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  1. Well , the facts are the facts. Today's gasoline has the shelf life of a gallon of milk.  

     You need to go and see why 6 emergency generators throughout the county would not start/run . Problem #1 a vendor put bio-diesel in all of them. Not his fault , it was during a "go green" phase of life. Problem #2 and the people "in charge" didn't think it was important to program them to start/run on a weekly basis to verify operation. I spent 40 man hours to find all this out . 

     Lessons learned  . Never use bio-diesel unless you are burning a dozer pile. People will tell you just enough to mislead/ make that just enough for you to make poor decisions . 

    I am leaving out the bad part of the story because it smokes me too much to tell . 

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  2. On 4/12/2024 at 1:18 AM, GSXR814 said:

    Im not looking to replace the pins at the moment, just the very tatty nuts with something better/lighter. 

    The only fastener you are going to replace this with is another jam nut from M/G OR if you are a machinist and want to make one , you can go that route.

  3. On 4/11/2024 at 6:34 AM, GSXR814 said:

    Can anybody confirm what size thread is on the short stub axles that thread into the 'porkchops' and then into the swingarm bearings? 

    My current thinking is M20 x 1.0 fine

    If it matters , what is the reason you are wanting to know about the different size pivot pins ?

  4. Our hometown (Barlow) had a solar eclipse in 2017 and 2024 . It was in a pathway for both eclipses . This year's eclipse was spectacular v the one in 2017.  I did remember where my Pink Floyd CD was and went back home , retrieved it and put in to play when the big show was taking place . Incredible as it seems , it was the first time hearing it w/o the influence of illegal substances .... hmmmm . 

    The sky was DARK whereas the earlier eclipse turned everything hazy like someone was burning wheat fields . There were people ALL over the place around here from Oregon , Canada , etc.  I thought The Beatles had reunited !

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  5. I can't imagine Valeo or any other manufacturer NOT using an adhesive to bond the magnets to the case . Now , don't leave out the starter solenoid as a maintenance item . The contacts and the disc on the plunger wear as much as or more than the brushes/commutator .

     And DO not forget , never hammer on a permanent magnet starter until you are ready to throw it away !

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  6. 99.99999% of all sensors are polarity sensitive .  Trust me . You will get frustrated  learning this but you will be a better man knowing this . 

     We found out things like this when HEI came out on GM vehicles in 1975 .  You would install a distributor pick-up coil in the distributor of a Chevrolet w/a part # from an Olds or vice versa and get similar results. WHY ? The Chevy dist. rotation was clockwise and the Olds was CCW.  Also wheel speed sensors , crank sensors , all kinds of sensors are polarity sensitive . I watch DiagnoseDan videos and he encountered something like this with a sensor (cheap part) wired backward at the connector .  

     I love the education , I HATE the @$&%%&*&%$!@)(&%$ tuition !

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