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13 Dec 2015 16:27 - 13 Dec 2015 16:32 #703034 by NobleHops
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JaFlo wrote:

NobleHops wrote: Let's see you do that on an iPad Ed :-)

You can do it on an iPad. You have to click on the down arrow next to the word "forum" and it will bring up the submenu. It's very easy to "fat finger it" because, well, you're using your finger. It's easier if you zoom in a little.


I best put my pud away for a while because errors and all, you are right. It does work if you nail the arrow.

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13 Dec 2015 16:27 #703035 by floivanus
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While I'm thinking of it, mobile browser works as well, big drop down list, has a search heading

my bikes; 80kz1000(project), 77 gl1000, 74 h2 (project)
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13 Dec 2015 16:30 #703036 by NobleHops
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z1kzonly wrote:

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650ed wrote: I don't use an iPad, but if it cannot handle the search function it would seem to me that the iPad has limited functionality rather than the KZRider site. Maybe someone else who uses an iPad has found a workaround? Ed


I don't really mean to get into a pud-waving contest about anything, but I did work in that business for 17 years, which is where I learned about odds and ends like this :-). This may all seem arcane to you, but the web is built upon a series of open standards that people way smarter than me created. And adherence to web standards is the only way to ensure that your website or your device are all 'singing from the same sheet of music". When one doesn't, then things break. Like this site, for instance,

One tool that web developers use to check the quality of their markup (code, programming) is the W3C validator, and all one needs to do to use it is insert the url of the site they are building and it will parse the entre code of the page and report back the errors it finds. Allowable defects for web-standard code is....none. Here's KZrider.com:

validator.w3.org/nu/?doc=http%3A%2F%2Fkzrider.com%2F

...and here's the forum home page:

validator.w3.org/nu/?doc=http%3A%2F%2Fkzrider.com%2Fforum

I think it's safe to say that the problem is not with either of the two standards-compliant web browsers on my iPad :-)

N.


WOW! Nils, did you moonlight with Ed Snowden? Or hang out with Bill Gates? You an undercover agent with the ??I?
I'm glad I mastered ebay and my monthly bills. I hope this is not a back door to all of my information! :woohoo:


Haha, not EXACTLY. Best thing we had going for us in 1997 was that nobody else knew what they were doing either :-).

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14 Dec 2015 05:28 #703069 by Patton
Here's a link from KZR's Forum>Search function to some earlier articles about possible ways to soften old hardened rubber air intake hoses.

Click here > www.kzrider.com/forum/search?query=softe...orums=1&limitstart=0

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14 Dec 2015 09:05 #703086 by pete greek1
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NobleHops wrote:

pete greek1 wrote:

NobleHops wrote: Here's that thread.

kzrider.com/forum/4-electrical/578661-dyno-stator-cover-issue

Not sure I'm going that route, but it's good food for thought.

N.


Thanks N, mine is leaking pretty bad on my 900, as soon as I start my rebuild , that's one other thing I have to do
Pete


Pete, I found that gasket for ~$10 each from my friend Bob at CBXPerformance.com

www.cbxperformance.com/oscommerce/


Thanks N. I already have one, just haven't started the rebuild yet
Pete

1980 LTD 1000..,1976 LTD 900, have the 1000&900 now. the rest are previous= 1978 KZ 650 B.., 1980 Yamaha XT 500..,1978 Yamaha DT 400.., 1977 Yamaha yz 80..,Honda trail ct 70.., Honda QA 50...5-1/2 hp brigs & straton CAT chopper mini bike...3-1/2 hp mini bike (WHEN GAS WAS ABOUT 45 CENTS A GALLON)!!!!

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15 Dec 2015 06:51 #703183 by 750Kruzer
Just got caught up on the thread. A thing of beauty seeing that engine taken apart. Engineering pron :D Learned bits of helpful info as well

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16 Dec 2015 07:00 #703267 by Kidkawie

swest wrote: Get a new grommet. Major source of leaks. They're cheap. I wouldn't soak it in anything. It's where the wires go through that's the problem.
Steve


I just sealed mine up. I think the cloth insulation wicks the oil out. I cleaned up all the wires best I could with brake clean and degreaser...then cleaned them again. IIRC, I used form a gasket and let it soak into the wiring then stuffed the opening in the cover with silicone and siliconed the inside edge of the grommet.


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16 Dec 2015 07:08 #703269 by SWest
That should work. I use crazy glue because it gets deep into the webbing. I hate oil on my foot. :dry:
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16 Dec 2015 09:45 #703279 by z1kzonly
Time to find a good one. I do have a new old stock rubber grommet. Giving them a bath in the laundry tub.
So many years, I can't remember the stories behind them.

Livin in "CheektaVegas, NY
Went thru 25 of these in 40 yrs.
I SOLD OUT! THE KAW BARN IS EMPTY.
More room for The Old Girl, Harley 75 FLH Electra Glide,
Old faithful! Points ign. Bendix Orig. carb.
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16 Dec 2015 11:19 #703286 by SWest
I have three of them. I think they develop resistance in the coils and stop charging as well.
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23 Dec 2015 13:45 #704100 by NobleHops
HEY I'm back. With good news and less good news.

The good news is I now have all my gaskets in hand and so got to business reassembling the engine - Yay! The bad news is I got almost immediately stopped on teh transmission reassembly because I didn't inspect closely enough and I think it needs parts and work. I can keep busy on the clutch and the stator cleanup and reassembly, but I could use some advice on the folowing. Gotta be fast with this post, but would appreciate your collective input as always.

On the transmission output shaft, this outer needle bearing race is AFU. Can't imagine how this happened, there's no sign of carnage on the case and the locating pin is intact. The bearing feels fine within, thinking I can just swap a replacement of this onto it, but haven't delved into the parts list to see what it is. Anyone have one they'd part with?

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Also going to post some photos of the engagement dogs, I should have inspected these before now, but several of them are rounded over and worn. What do we think about this amount of wear men? And what's the best course of action? Replace this shaft with a good used one? Would I be wise to replace the primary shaft at the same time, thinking they wear as a pair?

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23 Dec 2015 13:47 #704102 by NobleHops
Would some kind soul be willing to hack one of these (intact) blue connectors off a junk stator and mail to to me please? I would be eternally grateful...

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