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Last night in The Shop, the DR got a couple hours of servicing, 2 outta my 3 main troubles were corrected.
First up was an oil leak from the stator side cover at the 2 o’clock position. I had lost roughly 1 L (out of 2.3L full capacity) of oil on two tanks of fuel ~500kms. Just as I suspected, a small tear in the gasket was the culprit. Hardest part was scraping all the old gasket material off the mating surfaces.
Second fix for the night was a carb clean and inspection. This was based off some seat time observations and spark plug reading. My biggest problem being that the revs steadily climb when stopped and up to temp. I’ve been slipping the clutch at stop lights to tame the idle speed, and my plugs looked VERY lean.
Just about everything in the carb was spotless, aside from a couple flecks of grit at the opening of the carb. The “Eureka” moment came when I pulled the needle jet and the assembly was in the wrong order! I’ll attach a before and after, but the spring and spacer were incorrect, leaving the needle jet sitting too low (lean), despite the clip being in the lowest setting. I corrected the assembly sequence, but left the clip height in the richest setting. I debated this a long time last night, but figured a little extra fuel wouldn’t hurt, and it’d only take me an hour or two to change its height if the rideability sucks.For good measure I put in new spark plugs too. Easier to read the carb changes this way.
Still on my list to do (hopefully tonight), the clutch needs to be replaced, and I’ll put in a new seal to the exhaust mid pipe.
Goodbye Goldwing and piles of parts. So much room for activities! No regrets, bike went to a hardcore gold wing enthusiast. Perhaps I’ll grab another for cheap in the future after the atvs, DR, Redee and lawn tractor are completed.
Yesterday while baby was nappin’ I was able to replace the sticky throttle cable on my atv. All it needs now is a rear U-joint, and she’ll be up to 95% again. But I guess NEEDS is subjective, the old one is still hanging on, though just barely.
Today in The Shop, nothing exciting haha.
I’ve gotten two offers on my Duratracs, both a little low for me to jump on.
I also posted the Gold Wing for sale, tired of looking at it, and it’s at least 4th or 5th in line for getting any attention. I’d rather sell it off, free some space, and put a couple hundred bucks towards Redee’s project. I’m only $250 into the Wing, so it’s pretty much guaranteed to return some minor profit.
I’m not sure what my next bike will be, but E-start is high on the list. Maybe a DR650, I love my 600 but some aftermarket parts would be appreciated. I really wanna test ride a Yamaha Tenere 700, but $12k sticker price is no good. Maybe a sport touring to chew up those psved kms between home & work. Regardless this will be a Next Year thing.
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A little high, James is hoping that his drawers, tools snd spares add a little extra pre-load to it. I still haven’t been for a ride in it, James still seeking out an alignment shop. I think he’s gonna replace his LCA bushing and eccentric bolts before going for an alignment. Rather do the labour than pay for the labour.
This weekend in The Shop, James finished up his FJ 2.0 installs, and rolled on out.
So far he says the truck feels sooo mich better, but needs an alignment to really shine. And some more weight in the back, apparently the rear didn’t squat much once the tires touched the ground.
He still has a couple odds and ends to bolt on, but the main is done.
Up next in The Shop, either the mini atv LT80 for my kids getting tuned up, or a new throttle cable and U-joint for my Quadrunner, or a clutch in my DR600. The mini atv has never run in my possession, my atv is heading to ardbeg in a months time, and the bike is having a tough time deciding if it needs a clutch or not.
After some of these easy jobs, I’ll switch gears to the donor 4Runner and yank the engine/electrical/exhaust.
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James bought everything from RCI when they had a site sale.
Yes Toytec coilovers, good eye.He grabbed a full set of skids and sliders from RCI at the same time, those will start going in this weekend I suppose.
I can’t wait to see the new stance on his FJ. It was pretty low in the front with the whinch bumper destroying approach angle from the oem (and possibly original from ‘08) struts. The 100 lbs whinch and 50lbs centre bumper was very noticeable for drivability. Quite looking forward to riding along on the next tour. There’s just so much more downtravel in the suspension, might need a taller jack to get the tires back on haha.
Glad to see you got your fuel leak sorted out. A few injector troubles now eh? I thought you had to replace O-rings a few weeks back.
I like that DRL feature on those spot lights, looks real classy.
With your mechanical repairs and a good wash & wax I’m sure you could make a good pocket full of profit on that Ranger. The kinda vehicle that’s going up in value as they’re hard to replace with an equivalent. Everything new is VERY BIG in comparison. Good luck buddy
Completely unrelated, but the clutch had been slipping on the DR600S the last couple rides, so I’ve ordered OEM replacement friction plates on ebay from Canadian sellers to arrive within 2 weeks, a replacement side cover gasket from UK, and will buy new steel plates from my local dealership (best price), and springs from Fortnine. I’m not sure I need the steel plates and springs, but the bike is also 33-years old, so it prolly wouldnt hurt to replace with all the all other new parts going in. Less than $200 in clutch parts overall.
Got 5.2L/100km (45mpg) on my last tank of commuting. Not too bad, right what the internet had me expect when I was researching this bike.This weekend (and next) in The Shop, James has the FJ on axle stands, installing his lift kit and skids. James made good progress yesterday completing the rear lift, with exception to a spacer bracket for an ABS harness he has to fabricate. The new parts look wicked now they’re outta the box and on his truck! This beast should ride REALLY well when it’s done.
I’d be down to run that tire size, just gotta find rims with 4” backspacing. Only reason I’m sticking with 15’s is that I already have a set (two sets) of rims with proper spacing. I have a set of OEM 17s from my Tacoma, but with 5” BS they don’t clear the UCA or Tie rods. I do not want to run wheel spacers, and the 17s aren’t that cool anyways.
Still trying to sell my Duratracs, know anybody with a mini truck who’s interested?
Got myself an engine hoist yesterday, Mastercraft 2-Ton unit for $200 off kijiji, Practically brand new. Now I’m one big step closer to yanking that donor motor.
I told James he can have 2 weeks (starting Friday) in the shop to install his lift and skids, after that the donor is gonna get a motorectomy, and be on her way to the crusher.
The shop has been slow lately, free time has been dedicated to home renos last couple weekends. I did however squeeze in a repair to my pressure washer. The swivel joint for the hose real broke, so I set about removing it. I cut out the defective joints, barbed the male end, and added a 5/16” cable clamp securing the original pressure tube inside the pressure hose.
I also got $67 in scrap metal this week, and obtained the signed ownership for the brown donor truck. Figure it may put $500-600 in my hand when I scrap it, few more weeks at least. Tried to buy a 2T engine hoist on kijiji, but it sold this morning. Sam says she’ll check facepalm marketplace for me.
