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One of the common bike theft scans. The first thing the rider/victim did wrong was to engage in conversation with a stranger. The second thing was not to notice that he or she was surrounded. The proper response if a group of strange riders surrounds you at a light is to blow through the...

Your comments are right on and as anyone can see, depending on the crossing you choose you can pay 4 times as much (double tolls) or zero. The one thing I suggest you consider is to get an EZPass. They are fairly harmless, you save a great deal of time as often there is only one or two cash...

There are several firms out there that sleeve master and wheel cylinders for exactly this reason (or, for a rare part that has Ben too severely pitted or honed). They sleeves are stainless or brass. Your choice. Stainless is tough and lasts forever, but is hard on the rubber pistons because...

? There are no tolls on Long Island. Between New Jersey and New York states, yes. But certainly not $150. And even with the tolls, which are free one way and double the other, if you are clever about selecting a route it is free both ways. (GW bridge westbound is free, and V-N bridge...

Machines have souls. Yours is getting to know you. It's just like a dog you save from the shelter; it will wet and make a few messes in your home, and chew some things it shouldn't, but as soon as you get to know each other you will have a lifelong friend.

That can be risky as a clot can get lodged in a nook or cranny and work loose later on. Sometimes the clots also just plug the entrance to a wheel cylinder, negating that cylinder from operating properly. On motorcycles, sometimes an owner makes the same mistake, and tops off their DOT 5...

I forgot to add this trick: Sometimes all you need is a C-clamp (or two in different sizes) and a small piece of stiff flat stock. Put the stationary end of the clamp inside, and tighten with the stock bridging the dent on the outside. Work your way around the circle. Use a clamp with a...

Probably pretty good. I have pulled out dents like that without removing the pan. One way is to take a flat steel bar and drill and tap a hole in the center. Wiggle it up into the pan and thread a stud into it. Then take another flat steel plate on the outside, crank down a nut, and you...

The long and short of it is that DOT3 and DOT5 are incompatible. They clump and gel when in contact with each other. You need to flush the system but good. Thoroughly. With rigor. You get the point. If there is a smidge of DOT3 left behind, getting pushed further and further downstream, it...

I love threads like this. 40% of the responses say no way, Jose. 40% of the responses say BTDT, no biggie. 20% watch the controversy. Inevitably the OP ends up doing something completely logical and all ends well.

Sounds like a plan.

Wow, hard to believe it is the same truck! Really, really nice!

You've posed an interesting question. If the supposed engine oil is in there, clean and not burnt, then presumably the vehicle was driving that way. Did the PO report any strange behaviors from the transmission? It might be challenging to get all that oil/fluid out. The TC holds a lot and...

That was clever.

I agree that you can weld the reinforcements underneath your trailer fenders with better settings and more practice. However, in the interest of time (you already seem to have more time in this job than you wanted), eliminating the possibility of moisture getting in between the patch panels...

Where did you tie on the plumbing to the engine? Diagram, description or pictures, please.

Looks like you are a good rigger. Nice job on getting that rear apart and out using your noodle. :)

Now I know why I need a second Deuce. To hold up the oil barrel! :) :) :)

BFTD, indeed. There have been several posts noting that removing the intermediate drive shaft between the two rear axles often results in a broken transmission. The reason is that as the rear axles hit bumps, the front rear axle wants to rise, which unloads those wheels and engine revs...

It's just like Gen McG said. The same road speed in a lower gear means the motor is turning faster. It's not about slowing down. That is negative acceleration, or deceleration, which is the change of velocity over time. At any moment in time, the motor spins at a higher rpm for the speed the...