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What's up today (bullchiting) thread.

Discussion in 'Everything Else (off topic)' started by Gasifier, Oct 6, 2013.

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41FanForLife said: ↑

Now that it's running properly go "EAT" donuts in the kids yard.
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FIFY John!

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2014 Chevy Silverado 2500, said the spark is like a needle instead of the 90* angle ones he and I both know.

Oh boy, he thought cool metal that was shrunk, not warm and expanded?
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Yes, if aluminum heads, extract the old plugs when the engine is cold. Use a good penetrating oil, and take your time.

2014 that GM will have aluminum heads.

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It's attached to another truck, parked behind me
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Ok that solves the weird mirror in the picture

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Warning, novel ahead!
So I bought a Kawasaki Bayou 220 4 wheeler for my son a couple years ago, it wasn't perfect, but wasn't supposed to be a project either. Life got in the way and I'm just now getting it done
So first of all, the lil punk I bought it off of pulled one over on me, and second, this being the first Kawi that I've personally owned...I'm not impressed.

So for anyone that cares, the earlier 220s had an 8 pole 2 phase stator for charging, somewhere in the mid 90s they switched to a more common 18 pole 3 phase system. The one I bought was supposedly a 2001.
It had an oil leak from the stator cover so I pulled it and installed a new gasket...the old one had obviously been messed with, but not replaced...I noticed it had a new aftermarket (Chinese) stator in it, so I guessed that's why the cover was pulled.

It had a bad exhaust leak, I knew that when I bought it, but I ended up having to remove the engine to get the broken exhaust stud out. Good thing I did, because turns out half the motor mount bolts were gone...and I also realized that the transmission output shaft seal was gone too.
It was becoming apparent that the kid had pulled the motor at some point, probably recently...wonder why?
While it was out I set the valve clearance too...that was actually pretty close to right.
When I got it back together it was finally quiet enough that I could hear the engine knock for the first time
After riding it for a bit I also found out it was not charging the battery.
After some testing I could not find anything faulty with the charging system...so I decided to replace the Chinese stator with a known good/tested used OEM stator...so off comes the cover, again.
Still doesn't charge though, and I've checked this thing over 6 ways to Sunday! Now I'm getting frustrated!
After way too much time reading Kawi forums I finally stumble across someone that had a similar issue and they talked about the 2 different stators over the years and the fact that you had to have the correct flywheel to match...hmm!
Said the old ones had 8 magnets, the newer ones 12...I then contacted a well known stator rewinding service and they confirmed that the flywheel had to match the stator, as far as poles vs magnets to charge properly.
Sure enough, after removing the cover, yet again, I had an older 8 magnet flywheel with a newer 18 pole stator!
At this point I'm finally putting all the pieces together, this kid put an older engine in for some reason and just swapped the stator covers so that it would plug directly into the 2001 wiring harness...when it didn't charge he bought a new Chinese stator...when it still didn't charge, he sold it to me! (the little fart ghosted me then too BTW)
I found a good used 12 magnet flywheel for it and got it installed today (after having to buy a puller too, never owned a M30 x 1.5 female puller before) but good news is that it charges now!
Took it for a little spin down the bike trail that is being built nearby, it rides ok, good enough for an intermediate bike for the boy...it does have an engine knock, but nothing I can't live with for now, I'm tired of fooling with it! From reading about these things it sounds like it's not that uncommon for this engine to knock/rattle...so if/when it blows up, I'll rebuild it then! It can't be too bad, compression tested over 180 lbs, and oil filter cartridge looked fairly clean.
Bottom line though, I should have stuck with Honda or Yamaha, they have done well for me over the years, and I've owned MANY!
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Honestly I've never had any real issues with Kawasakis. That 220 bayou you have has obviously been jankified based on all the evidence you have. My 300 bayou has been pretty good, only needing a rectifier and I put an aftermarket Honda carb on it to give it more power. Then my buddy used it to pull white pine logs and he broke the rear seal on the drive shaft. It's been a while. Idk if it will get fixed. Not it's fault. It was well used when I bought it. Want to drop a 300c 4wd engine in yours?

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It was finally cool enough to split the Norway maple and pine and could if honey locust rounds I had accumulated this early evening. Splitter started right up. That Tecumseh doesn't want to die.

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been jankified
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Definitely!

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Want to drop a 300c 4wd engine in yours?
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Nah, I'm done screwing with it, if I were to do any engine swaps it would be to put a sled engine in that Banshee frame I've been saving...
I'm sure an unmolested and properly cared for 220 would be fine, but looking things up about them up on various forums, they sure seem to have a laundry list of common issues...I dunno...if it proves to be too troublesome long term I'll just send it on down the road...good for parts if nothing else!
What's the deal with the rear compartment lids always missing?! (Behind the seat) I haven't seen one that still had it yet!

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Went to Grafton WV last night with young Joe and met up with Dallas. Tractor pulls were fun. View attachment 454482 View attachment 454483 View attachment 454484
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Used to go through Grafton during RAAM. Nice area.

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Little cooler this week . This might be that one perfect weather week to work outside. 60 for the ride in and 75 for the ride home. Really enjoying the new scooter

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I know, he didn't realize they'd never been changed to asked at last appt when they refused. Afraid his truck won't start in the morning when the weather cools off.
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Well, all done and no nasty surprises or broken plugs He was glad to see no oil blow by, nothing fouled, (seems we've always had older cars/trucks). Just two points gone and two over 1/2 gone. Said he's going to pick up some fuel injector cleaner. He ended up getting new plug wires too.

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Well, all done and no nasty surprises or broken plugs He was glad to see no oil blow by, nothing fouled, (seems we've always had older cars/trucks). Just two points gone and two over 1/2 gone. Said he's going to pick up some fuel injector cleaner. He ended up getting new plug wires too.
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glad to hear it

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glad to hear it
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He's really impressed with the truck, no repairs on it. Just maintenenance items, tires/brakes/oil etc. He's never had an engine without repairs like this. I guess it's a 2013 though, not 2014.

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He's really impressed with the truck, no repairs on it. Just maintenenance items, tires/brakes/oil etc. He's never had an engine without repairs like this. I guess it's a 2013 though, not 2014.
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Don't talk about it too much!

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Yes, if aluminum heads, extract the old plugs when the engine is cold. Use a good penetrating oil, and take your time.

2014 that GM will have aluminum heads.
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Thank you I missed this, fell asleep early...but he had finished earlier in the day. The aluminum heads were new to him, Saturday evening he came in and told me about them like "what the heck!" lol. He did work on it cold per his normal, let penetrating oil sit overnight and next day things went pretty smooth

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jankified
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Jankety crock pot!

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Super clean. 89K miles.

The price is 32K

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Super clean. 89K miles.

The price is 32K

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$32,000? You’re joking right?

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$32,000? You’re joking right?
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Iffn it was a square body they'd want 132K.

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I understand completely! Fire season is scary out here. Last week we had a heat wave and the Watch Duty fire app on my phone showed the state absolutely covered with fires. It really makes you think.

There was a 600ac fire in the next county and our house was right on the flight path of the Sikorsky CH47 Chinooks. They were getting fire retardant from McClellan AFB to dump on the fire, back and forth all day long. There were five or six of them assigned to the fire that day. The noise didn't bother me one bit. Keep them coming!

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no, I'm not.

I believe that report may be slightly exxagerated, at least in our case. I'm in no position to comment on those other places. We do (or did?) Have a temporary restriction on ATV use, think it might be lifted now, perhaps with a requirement to carry a fire extinguisher. Nothing about hiking or fishing that I can find.

Fact of the matter is, and I'm not a snowflake alarmist, but we have had an extremely dry summer (not unprecedented, but the worst in decades) and many of our people have lost everything. The worst fire got dangerously close to my workplace, and several of my coworkers have suffered horribly for it. And it's not even limited to "wild"fires, some fires have started crazy easily on residential properties.

I might have reacted the same as you at one point, but when you're seeing it up close and personal for real, it makes one think differently, kinda like those terminal illnesses that happen to other people on the news, till its you or a close relative. When my grass was starting to look like cured straw, and we've had bonfires rage to life in minutes because of the likes of a cigarette ember, or even a glass yard ornament in the sunlight, I find no fault in a temporary ban on open fires or unnecessary fire hazards.

On the other hand, 5 years ago we had the worst snowstorm in a generation or two, and last November was the rainiest month in a similar timespan. And considering I'm trucking in my household water supply right now, I could handle another such November this year. I could do without 3 feet of snow at once though.

Our climate changes every hour sometimes. The weather, every three minutes
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Definitely!

Nah, I'm done screwing with it, if I were to do any engine swaps it would be to put a sled engine in that Banshee frame I've been saving...
I'm sure an unmolested and properly cared for 220 would be fine, but looking things up about them up on various forums, they sure seem to have a laundry list of common issues...I dunno...if it proves to be too troublesome long term I'll just send it on down the road...good for parts if nothing else!
What's the deal with the rear compartment lids always missing?! (Behind the seat) I haven't seen one that still had it yet!
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That rear compartment was a bad latch and hinge mechanism. Mine has it, amazingly.

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I golfed 18 holes yesterday with a supplier. As I get better, I have more fun golfing. Some nice trees on the old course I played on yesterday. Target fixation had me drill this huge poplar tree directly in center mass. That was pretty funny actually.
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A case of hitting what you are looking at?

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