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Posted by Fancy
- April 10, 2012, 09:30:27 AMOK even though I look like a big doofus now I did call the place where I got the bike tuned up and they said that the Cam Plug on rear cylinder head is leaking SO any suggestions???
Posted by 49Reo
- April 09, 2012, 21:35:25 PMBig fingers and little parts can make for a curious repair.... LOL
Good luck with it, an let us know how it goes!
Regards and such,
49Reo
Posted by Fancy
- April 09, 2012, 21:28:46 PMTHX!!! My FIL is a mechanic...maybe he can give it a go...he works on buses and used to b in the air force and did planes I wonder if bikes are too small for him lol
Posted by 49Reo
- April 09, 2012, 21:03:09 PMQuote from: Fancy on April 09, 2012, 14:28:15 PMYES Cam shaft lol Troll I did search for the quick fix and I am unable to find anything
Do this:
1) go to home page, click on mods/tips;
2) on this page, click mods and tips
3) click on Engine and Performance
4) click on Repair - Cylinder Plug Leak
5) click on URL: http://www.vulcandrifterriders.com/plugrepair.html
and you are in; hope this helps!
Regards and such,
49Reo
Posted by Fancy
- April 09, 2012, 14:28:15 PMYES Cam shaft lol Troll I did search for the quick fix and I am unable to find anything 
Posted by Troll
- April 09, 2012, 08:49:22 AMSorry, took another look at your pictures, and no, I was wrong...nothing new there...there is a fix listed on the web site for these plugs that's a whole lot cheaper than pulling the engine...
Posted by Troll
- April 09, 2012, 08:46:15 AMYou have an 800...the valve covers come off without taking out the engine. This is because it is required to adjust the valve lash periodically...Hmmm, if it is a cam bore plug, you could change it during routine maintenance!
Posted by 49Reo
- April 09, 2012, 00:14:12 AMSounds like the camshaft plug on the cylinder head; kind of a pain to change. However, look in the mods/tips section on the homepage; there is a "quick-fix" that sounds like a good way to fly. Worth a look, anyway.
Regards and such,
49Reo
Posted by Fancy
- April 08, 2012, 18:21:26 PMThx Reo!! My pup has put in about 10 hours don't know miles and he is only 13 weeks- start them young lol the end result is we will b riding alone and we are ok with it 
Well I have to get a backerest soon! My boys want a ride real bad. Then a windshield and an engine guard but for fun stuff I want to fringe it all out starting with a seat cover. My budget says little by little though lol
I just got her tuned up and I have a small oil leak the cam something or other I can't remember what he said but I was told it can be a winter project... Thank goodness because it's about 900 to fix it darnit
Posted by 49Reo
- April 06, 2012, 10:21:16 AMNice!!! I like that color. As to your pup,it's funny how there is always someone out there willing to criticize what others do; one of the biggest reasons I like to ride alone. Years ago, a friend of mine had small terrier of some sort; that mutt put in a lot of miles riding shotgun; buddy took the lid off of the left saddlebag, built a little windshield on it, and that little dog rode many a mile in there, never came to any harm.
What plans do you have to personalize you Drifter? Be sure to post pics!
Have fun and ride safe;
Regards and such,
49Reo
Posted by Fancy
- April 06, 2012, 07:57:15 AMOh and it must have been the server the day I tried to upload pics because uploading these went very smooth. THX for the help!!!
Posted by Fancy
- April 06, 2012, 07:54:42 AMHere is my pup that rides in a pouch on my chest when I go for a drive. I had major drama over doing this and was verbally attacked by one of the people I ride with because of it his weekend
Posted by Fancy
- April 06, 2012, 07:51:27 AMHere she is
Posted by chief
- April 03, 2012, 00:44:45 AMRemember we changed to a new server. There is a lot going on in the background on this particular server which will impact this situation.
My upload speed will be different from yours... but a 2gb jpg uploaded in 8 seconds, while it took 1 minute and 15 seconds for the server and software to deal with the upload. This same pic errored (500 error)out for me the first go-round. A 256kb file took less than 30 seconds to complete.
Do yourself a favor and ALWAYS resize your pics down to 800x600 or 640x480 or in that range. Make them jpg's. This will reduce the overall file size. If you are on a slower connection, this will most definitely help. You don't need high resolution (big files) for web pics. If you are sending me a file for something that needs to be high res... you'd do that by email.If it takes too long the server will abort the operation and return a server error. If you error out, try again... or resize and try again.
Posted by chief
- April 03, 2012, 00:30:01 AMBig files take a while. I just added one to this post - didn't take much time at all. Using Chrome, it shows the upload percentage at the bottom left. Then "waiting for VulcanDrifterRiders.com" - that last bit took longer than the first bit. But I figure it took about a minute altogether.