Redbird
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Now I notice the bottles say energy conserving
What weight are you using? Most guys here are talking about the 15w50 Mobil1, no energy conserving, clutch damaging additives in the heavier oil.
The "energy conserving" label can spell bad news for wet clutches.
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Finally, with a mighty yank, I got her open--being held shut due to what else, vacuum.
Sounds like you had the vent line hooked up to a vacuum source. Can't say for sure in the carbed models, but on the FI models the fuel tank air vent hose is connected to a small nipple on the bottom of the tank, and is routed down to exit down on the bottom of the bike to atmosphere.
What the heck connects to the smaller nipple?Being an FI guy, this is a guess, but I'd say your vent hose connects to that smaller nipple.
I unhooked one of the vacuum lines that attached to the nipple on the tankCan't see any reason for a vacuum source to the tank. You at one point seemed to be assuming all the lines are vacuum lines, they are not, one is a vent line, which you seem to have found.
I think somebody mentioned the vent line in the first response to your question......... :???:
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Try it with the gas cap open. If your problem goes away, you got a blocked or kinked vent line. 2-3 minutes is pretty quick for that to be it, but it's worth a shot if you haven't already tried it.
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There are two "wellnuts" (little rubber peices with a threaded brass part inside) that will come out with your stock screen, on the two lowest holes. If you get rough pulling the screen out, these may end up on the floor. these will need to be transfered to the new screen. Other than that, you've got it figured pretty well......... :grin:
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So what the hell are these IMR9A-9H plugs that some dealers are apparently charging twice as much for?
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Mobil1 is full synthetic.
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No. Way high :sad: . I pay about $8 bucks each at the local dealership, you could do better than that online.
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Stock Honda oil is "SS8", which is Hondaspeak for 10w (SS7 is 5w, don't ask me how they decided on the "SS" numbers, they have little relation to the actual weight of the oil). I'm using Golden Spectro 10w with good results. Reminds me I'm due for a change.......
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"Just idling" as in not moving? It'll overheat everytime if that's what your talking about, it needs to move for the cooling system to do it's job.
I've got an '01 as well, never seen over 246, and that was being stuck in traffic on a 95 degree day. If your showing those kinds of temps while moving, there's definitely a problem.
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On the NEP you can also adjust the speed without releasing it.
Once you set the proper tension, it will hold the throttle fixed, but it can still be twisted by hand to increase or decrease throttle.
I do the same thing with the Throttlemeister. You can move it after it's "locked". I'll just engage the thing if I'm gonna be on the freeway for a bit, and it simply stays where I put it. Shutting off the throttle is as easy as twisting you wrist, the only lag in closing the throttle would be if your hand was actually off the bar.
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Buy a BMW :grin:
Maxima chain wax. It'll only fling off if you're over applying it. I went a few hundred miles without a chainguard once, still no big mess :grin:.
I do get a few spots here and there, and like you, I just cleaned my center stand and it got pretty thick there, but that was over the course of 13,500 miles, this being the first time I've ever cleaned it.
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I have only seen Redbird run on the Avons and he had to back off because his backend slipped which made him uncomfortable (completely understandable, I did the same thing on the VFR when I was riding with Chester in Vegas). We were running on questionable roads but Motobeagle and I were able to get moving and hang on with my M1's and his tires (I think they were Bridgestone's, just guessing though).
Sorry for the delayed response, I was having trouble posting for a few days there. Anyways-
I don't blame the tire for that slippage. The roads were pretty dirty, and I'd been off the bike for three months (as in a little rusty and ham-fisted). I've pushed the Avons a lot harder than I did that day, with no slipping or sliding around. I am thinking about trying a set of M1's, just to see what the difference might be, but they'll have to be signifigantly better in the grip department to make up for the milage I'm getting out of the Avons.
BTW- Jerry was on Dunlop 208's
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Seems to have taken care of the problem for now. Thanks, Joe-
I'M BACK :grin: :grin:
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Joe suggested I use Internet Explorer as my browser rather than AOL, if this goes through it'll be my second successful post in a row- a record in the last 4 days.
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If this comes through, then I'm in the same boat as T2- I can start new topics and reply to myself, but that's it. I love computers :mad:
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Just seeing if it'll let me start new threads, like ToXXic says his will. Jerry's having the same problem. Still need to clean out my cache, this just reading and no posting is getting old :sad: .
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Yep, must be a problem at home. Fuck :sad:
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If this goes up, then it's my computer. I'm at my brothers right now........
Synthetic Oil Switching from Dino
in The Garage
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The question was for XX4me (who I quoted :razz: )
The tag line I believe you're refering to is the "new Supersyn Formula" It was discussed at great length last year, and I agree with you that it's no cause for concern. Running the lighter weight "energy conserving" Mobil1 may be, though.