The new starter isn’t meeting the fly wheel any ideas why?

It’s got the right clearance but it won’t meet it

Access retainer makes this a 10 minute job

Easy as 123

The starter needed a bushing on the bolt holding it in because someone had milled out the bolt mount spot on the bell housing.

Which allowed the starter to sway about when it’s gear came in contact with the fly wheel

What are your opinions on rejetting carbs on a motorcycle after adding aftermarket exhaust? I've been told conflicting things from local shops and also rabbit holed into forums and found about a 50/50 split on opinions. I'm at about 5500ft elevation.

2005 Honda Shadow Aero 750

I always re jet mine when adding more freer flowing exhaust.

Wish me luck boys. I'm about to drive 250 miles in this old girl.

Don't worry mods it's registered to me and I'm actually excited to meet SD Antifa I'll by xer a beer.

Fuck changing these out lol

You have no room to get your hands in there without taking the whole dash apart

It has about 5/6 if an inch of clearance from everything around it

I hate chevys

Eh I used to make a lot of money on dash/interior jobs.

It’s supposed to actuate the ac mode doors

However it will not self adjust the modes no matter what we try

It is supposed to do it automatically

If you are meaning you replaced the motor and it is still doing that sounds like you have a control module problem.

Or possibly the wrong motor.

No the gears weren’t in time

the actual mechanism that controls the doors was blocked with a penny? (Lol) within the AC air flow chambers that run from the fan, which didn’t allow the doors to return to default position when the power to them is off so it didn’t allow the gears which are tied to the AC mode doors to meet in the proper position so it wouldn’t switch off the defrost as the gear was not able to move the mode door actuator receiver mechanism to its fullest extent, thus the AC mode doors were left open.

I think it’s off balance lol

Only true mechanics will know what happened lol

@JesseJames This is a Holley 4 Barrel. What is this electric connection for?

That’s an electric choke

If that weren’t connected, could that explain my fuel riddle?

Oh no it is just for cold starts.

🤔

The mystery continues

Darn I hadn’t heard anything about it for a bit thought you may have fixed it. Didn’t you replace the carb again?

I held off because I’d have to replace the intake manifold to fit the stock carb

Whenever I turn my car off my headlights stay on, even if I manually turn the lights to "off" instead of "auto"
My temporary fix has been manually disconnecting the battery when I turn the car off and reconnecting it when I need to drive again.
I've done basic work on various vehicles for years but I've never seen an issue like this.

If I had to guess I would guess it’s your headlight switch. But would have to do some tests to verify.

I love new parts.

Solid 14 volts.

Question for mechanics from a car novice: have an 03 Honda Civic with a crack in the radiator. Honda is going to charge me an arm and a leg for another one. What’s a good place/website to find new or slightly used parts and also ensure it’s exactly what I need

Thanks in advance

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Junk yard

U pull and pay

I was going to say the same thing if you have tools. Honestly you shouldn't need much experience to pull a radiator.

You don't really need much for tools either.

Thanks guys, I’ll post an update soon

Update: found a new radiator with a lifetime warranty for a quarter of the dealership price. Took a few hours to get the old one out and new one in. Thought the crack in the old radiator was about an inch wide, turned out to be about three inches (couldn’t see the whole thing until the bumper was off).

Well done

Very nice

So I put some 12" apes on my bike and all the stock cables are long enough except for the brake line. Any advice on how to free up any slack to try and make it reach? I might just end up replacing the line and build my own custom length but just curious if anyone had any experience with this or could offer any tips. Thanks! <@&435155863217504256>

Took the brake line out of the restraint under the triple tree and unscrewed one of the two line holders. Got enough slack to make it work 👌🏻

Ignore the wirenuts, I'm installing a new accessory light switch and that's the temporary connection to verify it worked properly.

@@Sonic I'm a lil more triggered imagining working in the cozy little shack lol. Nice work.

Haha thanks

@Sonic make sure all of your cables are long enough for you to turn completely both directions.

Just took it for a test run. All good. I actually put a little too much play in the clutch cable- will tighten it up a bit tomorrow.

Any motorcycle guys in here? Trying to track down some parts for an old Honda CB125

I just scrolled up and saw @Sonic Pic...lol

Anyway, I'm having a hell of a time tracking down a gas tank that the fork doesn't bang into, and also fits against the front cushions and bolts properly. Help would be appreciated.

Have a tank rigged up, but sizing is not correct, was taken from a different year, same model.

@Freiheit - CA you might be able to search online and find which tanks from certain years are a factory match with yours. I've found the craziest specific details on motorcycle forums. Also see if you have a motorcycle junk yard near by that lets you pick your parts, we have a couple of them out here- very useful.

Yeah, I've searched the part number and I wasn't able to cross reference it to any other models. There are some nice alternatives but even with correct length, I don't have the clearance at the fork I'm looking for. Could also order one without the cushion mounts welded on, but that's an other pain of measuring &c...The junk yard may be my best bet. I'll check some more forums too. Thanks @Sonic

Keep us updated on your progress man

Sounds good.

Will do.

What year is it?

'84

Ok. When I get some spare time I'll see if I can find any info for you.

I appreciate it.

@Freiheit - CA There are a few on eBay for $75-$200. Brand new and used ones for 1984 CB125S. Do you have aftermarket forks or just want more clearance than you've got from the factory?

It's an aftermarket tank...someone put an '85 tank on it and it's too short.

The front cushion stops are too far back.

The annoying thing is that a lot of these old bikes are still in production in Asia, but some specs are slightly off.

Here's just one listing WITH dimensions of the bottom of tank. Says it fits your bike. https://www.ebay.com/itm/US-Motorcycle-9L-2-4-Gallon-Cafe-Racer-Fuel-Gas-Tank-Tap-Key-For-Honda-CG125/372374946917?fits=Model%3ACB125S%7CMake%3AHonda&epid=28021622666&hash=item56b346c465:g:t6sAAOSwTU9bUa95#vi-ilComp

The CG is close, but I need a length of 58cm from bolt hole center to pad mounts...I may just get one, ~$80 isn't too bad for a rust free tank...if it doesn't work I can find a buyer.

I'd assume they're pretty popular right now as a lot of people are modding out older bikes into cafe style.

Yeah, I want to make one, but at the moment I'm just rebuilding this for a commuter, it was parked for a decade and now I'll be riding it to work.

Cafe bikes are cool lookin

I might Cafe a 175 in the near future, or just buy one that has already been modded. I eventually need something freeway legal in Commiefornia, and 175 has almost the same mileage. Want to take longer trips.

I've been burned on part dimensions before like seat lengths &c.

Nice- that'll be a fun project for sure! I've been looking for some other i.e. guys who ride

There's a bunch, I'm just getting into it TBH

I've ridden for years, but just got a different bike recently. I'm tall, so I've always gotta mod them out a bit to fit me lol

Makes sense.

They don't quite make them in difference sizes.

My first bike was a 78 (I think) cb250

Nice.

The CBs are cool.

Yeah they've got a nice style. And reliable as hell

Plus easy to work on too

Yup, if I remember to flip all the right switches before I kickstart, it lights up every time.

I have to half choke usually.

I miss the Kickstarter. My new (2005) bike only has electric start.

Yeah, my low-key goal was to find a bike that was cheap but was EMP hardened...more mechanical the better.

Well gotta work in the am, I'm headed off to bed. Nice chatting with you and good luck on the tank man!

Thanks, I appreciate the help.

TTYL

Any of you nibbas know how to drive a 3 on the tree?

Don't worry I figured it out.

@Der Seeteufel - SD are you bringing that beauty out to CO?

I'll ask my boss, who owns it, but it doesn't do good in snow so probably not.

Is that an international?

Hopefully we won't have to worry about snow..

64 Studebaker Champ

Ooooh

@Sonic he wants to know if you want to buy it.

@Der Seeteufel - SD oh shit haha! Well, I already have two vehicles, a motorcycle, an ATV and two trailers that keep me busy, so unfortunately, no, I'm not in the market for another vehicle. It IS beautiful though.

I doubt he'd sell it honestly. He says everything he owns is for sale for the right price, but he won't give me a number.

(even if I did want it, I don't have any room left to keep it here)

I'm honestly tempted to make an offer myself but I already have 2 pickups. I don't need another one.

Anyone here mess with car audio?

Right now my 2004 Ford has the stock AM/FM/CD radio player and 4x stock speakers. I am going to be replacing all the speakers with a 3Ω per speaker set; there are no markings on the stock speakers but I'm assuming they are standard 4Ω impedance.
I'm concerned because as-is it doesn't take much to make the stock speakers get really loud, most 90s+ music I set volume to maybe 35% and it's pretty loud. I am concerned that the new speakers will make this worse.

So in relation to this, I'm wondering if a] the stock speakers can get *louder* when they are worn out over time, causing this issue, or if b] these stock "head units" typically have a hidden gain pot. I can't check for it just yet but know there are a bunch of holes on the bottom of the unit...

All the aftermarket radios look too flashy, so I am keeping stock with a slick hidden FM hijack box for aux input.

Plus I like the retro look.

Wait..you're worried that your speakers will be too loud? 🤔As long as they're not clipping, you should be fine. I doubt there's a gain control on the factory head unit. @wolfwood

Search for the head unit gain control location online though, you might come up with something.

@everyone. Anyone here know about rotary engines?!?

Yes. Don't buy anything with one. You break a seal?

Ohh no I just got a rx7 pretty much for free not running tho

Hold on, lemme grab muh popcorn

Haha

Do people swap them or nah? I don’t know anything about rhemb

What year? It's pretty easy to do an LS swap in those cars IIRC

And yeah people who want to stick with Rotary usually do the cosmo swap

Rotaries are just too much work to maintain and cost/performance ratio your better off with something else. The lack of torque is real, and real bad

83 or 85 not sure. I know it’s a first gen tho

And I’m no sure if I’ll ever do anything with it tbh i don’t know shit about cars besides simple stuff

I had never heard of rotary/wankel engines before, so I spent some time watching some videos. Very clever design. It's too bad it dumps so much fuel out the exhaust.

And they have to inject oil into the chamber to keep seals intact so you are literally burning oil, by design, and have to refill it periodically.

The Mazdas sound pretty awesome stock, but many videos seem to feature modded cars that sound like sputtering chainsaws or something.

They are different

I may try and sell it to someone who wants it being I don’t have the time or money to do anything with it

Or know how

Btw I completed the speaker replacement in my truck, and there is no more volume issue. It seems the old speakers were simply blown out that much, frequencies squishing together, that they got annoyingly loud.

The new ones are quieter, with more clarity and soundstage, so I'm content. 😃

A buddy called me and said his John Deere L110 lawn tractor shut down on him in the middle of mowing. All electrical appears to be out. At first I thought it might be a PTO safety switch, but that doesn't explain why the tractor is getting zero juice; its headlights and instrument panel won't light up. I had him charge the battery - no help. I then had him bypass the battery (12 volt) with his car battery (12 volt) - no help. I haven't looked at it myself yet but any ideas jump out at you?

Ignition switch?

Maybe but would that cause it to shut down in mid ride or cause the headlights and instrument panel to fail?

@Deleted User check continuity from battery terminal to fuse box, then from fuse box on

👍

Dont know where else to post. My center console is stained from sweat how do I remove it? It's not vinyl its fabric. Carpet shampoo maybe?

@Mark Vandal I'd try something like this:

Lots of great resources, mark

https://youtu.be/Y2yiBJSlnuw

This guy's channel is great

Replaced my 12v center console charge port with dual USB today

Plug was proprietary, but it had the right connections, so I sawed the plastic piece in half

To make it fit. Red wire contains small fuse to protect cars electronics, just in case

Bonus, vinyl wrap overtop of plasti chrome accents. A feature on most modern cars that looks cheap and gross

Nice!

Anyone ever put cheap sound deadening materials in their car before?

Going to try it this week when I replace my speakers.

Never used it before, and I've had nice subs in all my vehicles. Never had that horrible rattling from the outside either.

It's just loud in the cabin. I think a nice pair set of new tires will solve a lot of the noise. I did place some material on the doors since I had the front door panels off.

It reduced noise by 3db on average. Certainly not a ton, but worth the extra 5 minutes per door.

Drilled out rivets

The product I used is called "frost king duct seal" $18 a roll at lowes

Got good coverage everywhere I could reach inside

New speakers required brackets. Brackets were semi universal. Some cutting on perforations required

Mounted bracket

Replacement speaker in

Ordering from crutchfields will guarantee that you receive perfectly fitting speakers, brackets, plug and play wiring harnesses and anything else. It's cheap too, only about 5% more than amazon, but really knowledgeable staff.

I definitely second that. Crutchfield is the only place I'll ever order from. They've got parts, brackets, mounting options, etc for every application.. and phenomenal customer service.

By the way, nice job @Papa Pizzagate, looks very clean 👌

TY bruv. $40 and 2 hours. Well worth the investment

@DeusVolk Sorry to hear about your head unit being stolen. Crutchfield's website should have what you need to get rolling again.

Thanks I’ll check them out.

I'd give them a phone call first @DeusVolk one of the very few modern companies that speaking to over the phone will be time/cost saving and helpful.

While I’m here, can anybody recommend anti theft devices, whether they be alarms, steering wheel / brake locks, etc. for a 90s Camry?

@DeusVolk https://winner-intl.com/

I found a useful comment on YouTube:

@Tanner - SC interesting. This seems to corroborate your comment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctpVCWjd8b4

<@&435155863217504256> is hitting a starter with a wrench a valid method of preventing this?

This is the starting motor from a Honda air compressor engine. During a cold start the starter remained engaged after the engine started and the key was turned to the off position. Apparently this was my fault because I didn't hit it with a wrench.

Hitting a starter with a hammer is a work around for stuck starter. It will need replaced, you are just giving in another lucky start or 3 of life with that work around.

http://parksidemotors.ca/how-does-a-hammer-fix-a-starter/

CEL keeps coming on about every week and a half. Throws code for EGR valve. Cleaned EGR valve and all lines 3 times now.. think I'm going to have to replace the valve itself. Diaphram still moves, but a little sticky. No effects on RPMs when I press diaphram during idle.

Vehicle type/age?

EGR valves usually aren't that expensive.

Oh, does it need inspected @Sonic

Trusty 95 Geo Tracker. Easy to work on. CEL hasn't come in over a week since I cleaned it again. Yes, CO requires emissions test every other year. New valve is $60 for federal emissions, $180 for California emissions version. If CEL comes on again, I'm replacing it.

AH the tracker, I'd love to lift one and take it rock crawling

I have heard of egr and other valves having seasonal issues - sticking in the winter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGgw9BG9HKw

when worlds collide

@DeusVolk I got this for my truck and swear by it. http://www.ravelco.com/

It's a cap that makes important connections for the vehicle to start and run. If the cap is not plugged in, the engine won't start. If the engine is running and the cap is removed, the engine shuts off. If I am parking my truck somewhere out of my sight, I pull the plug at the same time I pull the keys. After that, my 4x4 truck is going nowhere without a flatbed tow until I come back with the cap. It's like two-factor auth for your vehicle.

The CA branch had someone drive out to my house and do the work on the driveway in a few hours, for about $540 IIRC.

I figured nobody cares about car alarms, you hear them go off and don't investigate. The Club™ (both steering wheel and brake versions) is easily broken by publicly available tools. Tracking systems means your auto is already stolen at that point and you're playing catch up before it's disassembled in a chop shop. The newer electronic keys are easily hacked/copied by thieves who only have to get within a few feet of you...it's all so tiresome.

But Ravelco is only any good if you get in good habits to use it, and it's second nature to me now.

As for people breaking in to steal stuff, that's a different story. Some sort of alarm that personally alerts you on your phone would be best IMO.

Tfw an hour from home and your brakes start grinding...

And end up talking the jq with the mechanic haha.

Lol how does that happen. Not to derail mechanic talk but that’s interesting

The radio was on talk radio and they were talking about the bombing in Syria. The dude thought we had already pulled our troops out of there. And I said something along the lines of "not yet, Israel keeps us in war over there". He made a comment about how he couldn't understand how the Muslims could kill in the name of God and expect to go to heaven. And that opened a door for me to get all religious and talk the jq. It was a small shop out in the country.

Ah so easy!

Fellas, anyone here own a shop or plan on owning one?

I have an idea that could be very profitable.

Yeah, Tyler. A small dream of mine is to own a dealership with a small shop attached in the next decade or so @Tyler0317

@Papa Pizzagate https://www.legacyclassictrucks.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c68L_tieVs

Yeah there are some really unique mods out there.

Less attracted to American muscle personally. Big fan of Japanese and euro vehicles.

what's your idea?

Follow this guy from the above links.

Have a particular and repeatable custom vehicle you specialize in recreating

Yeah, I think it's more about tapping into a subculture or finding a niche honestly, with regards to what you're pointing out.

For instance, restoring pre emissions testing model cars into modern reliable trucks.

so 1996 and before

Indeed

Personally I think it would be really cool to source, restore, import and sell 25yo kei cars from Japan.

Also, importing holdens from AUS would be neat. there is afaik only once company who does in the US - in CO afaik

For instance, the hot rod forums are full of guys trying to get a particular engine into a particular car, with a particular transmission.

This is super inefficient to custom fab your own stuff with all of this trial and error.

But, If you had a shop, you could develop an 8 step process for creating a particularly desirable(and perhaps complex) recreation.

Big bucks to be made

I don't doubt it. Something that I can't undertake now - but I agree.

@Papa Pizzagate Jap cars, ewww,

8 cylinders and above are 'Murican 😉

Specialization is king.

speaking of

tell me this wouldn't sell here

I just inherited an El Camino

Yeah same idea

People geek out for these things

Holden (ford) Ute

only available in AUS and NZ

Ive seen them in South African too

okay, okay

*wherever holdens are sold*

They are desirable in SA. Those turbocharged 4 cylinders are torquey, and good for hauling, while also getting good gas mileage

Not surprised you like 'murcian muscle, Tyler.

💪

I mean, I get it. Just not for me.

Granted if I had the means for a 6 car garage, I'd certainly have a proper excessive american truck in the lineup.

I'll get you a start on your Holden Ute business.....

Wanna buy my El Camino?

🏎 <:GWragChad:390321737230843905>

haha

gotta get my current one off the ground, pal.

see me in a year or 2

Front right caliper was somewhat seized on my daily driver. Wore the pad down to the point of (very nearly) metal on metal to the rotor.

Only on the front driver side - comparison to the passenger side: