of the holes the pin goes through. I'll do the other side in the next couple of days. Tomorrow I'll rebuild the rear brake lever clevis pin hole for the same reason, and try to do something with the RH rider footpeg - different fixing, same problem.
Passengers complained when their footwear melted on the pipe

[Sci85]

Finally got some good work done on the XS650 brat build I've been working on. But still so much to do...

[2012_jk]

Today I rejetted the carbs, check valve adjustment, install new NGK Iridium IX plugs and K&N air filter, and install an APE extra plate clutch kit on my 1984 GS1150E. Tomorrow is new chain and sprockets.

Hopefully my new clutch cable shows up on Monday and I will be riding again and be able to do a carb balance at work this week(niegbours think the bike to loud to do it at the townhome).

[mrbill5491]

I installed the banjo bolt brake pressure switch. I did the front and rear. Works fantastic! Took me about an hour to install and bleed out the brakes. It only takes a light touch on either the front brake lever or the rear brake pedal and the brake light pops on. The mechanical switches are history. I also repacked my baffle and sounds much better now. The old fiberglass packing was like ummm crap, lol yeah.

[GSX1000E]

Cleaned and painted some more parts for the dormant for 17 years GS1100E project. Picked up the new mounted tires/rims yesterday on the way to work.

[airbornesamurai]

Replaced the petcock on my 1981 GS400, rebuild it a couple of times last year and it kept smashinbg the metal disc inside??

running great now

[mcycle-nut]

Worked on my '83 GS1100ES. Found out I need some fuel tube O-rings. That's what I get for letting it sit for 3 years.

[Baatfam]

Pulled the gas tank from my Suburban. Needs a fuel pump and I needed to get the code off it before ordering the new one.

40 gallon tank....

[mrbill5491]

Pulled the gas tank from my Suburban. Needs a fuel pump and I needed to get the code off it before ordering the new one.

40 gallon tank....

Take the filler neck out and cut off about 4-5 inches off the inside neck, make it a 45 gallon tank lol

[cowboyup3371]

After replacing the oil pan gasket and performing an oil change on my 550 and then knocking out the rear wheel bearings on Charmayne's, we finally pulled the heads off of the Jeep's engine. I won't be able to get a loaner valve spring compressor for it until next payday due to other priorities but I will at least pull the cams off this week.

[GSX1000E]

A little work done today on the '80 1100E basket case project. (17 years since last registered/running?)

Painted: The rear brake caliper, brake stay, rotor, swing arm, rear rim, chain adjusters and drive sprocket.
Greased: Swing arm bearings, rear wheel bearings.
Polished: Axle and swing arm bolts/washers/nuts, rim, sprocket hub, all old bolts/threads, locking tabs.
Surfaced the rotor.
Mounted all of the above parts.

Here are some before, during and after pictures of the rear wheel assembly... (34 years of corrosion and rust, YUK!)

[Grimly]

Finished off welding-repairing the footpegs on the '80, and fitted a new revcounter oil drive seal. Noticed the cable drive shaft is fubared so will need a new one. I checked the others I have and they're all the same. I think I'll be looking seriously at getting rid of the mechanical tacho and putting a bung in there, thus curing a recurring oil leak weak spot.