@10278 No worries, I haven't been around. i got to that post about microscopic cooties on fuel inlet needles and had to take a sanity break. Appreciat...

if you were finding bits in the carb bowls then the filter screens were not working correctly. if your tank reline is still solid in 5 years you...

if the wheel is bent Woody's Wheel Works in Denver can straiten it. But I'm with wobley. If the bead wasn't right they couldn't even balance them.

I don't know where Wobbley got those pics of the petcocks. I have never seen any like them. All petcocks have two straws and a screen encasing the str...

Sometimes the tire irons the shops use on their machines can kick up a burr (or you did in your early effort). Find and polish out,

The original BMW greaser was a push greaser. These are still available, and cheap, at the place that sells chainsaw stuff. They are used to lube chain...

The seal was changed. The new seal need some preshaping IIRC. Consult your airmarshal to see what is in the tool pool. Cycleworks is a source or...

There is an overflow standpipe in the carb bowls. If a carb floods gas will flow out the stand pipe and make a puddle unless the standpipe is also clo...

Speaking strictly of my own experience and practice, I don't use water proof grease anywhere. Phil waterproof grease on the bicycle, Moly EP on the mo...

Ah, I know Harpswell. I grew up in Brunswick at one time. If you want to ship to Colorado Matt Parkhouse would be your man. If you wanted to stay ...

Broken shifter pawl spring? Needs to go to a shop. Not cheap but repair will last a VERY long time. You save $$ having the tranny already out. Put it ...

a lot of those seal tools are just mandrels. a rim to catch the seal and a stub in the center to keep it centered up. Sometimes a surface to control s...

gotsta replace the oil pump cover too with the new bolts. those bolts let you get a torque wrench on it and give better compression on the o-ring.

I have some issues with my gearbox (can't get it to shift - been setting in garage for years) and have taken it off the engine of my 1971 60/5 (75/5 j...

He's seen worse and definitely seen not well balanced motors - even right from the factory. But it's not terrible and I should learn to mitigate the v...