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- Oct 19, 2005
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I am swearing off anymore fun projects as every single one has failed miserably to point of indeterminate recovery. Every combustion powered thing I have is down for the count but last car blow up replacement suddenly sounding like a Latin of sports car. Can't get Peel once perfect fit swing arm to pass a spindle and been a couple of years failed attempts to get tubeless rim tire to hold air. So recent downer is horrifically tight fitting of new $170 rear tractor tire broke off a tip of gasket scrapper lever and chipped up the bead area and now the $100 Tubliss insert will not hold air. Nice out today to point could heat front tire inside in sun so hoping for at least one step forward among the set backs was pleased it spooned on just like in the movies and sealed bead on inflation, so took to spring branch to find two nipples bubbling plus the tubeless stem. Ugh lots and lots of wasted cycles of effort just to be rid of tubes. Can't get Trixies caliper cap off with serious heated attempt while mounted on forks and now expect more terrific fight with in in my much abused vice. Spent most a $1000 on big mower engine going by air cooled wisdom here but when finally got engine installed in mower & just needed throttle cable hooked up the governor failed to move out the blue. Inspection found its gears had fallen off shafts, which online refences say impossible unless engine cases apart and tipped on side or the composite gear worn out. Non of that applies in my case. This Governor is at top of block so EVERYTHING must be completely dissassembled to even reach it. A task rather more complex than simple Norton as oil pump and cam and govenor drive all mush time together and speical tools to pull items, so gave up on that block. Have 3 spare blocks one might work but that's more non Norton time lost. Took some relief I had my handy SuVee to ride on days like today instead of just failing agin but after last ride shut down it only clips starter relay and now blow fuses after I removed battery to have a look. Another Peel project and Trixie sealing delay. Wifes Honda scooter worked perfect till I rode it and park under cover at late brother Dales place but on next use it cut out shorter and shorter distances till would not start so Wes trailer me home. It needs plastic fastener kit to put back so gave up on it with the crisis of homestead vitals blowing up, propane system to ice falls on power lines and big sliding door falling apart ahead of any Norton fun time. Fireplace fire box cracked in 3 places last winter so smoke would fill home but too polluted to electric weld which I'd have to buy or rent. Normal grind and flux let braze roll right off the vertical face. We loose winter power at times &o can't let pipe inside freeze or pets and plant so tried Peel frame pickle juice that worked and 3 feet of braze resiting the blazes, which I use to heat the failed swing arm about 300'F to get bushes in and out and in and out. At leas chain saws working but pu truck I haul wood in quite after using fine and even with spark and compression and ether in carb and spark so hot jumps screw driver handle into arm to header with bright blue tracers and a few others familar with this model truck checking wires and hoses and tubes, no go, just more non Norton time and drag. Otherwise healthy and praised at work so just crying in my beer and some defense why the long draw out Norton reports. I get rather more tough tales from too many others all over the world for decades so know I'm dam lucky to still be functional and some family left. Its knowing pure luck has some much influence on us I'm pensive about living long enough to get some Peel payback or just a neat looking non-funciton art piece I could of had a heated swimming pool instead.
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