Recent content by Smokey66

NGK D8ES;meaning,D=12mm tread dia.and 18 mm hex,8 is the heat range,E is for19mm thread length,and S means standard type. These work great and only cost 2 bucks a piece ;-)

anything with an "R" in the number is a resistor plug.You already have a resitor in the plug boot,so using a resistor plug on top of that maybe too much considering the ignition system is weak as it is.i run non-resistor type from ngk(cant remember the number,but I`ll look),and the bike runs...

My 82 was the same way.Got a new cable and rerouted it to run outside the right upper rear engine bracket instead of under it as it is orignaly.MUCH easier now.It was pinched under that bracket for years and it eventually rubbed through the sheathing.Still a stiff pull in comparison to other...

somehow,yea..........always been on the WRONG(depending how ya see things) side of law enforcement...;-)

Hey AApple....just saw that;" Is it just me, or does anyone else see the irony in a member named "Smokey66" starting a thread about mixing oil in yer fuel?" :-) that IS pretty ironic huh? And no my bike dont smoke,but I do ;-)

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I modified the lid on mine;opened up the two "humps" on the bottom side of the lid,so the air goes right into the box and not through the tiny tunnels first.Sounds a little better and still responsive on the throttle.Dont get carried away though cause these vacuum oprerated carbs dont like TOO...

FOUND IT ! It was the valve,not the core but the whole thing where it screws into the block,wasnt tight.Probley just losened over time as the cap gets taken off and on hundreds of times over the years...sounds good anyway........

By the way the plans for the boat and many others are avalible from Glen L.Been around since the 50s I think. https://www.boatdesigns.com/ I´m still collecting materials and parts and sweet-talking the wife ;she ask;"How many projects does one person need?" "When can I park my Car in the garage...

Sorry,I know this is all WAY off topic....

Okay,first of all,I grew up with boats and being on the water as I come from Biloxi Mississippi,right on the gulf of mexico.I grew up in the seventys and there were lots of these types of boats on the water.Home-builds and fiberglass manufauctered ski boats with v-drives(motor in the...

WELL its a LONG story..."I know because......... :smilie_happy:

Yeah you can BUY a special "Marine" engine,but I`m Old-School (read CHEAP) and am building my own boat and adapting a car engine...............ever seen an old Speed/Ski boat with the car enige in the back with the upside down headers.....I`m putting the motor in the middle cause I`m too cheap...

I`ll feel stupid when the block cracks....................but it may just work..... :beg:

BUT I should add that I wont be using those manifolds and will have an open pipe coming of each exhaüst port going straight up in the air,meaning the water will go right to the block ! SO NOW TAKE THAT :yahoo: