• Required reading for all forum users!!!

    Welcome!
    Register to access the full functionality of the GSResources forum. Until you register and activate your account you will not have full forum access, nor will you be able to post or reply to messages.

    A note to new registrants...
    All new forum registrations must be activated via email before you have full access to the forum.

    A Special Note about Email accounts!
    DO NOT SIGN UP USING hotmail, outlook, gmx, sbcglobal, att, bellsouth or email.com. They delete our forum signup emails.

    A note to old forum members...
    I receive numerous requests from people who can no longer log in because their accounts were deleted. As mentioned in the forum FAQ, user accounts are deleted if you haven't logged in for the past 6 months. If you can't log in, then create a new forum account. If you don't get an error message, then check your email account for an activation message. If you get a message stating that the email address is already in use, then your account still exists so follow the instructions in the forum FAQ for resetting your password.

    Have you forgotten your password or have a new email address? Then read the forum FAQ for details on how to reset it.

    Any email requests for "can't log in anymore" problems or "lost my password" problems will be deleted. Read the forum FAQ and follow the instructions there - that's what we have one for...

  • Returning Visitors

    If you are a returning visitor who never received your confirmation email, then odds are your email provider is blockinig emails from our server. The only thing that can be done to get around this is you will have to try creating another forum account using an email address from another domain.

    If you are a returning visitor to the forum and can't log in using your old forum name and password but used to be able to then chances are your account is deleted. Purges of the databases are done regularly. You will have to create a new forum account and you should be all set.

what did you wrench on today??

Did the front pads and rotors on my Windstar POS. They were only half worn but it had a stupid shake in it from a warped rotor so rather than waiting until it was -25C out I did them. A put on new rotors so now I'll just get the old ones turned and have a spare set for next time. Not enough "o's" in boooooring to describe that job.
 
time to give the skunks a tidy up and ride to keep them in shape
amazing how they breakdown even when not being used

chucks skunk fuel line gave up typical of that crappy clear line that goes rock hard
replaced with the black rubber line used oem

then the usual tyre pumping / fuel draining / refuel etc etc



 
Last edited:
Washed compounded and polished the family car....
Public service announcement......
If anyone is contemplating buying a new or used Honda automobile (used for us), dont waste your money on their "protect all" BS paint protection...Being it was the nicest vehicle we were to own, and a long term ownership, I figured it would be a good thing. Within months the paint had stains (white car to make it worse), from parking near a tree, the overall luster turned dull, and even after waxing it, it still looked like sh1t. This summer the paint began to oxidize.
It looks great now and i am pleased.
In hindsight, I'll admit i was a victm of really good salesmanship......
 
Charmayne and I reinstalled the rear tire, brake caliper, master cylinder, and chain on her bike today. At least it's a roller again
 
i think "chucks skunk" is going to stick and the maroon C model which came with texas plates is called "george w"
:):)
 
Finally got around to mounting the 3G antenna mast properly and can now say it's done. Easy to raise and lower too, with a block and tackle, to allow the addition/subtraction of various yagi configurations. It's a bit taller than the old temporary (which was up 7 years) affair, and helps to get the signal over the trees just a little more.
Damp ground, leaky workshop boots and chilly weather are not a good combination.
 
dont ask me why ... it just kinda happened, seemed like a good idea at the time

now first the electrics... PO didnt seem to understand electricky dont earth via fibreglass bodywork



 
Got all the carbs ripped apart on the 1100 and ran them in the sonic cleaner. Going to have to slot #1 and #2 a little to get the fuel screws out. Both backed most of the way out then stripped the heads right near the top where the threads were gunked up. I did learn something though to pass along. If you use a sonic cleaner like I do, run them at full temp (60C for me) for the longest setting you have (30 Minutes on mine) then wear some gloves and go after the fuel screws while everything is piping hot and wet right out of the cleaner. I did this on #3 and #4 carbs and barely felt any resistance at all near the top of the threads where the other two got stuck. Sigh. Just once I'd like to have an old Suzuki that didn't contribute to the further receding of my hair line or to the bank of grey hairs by this point I'm sure I am acquiring. Will be ordering the Dynojet kit from Z1 this coming week and then getting the APE pods from Pingel the week after that. I already have the o-rings from Robert and the cap head hardware for the bowls and caps from Z1. Maybe tomorrow I'll go raid Lowes for the cap head screws I need for the carb rack.
 
Finished wiring in the 'almost' factory trailer relay setup I made for Edge.





Tapped into the power point line located in the left 1/4 trim panel and tied the rest of the wires into the factory harness. All connections are crimped and soldered. Even used western union splices on the harness side of the chassis wrapped in Scotch 33+. Now I have a factory appearing trailer hitch setup which cost less than $25 dollars. :)






 
Dale wins the ingenuity prize once again. Good work my friend.:D

I installed a new fuel pump in my '06 Nissan Sentra yesterday. Pump is in the fuel tank, accessed through a panel under the rear seat. Despite being as careful as possible, the design of the pump/tank is such that it's near impossible to not spill gas when removing the pump. Lots of cussing. Went to install the new pump and found out the large sealing O-ring had swollen and wouldn't fit in the groove anymore. More cussing. Mad at myself for not anticipating this and buying a new O-ring. Pulled the new pump back out of the tank, spilling more gas, and more cussing. As a hail mary I threw the O-ring in the oven at 170F and cooked the thing, in an attempt to drive out whatever was making it swell. Cooked it an hour and then threw it in the freezer to see if I could shrink it further. Low and behold, it worked! O-ring returned to normal size and the new pump went in without further drama. Thanks heavens!

Photo below isn't mine, but shows the situation exactly.

 
got the front fender off the 81 gs 850 mostly all sanded and applied the bondo to some dings
 
Pulled the engine out of a Chevy Tracker. All those connections you are supposed to disconnect before removing...you can't. The bolts that you have to remove you can't get to etc. etc. it is finally out and mounted it on the engine stand and turned it over and pulled the pan. The #2 connecting rod bearing....gone, not present, missing.

V
 
Tecumseh ex-SnowKing engine arrived today with slight carrier damage, soon sorted out and turning over. Good comp on it, but will have to mount it on a board before attempting starting. Seller said it had been running, but that was a while ago. Whatever, it's quite a nice little unit and the only real faults I can find with these are mostly carb-related. Get them set up right and they just work, and reliably. Just like something else around here, it seems.
This will be in a small stand-by battery-charging set, coupled to an inverter which will feed a decent UPS, in turn, supplying the PC, the comms gear, and a few LED lights. If I have the wiring set up, it will also work the fan/pump on the oil furnace when needed, but that's not even plumbed in yet.
Got plenty of coal, getting more gas, and other supplies. It's not exactly like totally out in the boonies, and the power is reasonably reliable, but last February I was off -power for 3 days and getting bored witless with all that was available on a couple of radio channels. That, more than anything else drove me to look at a way of having more and better comms links.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

jharvey
A possibly perforated pretcock
Replies
7
Views
127
rphillips
R
bren
My 1982 GS 450 - journal thread
2 3
Replies
49
Views
778
bren
bren
G
Just aquired 3 gs's and need advice...
2
Replies
22
Views
401
bwringer
bwringer
stru0121
Hello (and thanks!) from Wisconsin
Replies
7
Views
182
stru0121
stru0121
argonsagas
Child rearing,
Replies
4
Views
55
argonsagas
argonsagas
Back
Top