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  • mcgovern61
    mcgovern61 reacted to D-50Dave's post in the thread Damn quiet around here! with Like Like.
    Holding up well for a guy in the middle of this pack (3 months younger than AApple). Mostly owe it to good genes; dad's 95 and still...
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    mcgovern61 reacted to AApple's post in the thread Damn quiet around here! with Like Like.
    I been piddlin on weekends, building an awning for the new barn I had built last year. Been a lil rough for me, as well, health wise...
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    mcgovern61 replied to the thread Damn quiet around here!.
    Since selling the Slug back in May 2021, I haven't ridden since. I stopped before some of my conditions worsened. (I was able to put...
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    mcgovern61 reacted to kerryb's post in the thread GL1100 carb mystery. with Like Like.
    Yup, good guess, it was a plugged idle jet. I love it when I guess right, not so much when I work sloppy and get dirt in a line.
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    mcgovern61 reacted to kerryb's post in the thread GL1100 carb mystery. with Like Like.
    Nice to have my good runner back!
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    mcgovern61 replied to the thread GL1100 carb mystery..
    Here's to hoping that was it!
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    mcgovern61 reacted to kerryb's post in the thread GL1100 carb mystery. with Like Like.
    Good news, there was a plugged idle jet in carb #4 hopefully that was it. I was nervous, the first three idle jets were clean. I’ll...
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    mcgovern61 reacted to kerryb's post in the thread GL1100 carb mystery. with Like Like.
    I rode it about 20 miles today. The stumble is now running on only 3 cyls between 1500 rpm to 3 grand. Uneven banging (1 cyl missing)...
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    mcgovern61 replied to the thread GL1100 carb mystery..
    Another thing will cause stumble off idle, the sync being off at higher RPM. I used to first bench sync, then idle sync with a hot...
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    mcgovern61 reacted to kerryb's post in the thread GL1100 carb mystery. with Like Like.
    That was another odd thing. The accel pump was spewing fuel out the top, but when it was removed, there was no apparent damage! After...
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    mcgovern61 replied to the thread GL1100 carb mystery..
    If the accel pump diaphragm disintegrated, that is not good. There are chances that pieces of that diaphragm circulated the carbs. One...
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    mcgovern61 replied to the thread Plans for 2025?.
    Steve, I am so sorry to hear that. I cannot imagine the loss.
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    mcgovern61 reacted to pidjones's post in the thread 75 GL1000 "Pete" with Like Like.
    The Hunley has been moved to the family room (hoarder junk stash) side of the basement to give much more area for working on Pete. New...
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    mcgovern61 reacted to AApple's post in the thread Lost key with Like Like.
    If you can get the shelter door open, the key code is stamped on the back of the latch.
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    mcgovern61 replied to the thread Lost key.
    There is a key code on each of the locks. You might be able to go to Honda with the key code. The helmet lock might be the easiest to...
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