pidjones's latest activity

Results of the scan are no metastatic disease (in the bones).

Had a bone scan done. That wasted the morning. Plan to ride the Spyder in to Twisters later to see what everyone is riding and enjoy...

Choke partially on, exhaust collapse (they are double-wall, I recall hearing of one with just the inner wall collapsed).

Work on this project will be put on hold for a while. I need a couple surgeries, and recovery/rehab will take a while.

Well, the coolant thermostat should close below ~185 F and open at about 190 F. Fan or no fan. Of course, with no fan and to motion...

Unorthodox, that's me. Trying to figure out a very shallow ramp to take it out the garage to the drive out back. There is about a 1.5"...

Unorthodox, but effective.

Took the wheels off the Wing to get new tires put on!

Needle biopsy on the man gland. Ouch. Won't be riding for a few weeks.

Head mounted and torqued, belts mounted with new idlers, valves adjusted, valve covers installed. Rolled it over upside-down on a...

Gimmick.

Well, I have the new head gasket in hand. And ONE of the idler bearings. I had ordered two at the same time from Amazon, but one came...

Spent over five hours today getting the head gasket cement off of the head and block. They even used whatever they used on the head...

Pulled the left head today. There was just a bit of "mud" in the #4 cylinder, which wiped right out leaving nice looking walls. Turned...

Finally feeling good enough to tackle this thing again. Will probably pay for it tomorrow, but the shoulder just isn't improving, so...