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Forum: Mechanical or Tech 04-14-2012, 02:34 PM
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Posted By Papa_Complex
Well SOMEONE has to provide the coffins.

Well SOMEONE has to provide the coffins.
Forum: Mechanical or Tech 04-13-2012, 09:10 PM
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Posted By Papa_Complex
Gee, all that I got was a compound mitre saw, saw...

Gee, all that I got was a compound mitre saw, saw table, router, and a load of cedar planking.
Forum: Mechanical or Tech 04-13-2012, 05:32 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 28,461
Posted By Papa_Complex
Check the temperature at the exhaust headers....

Check the temperature at the exhaust headers. Cool pipes are richer than hot pipes, with the middle two generally running slightly hotter than the outer on an inline 4.
Forum: Mechanical or Tech 04-07-2012, 03:49 PM
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Posted By Papa_Complex
Time for some 3M Automix and a spray bomb.

Time for some 3M Automix and a spray bomb.
Forum: Mechanical or Tech 04-03-2012, 06:42 AM
Replies: 113
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Posted By Papa_Complex
Sounds like something you'd get at Pacific Mall,...

Sounds like something you'd get at Pacific Mall, north of Toronto.

"Powasonic good battery. You buy! Work long time! You buy, you get free DVD playa.

You be hea fo owa. You go now."
Forum: Mechanical or Tech 04-02-2012, 03:11 PM
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Views: 28,461
Posted By Papa_Complex
Take a look at a racebike that's been stripped of...

Take a look at a racebike that's been stripped of everything, right down to the wiring harness, and you'll never make that mistake again.
Forum: Mechanical or Tech 04-02-2012, 02:00 PM
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Posted By Papa_Complex
I was thinking more about taking apart all of...

I was thinking more about taking apart all of those questionable splices then redoing them yourself, using solder and a good grade of automotive self-sealing heat shrink. But whatever. Scowl away.
Forum: Mechanical or Tech 04-02-2012, 01:29 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 28,461
Posted By Papa_Complex
Before you put it back together, take a good run...

Before you put it back together, take a good run at all the wiring. It might save you a lot of time and frustration later on.
Forum: Mechanical or Tech 03-31-2012, 03:05 PM
Replies: 113
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Posted By Papa_Complex
I think that it's more than just that, based on...

I think that it's more than just that, based on the fact that it cranked even after the key was yanked. It's certainly something in that circuit though.
Forum: Mechanical or Tech 03-31-2012, 02:40 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 28,461
Posted By Papa_Complex
Bad new battery, bad ignition switch, and/or bad...

Bad new battery, bad ignition switch, and/or bad starter switch.
Forum: Mechanical or Tech 03-31-2012, 01:41 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 28,461
Posted By Papa_Complex
Sounds like a dead short or, and this will sound...

Sounds like a dead short or, and this will sound stupid, a battery that has been connected backwards. Or a fried Reg/Rec. Or a battery that has almost zero charge (no current equals no voltage, when...
Forum: Mechanical or Tech 03-26-2012, 07:43 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 28,461
Posted By Papa_Complex
If the main fuse is good, and you've got voltage...

If the main fuse is good, and you've got voltage at the starter relay input terminals, then you've got to look at the out voltage output of the starter relay and the headlight relay. If the starter...
Forum: Mechanical or Tech 03-25-2012, 08:34 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 28,461
Posted By Papa_Complex
On every bike I've had the lights still come on,...

On every bike I've had the lights still come on, if the sidestand switch is buggered/disconnected.
Forum: Mechanical or Tech 03-25-2012, 07:30 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 28,461
Posted By Papa_Complex
Main fuse? Bad relay?

Main fuse? Bad relay?
Forum: Mechanical or Tech 02-14-2012, 10:57 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 28,461
Posted By Papa_Complex
Been buying from Interstate Batteries a lot...

Been buying from Interstate Batteries a lot lately, for both security/backup batteries and bike batteries.

http://www.interstatebatteries.com/cs_estore/DealerLocator/Default.aspx
Forum: Mechanical or Tech 02-06-2012, 08:33 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 28,461
Posted By Papa_Complex
Definitely agree on the corroded contacts. ...

Definitely agree on the corroded contacts.

If there are a lot of crappy, electrical tape covered splices in the cables, though, my bet is more than one of them are just twisted wires with tape on...
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