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buying: When I go look at something , if it looks good I buy it . selling: I have had some buyers want bunch of pics and then pick it apart pointing out flaws . They didn't mention wanting "still in the box condition" unmolested stuff. Now that I am older , my diplomacy is in short supply.

Hmmm. I thought those personalities only existed in The USA . AFA the personality "CRANKSHAFT" . a friend of mine was on the selling side of the counter and a customer was telling him "I'm gonna tell everyone about you" to which Mike immediately came back with " Fine , anyone stupid enough that would listen to you , I don't want their business" .

Send plenty of pics !

Midwest Control Products This is the place I got the l.h. thread rod end an the rod to complete my project .

Hmmm. this question is gonna have little or a lot of response. This answer can be divided into bikes / cars . Me , i do not mix viscosity , brands , nothing. I run premium quality oils and , if my memory cooperates , oil change intervals. 5w20 and 5w30 I think if you are in a bind , you can mix to "get you where you are going" . Now . I think Toyota has 0w15 oil. This has to be about like kerosene !

The Tech-session will be "whatever needs fixin".

The magnetic plug sampling seems to be the most important sample method I can think of . You get to turn in the metal particles (for evaluating) that were / are floating around . I had a boss that diagnosed a knock in a D-6 dozer from an oil sample . Pretty slick . I have not forgotten that . The upper rod bushing had failed was his diagnosis and he was right . It had common rail FI and they were able to disable each cylinder to know which piston was down. I have worked at some places where there were some incredible sampling procedures . Rexroth had the best info and practices on sampling procedure . If it is done correctly , it is a methodical procedure . For those who have done this know , new oil is just as dirty as old oil. It just doesn't have the same junk in it . For the average Joe , looking at an evaluation sheet may be "for entertainment purposes only" .

The first paragraph is good . Sanitary oil analysis is of course hyper critical . Most places just "fill the bottle" or have an ignorant procedure they think is the way to go. We (the prole) just followed orders. The second and third paragraphs are GREAT !

That seems to be the bad place and a good spot to start . Neither one of my bikes have an electrical problem (YET) and I sure don't want to F it up by working on them .

Where was this pic taken ?

What company do y'all use . The company I was working for had Cat equipment and sent everything to Cat . I have no idea what these cost either ?

You got me ? I found it out when I was making my own linkage extender . I couldn't understand why I was turning the shaft and getting nowhere . Somewhere out in the shop I've got the part #s and the place I bought the stuff. If anyone wants it I will post it.

You NEED this on your bike . I once said "it goes from shifting like a H Farmall to a Japanese liter bike . The stock linkage on the V11 has r.h. threads on both rod ends so you cannot adjust the shift linkage up or down . I've got some part #s for a l.h. thread rod end and rod to make a adjustable linkage !

Well , while you're bragging , give us a rundown. There is not much stock I see on the bike .

That anvil had better be the last thing to go . It looks like it has seen a lot of wear . There is an old fart in Paducah living close to where my wife's cousin lived and I ws working on her Snapper mower . I spied an anvil across the alley and spent 3 hours at his house getting an education on anvils , their history and enough info to last a lifetime ! We all have a telephone daddy bought 3 or 4 of a long X ago. The old people used to tear the phones apart and get the crank generator out of , stick wires in the ground , crank on it and force the worms out of the ground to go fishing with . I need to learn how to get pics off my phone to post on this forum ! Do you think p6x would like to get in on this erratic conversation ?

I have one of the anvils that came from the Blacksmith shop in Barlow , Ky. It used to have a mini anvil that went into the square hole at the end. A Civil War reenactor explained this mini anvil and it's purpose . I think he called it a "bic" or something similar. The largest vise I have ever seen is at TVA "Shawnee Steam Plant" close by . I can assure you two strongmen would look at that thing and say "no way"! It would take a tractor & a boom pole to pick this up.

Is this vise called John Holmes ?

Well , Studebaker had supreme quality control . They had a quality product but they moved in baby steps AFA styling was concerned. These internet performance companies market anything that will increase HP , cure ED and give you the hair of Samson .

I hear ya . These fuses are the 2nd to the largest blade fuses in production . The largest fuses would be insane to adapt into a new fuse block. IDK how much a temp change is "ok" on a fuse panel . The current is going through that one sliver of "fuse" , so this should be the reason for the temp change .

If your buddy has any more of those he wants to part with , my birthday is the 11th of this month !

OMG ! Can you imagine these MXers of 2024 riding a BSA dirt bike from 1970ish . Dry weight of 450lbs and 3" of suspension travel (dropped from 50') w/Girling rears and IDK what oil leak was on the front.

My Godfather was going to give me his collection , property , everything (60+ bikes) with 4 Ducatis including a 250 Diana Mk 3 . He was vamped by this evil succubus from Alabama , Arkansas or somewhere . She took him south , took his life and everything he had . The one thing I remember about the 60s Ducatis , you didn't try to kickstart one unless you had Lineman's boots on .

Did you see Alice up there ?

IDK how pricey these caliper kits & pistons are for these Brembos are . Price them so you will be prepared .

SO , that's where you've been !