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Post by Ernie on Sept 30, 2011 13:12:55 GMT -6
errrrrrrr....ahhhh.....which end goes into the hole first?  |
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Post by Ernie on Sept 30, 2011 13:05:04 GMT -6
Praise the Lord! ;D
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Post by Ernie on Sept 30, 2011 10:44:40 GMT -6
As I was sitting on the bike after changing the oil, pondering what the heck the thing is that fell out of the crankcase into the oil pan, I noticed a bolt missing from the right throttle/handbrake collar. You guessed it...a perfect match for the mystery bolt. Of course, this couldn't have happened before I tore the whole scooter apart! thppppppppppppppp!!!!!!  Ernie |
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Post by Ernie on Sept 30, 2011 8:43:21 GMT -6
Here is a different view angle... Attachments:
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Post by Ernie on Sept 30, 2011 8:42:33 GMT -6
I drained the oil to check for metal filings and this dropped out... Anyone know what it is and where it belongs or broke off from? Attachments:
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Post by Ernie on Sept 29, 2011 17:24:34 GMT -6
Can I use red high temp silicone gasket maker to make a header gasket for the exhaust or do I need to get asbestos or something?
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Post by Ernie on Sept 26, 2011 23:22:31 GMT -6
Pics of the Shark radio I installed on my JCL MP-250A.  |
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Post by Ernie on Sept 26, 2011 18:20:49 GMT -6
Richard
I had the exact same thing happen to me when I did my first valve adjustment. I found the little devil laying in the exhaust valve cover.
I made sure I tightened them next time and it runs too good for a lifter to be floating.
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Post by Ernie on Sept 25, 2011 19:01:56 GMT -6
Hahahaha!!! I am going to chock it up to excess inventory and hope my car doesn't give me trouble. ;D
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Post by Ernie on Sept 25, 2011 15:57:42 GMT -6
Mine has bolts with larger heads holding the radiator on and there are four of them. Assuming you are right JR, it seems like it would be damned difficult for that bolt to work its way all the way back along the belly pan before it could fall out. I can't see any way it could fall out the front around the radiator. I had the whole damned thing apart this morning and I didn't see another bolt like it in the whole scooter. Maybe it fell out of my car which parks in approximately the same spot sometimes. Ernie |
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Post by Ernie on Sept 25, 2011 10:03:50 GMT -6
Here is another view of the culprit... Attachments:
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Post by Ernie on Sept 25, 2011 10:02:53 GMT -6
Here is the culprit. I can't see another bolt in the whole scooter like it. Attachments:
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Post by Ernie on Sept 25, 2011 7:48:14 GMT -6
What happens when you remove the three bolts on the back of the muffler around the hole?
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Post by Ernie on Sept 24, 2011 17:24:50 GMT -6
It uses a 8mm wrench. I'm not up on metric sizes but I measured the threads diameter and bolt thread length. Looks like gas tank or foot rest brace. I had it out for a long ride today and since I arrived home safely, I'm not going to worry about it until I get the itch to play in plastic.  Ernie |
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Post by Ernie on Sept 24, 2011 13:54:54 GMT -6
I found a M6 X 23mm bolt which it looks like it fell from the right side of the scooter. It looks like the bolts that hold on the valve covers but not shiny chrome, rather sort of olive drab color. I have been scouring the parts diagrams but I can't see where it came from.
One thing for sure is the loud rapping noise under accelleration is not the center stand.
Any ideas where this bold belongs?
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