Chuck

So, you've given it the sniff test and know for sure that it is gear oil?

If you touched the "sacred screw," may the goddess have mercy on your soul..

But..but..they were ON SALE, with FREE SHIPPING.. (Guzzi Content) and a better than expected color match. Grumble grumble.. great artists are never understood. I Shirley don't need to tell you that it's a slippery slope, man..?

Must...resist...temptation...to...open....wallet...

I decided "what's the point of that?" the first time I used it.

Ah yup..

Got a good start on damage control from the Mighty Scura falling off the jackstand. Installed Scud's brake reservoir and lever. Thanks, Scud.. you rock.. 2017-03-02_04-48-56 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr I should buy a lottery ticket. When I took the old lever off, I said to myself, "Chuckie.. there's going to be ball bearing in there that will want to run away and hide.. watch it." Caught it, thought, meh. I'm bad.. Cleaned everything up, had the little ball between my fingers, thought if I put a dab of grease on it.. it would stay in it's little cubby hole while I installed the lever. Reached for the grease, and dropped it. Heard it hit the stand, then the floor. I thought, no need to look for it, it'll have rolled into another dimension, never to be seen again. Round stuff just does that. Looked down, and it was sitting right beside my foot. (!) Put a little grease on it and installed the lever. The horns were totally brown with rust. Bead blasted and painted them, along with the alternator cover that had been sand blasted by the front wheel. Painted it with Aero engine grey, and don't like it. I'll probably pull it and paint it flat black like the horns. Took a stainless toothbrush to the regulator, and made the corrosion fly. 2017-03-02_04-49-47 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr Spent a fair amount of time cleaning the drywall stuff off the tail piece. I was sick, it looked horrible. Had a big gob of drywall stuck on it with white scratches through the Scura decal. Thought.."It's water soluble. I'll apply lots of soap, water, and elbow grease." It came off. All of it. Took some rubbing compound and rubbed out the paint on the entire bike. Looks lots better. 2017-03-02_04-49-22 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr Used my manly pink HF tire machine to install a new rear tire. 2017-03-02_04-50-13 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr Whew! A good day for an old fart. Well, I did paint the stuff yesterday.. I'll change out the front tire tomorrow, and do little nickle and dime stuff.

And Lucky Phil bad mouthed me for the gaudy RED gaiters on the Aero Lario..

I *think* it would be possible, but it's been years since I've been in one. You'd still have to get the bezel off to freshen up the needles, though.

The trick with removing the bevel is to capture it so it can't deform while working up the crimp. I've *read of* somebody doing it with a hose clamp. (Guzzi content.) I machined a flat bottom pocket the right depth that the gauge just fits with a push. Used a tack puller to slowly go around the crimp. No problemo.

It's pretty easy to tell the difference between an 8000 mile bike and a 108000 miler. Just look for general wear from use.

You're an animal Scud. Any more, if I get anything at all done in a day, I consider it a good one.

As usual, carburation problems are generally ignition.

Yeah.

To the best of my knowledge, as long as the plugs are grounded you can. Don't trust my aging memory, though..ask somebody that knows.

Did you crank it?

Sounds like you are on to something. Good info for the collective..

I hate to be the bearer of bad tidings, but this looks to me like the transmission case is completely cracked through. In *my* opinion, the only way to fix this is to take a die grinder and rotary burr, grind most of the area out, and TIG weld it. The problem is this: The welder will more than likely want to put the case in an oven to preheat it. That, of course, means a complete tear down. The secondary problem is... warpage. Once repaired, will the bearing bores, etc. still be in alignment? That is a definite *maybe.. Maybe not.* I think you are looking at a new case. Of course you should get a second opinion..

My understanding is that the injectors are either on or off controlled by the computer. Digital stuff, don't ya know.. That sounds to me like it's not getting enough fuel. I was asking if the spray pattern has been checked.

Is that a spherical bearing, Tom?

Have you actually tested the injectors? I don't remember reading that.. At this point, I would (although I don't like doing it) spray a little starting fluid in the intake to rule out ignition issues.

So, if I understand correctly, those spacers are free to turn? Strange..

Those are really good..

Yeah, it does.

Yeah, they do..