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what did you wrench on today??

tinkering around with the 1000. I allready had aircraft remover and primer and paints so I decided to paint the tank. Nothing special, just a simple amateur paint job.
 
Allie said:
Had to clean up after my mechanic today. The vent switch in the car wasn't working, and I just had the air conditioning worked on. I'm sitting there wondering why the switch is doing nothing, and finally noticed a little plastic doohicky hanging down from under the dash, with two cables coming out of it. A little thing in it rotates as I turn the switch. Sure enough there's a place where it snaps right in up under the dash, and now it works fine. It's an easy blooper I suppose, but he's gonna hear about it! :rolleyes:
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Many car repairs are beyond my abilities. But changing oil and other simple things I can do often turns up errors made by the professionals.
 
Polishing engine

Polishing engine

I started up the new Dremel today and spent a couple hours on the right side cylinder fins, cases and valve cover. Also used Mother's aluminum and Mag cleaner. I'm tired. :)
Any suggestions for getting in between the GS550 fins - they are only 1/4" - 1/3" gap?
 
themess said:
Many car repairs are beyond my abilities. But changing oil and other simple things I can do often turns up errors made by the professionals.
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Many years ago plumes of smoke coming from under my hood turned up an error made by the professionals. They crimped one of the valve cover gaskets when they put the valve covers back on - burning oil everywhere!
 
mperryz24 said:
I started up the new Dremel today and spent a couple hours on the right side cylinder fins, cases and valve cover. Also used Mother's aluminum and Mag cleaner. I'm tired. :)
Any suggestions for getting in between the GS550 fins - they are only 1/4" - 1/3" gap?
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Scotch brite and a stick. Fold the scotch brite pad around the stick and stuff it into the fins. Back and forth, back and forth...
 
well got the bike running took it round the block for a shake down.... went well decided to put sprocket cover on and i see i now need to cut some material away to fit the offset sprocket... and grind i bit off of the inside peg mounts to clear the chain
 
Started on my valve clearances today; loved it when I watch a major thunderstorm rolled in while working. Started watching it from the mountain and then when it hit my neighbor's property line I started buttoning everything up. Just got the bike cover on when the rain and wind got real heavy here. Feel bad for hanging up on Tkent a couple of times but I hope he understood. Finished up on everything a couple of hours later.

This is what the view from my house typically looks like:
 
nstalled the new crystal and fuel guage that i got from TKENT02..Thanks Tom..perfect parts! Then I took apart an old 750 speedo and swapped the trip meter dials so my 78 1000 now has a working trip meter as well/ Then installed the trip meter knob also aquired from Tom..Then rode the hell out of her!!!
 
No Wrenching.....Yet

No Wrenching.....Yet

Today, I installed the exterior lights on my shop and finished the insulation. I also met with my electrician who will get his part done tomorrow. It won't be long before I can get into polishing aluminum and tear into my 5 project bikes.

The two month delay from being laid up sucked.
 
Downtime

Downtime

Alas I cannot ignore my intake O-rings any more, the impact on operation is becoming quite noticeable.

Doesn't THIS look familiar!
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That's the worst one, there was one other cracked, all were flat as ze pancake. Luckily the boots are all crack free, and quite supple. Time to clean the carbs, and maybe give the tank a little vinegar bath while I'm at it. It really doesn't look rusty inside, a little bath is probably a good bet though. I hate down time, but I may as well take advantage of it.
 
Allie said:
...Time to clean the carbs, and maybe give the tank a little vinegar bath while I'm at it. It really doesn't look rusty inside, a little bath is probably a good bet though. I hate down time, but I may as well take advantage of it.
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Suggestion: Skip the vinegar in the tank. I used to work in a factory that stamped metal parts and removed the rust with acid. Rust-free parts that went in the bath were rust-prone when they left it. So, unless you have signs of rust (check fuel filter), leaving it alone might be best.

Several people have started threads on a new type of rust remover. All report excellent results. It removes rust but doesn't attack unrusted metal the way that acid does. I've read their information and their approach is sound, from a chemist's point of view. I don't remember its name, but I saw it at a local farm supply store.
 
Ahhhhhh thank you. Guess I will skip that for now. Everything is pretty clean in there, nothing to speak of collecting at the fuel intake either.
 
Couldn't sleep this morning early, so I got up and swapped out my old-style battery. Put in a new and much smaller AGM. It required a spacer block under the new battery to get it to the level of the old one, and I installed a retaining strap to secure it in place. While I was at it, I re-did some of the leads from the R/R swap-out and coil relay mod done previously, using heavier wire and getting everything nice and neat, and especially as sealed as possible from the elements.

Cleaned everything up.

Then I went for a nice morning ride out through the country to test everything out.

Life is grand ....
 
Could it be Evapo-rust? I think Home depot also has it.


themess said:
Suggestion: Skip the vinegar in the tank. I used to work in a factory that stamped metal parts and removed the rust with acid. Rust-free parts that went in the bath were rust-prone when they left it. So, unless you have signs of rust (check fuel filter), leaving it alone might be best.

Several people have started threads on a new type of rust remover. All report excellent results. It removes rust but doesn't attack unrusted metal the way that acid does. I've read their information and their approach is sound, from a chemist's point of view. I don't remember its name, but I saw it at a local farm supply store.
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Evapo rust works awesome..i let it sit in a tank for 48 hrs to be well sure it was cleaned out then did the tank sealer job. I got mine at Autozone.
 
Installed new Avon "roadriders" on the 650 yesterday. The rear is a higher profile than before and now the side stand works like it should. We'll see how they ride this afternoon. They are made in England, of all places. I bought them on a recomendation from a GS'er here.

cg
 
I installed the new carb boots and o-rings on the 850 yesterday afternoon.....smooth operation until (typical) reinstalling the carbs...checked the forum search (of course), found references to prying with 2x4 against frame....popped one side in first, then switched sides, carbs darn near fell into place (oh, I put a bit of silicon grease around the insides of the boots first)...easy, once it's done.

Don't forget to connect the clutch and throttle cables before puting carb rack back on the boots.

Didn't bother putting tank back on..waiting for new Dyna coils and wires, and Russel brake lines. This should be the big stuff done...maybe I can ride this thing soon.:cool:
 
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