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Lucky Phil

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Lucky Phil last won the day on March 7

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  1. No idea what you are doing here but if you have moved the selector "hoses" with the cover off then it's just a matter of moving them back with your fingers into a position equally between the fully selected positions on both gears. Then you have the selector in neutral and dry fit the cover to confirm the positioning then carefully remove the cover, apply sealant and fit. Phil
  2. The 130 is probably the spring free length and one of the 50's may be the springs ID.. Phil
  3. It's the rebound adjuster. The reason the pre load collar is wound down so far is probably because the shock was originally fitted with an hydraulic per load adjuster that was removed, or another spring was fitted for use with the hydraulic pre load adjuster which are shorter or the wrong spring is fitted from another manufacturer. The spring probably doesn't have as much preload as you think because the spring is short to make space for the hydraulic pre load adjuster. Phil
  4. That is a Wilbers rear shock and appears to have a spring fitted to suit the optional hydraulic per load adjuster. Thats why it looks short. Phil
  5. I've seen a few interviews with these people over the last few years but nobody's listening for the reasons mentioned. People would rather listen to irrational teenagers. Does anyone know a rational teenager. Phil
  6. Read Dave Richardsons book "My Life in bikes" if you want an idea of the competency of Guzzi USA. Dave ran the Guzzi dealership Moto international for over 20 years and saw it all. Worth a read for sure if you're into Guzzis and the behind the scenes machinations of running a Guzzi dealership. Phil
  7. Inlet manifold rubbers leaking/cracked. Worse when at operating temp because the engine is off the cold enrichment trim and onto the normal fuel mapping and so the air leak makes it lean. The cold enrichment trim helps cover the leanness caused by the manifold leak. I was the first to fit cam gears and it didn't cure my 2800-3200 hick up. A Daytona engine cured that. Phil
  8. It think Mick if your mufflers are the std factory aluminium skinned units they started out black and then have faded through grey to violet. Phil
  9. Thread drift usually means the root of the thread has died or been answered. Phil
  10. Plug caps for plug threaded collar on and plug threaded collar off are two different designs. Collar on plug lead cap has a formed sheet metal internal split sleeve that clips over the spark plug collar and the type that is designed to be used with the plug collar removed uses a machined plug cap internal metal fitting with a spring wire designed to provide the connection and holding friction for the cap. The OP may have 2 different styles of caps fitted. Time to just replace them with some new ones. I have the P/N's somewhere. Phil
  11. So they kept the records of all the VIN's of bikes that had the update completed? Of course then there's the bike with the affected VIN thats had the update done but subsequently been fitted with another gearbox due to a housing crack etc. Or buying a second hand gearbox from the period. Phil
  12. There is no way of telling if your gearbox has been updated by viewing the components. It was a heat treatment and material issue. There's also the gearbox housing cracking and the recall for conrods as well. Now you're fully informed. Feel better now? Phil
  13. The "message" is changing all the time as far as I can see. Phil
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