From: | Dave Hennessey | Electronic: | dave -A- toyhouse.org |
Subject: | RE: RE: Help - I need a bolt | Date: | Wed Mar 14 22:06:52 2012 |
Response to: | 17141 |
Chris, Aw Jeez, you're never gonna let me live that one down. But yes, I took the same route, although I only went about 3 miles before turning around. Considering my luck the last time, I'm not even going to try... Here's part of the Henderson KJ kickstarter story from 2007: The Lost Kick-Starter Saga continues... FRIDAY, I carefully examined the roadside for the entire 8-mile (not 6) route. I walked about 3 or 4 miles, then I turned to my trusty Harley Hummer for the rest. I could ride the Hummer at a "walking pace", and it was easy to dismount when needed for a closer look. I found lots of stuff: 1 dead deer 1 dead raccoon 1 dead snake 1 live chipmunk 2 U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey survey markers 1 John Deere part (combine?) 2 wooden wire spools - took one home to wrap electric cord 1 5-gallon plastic gas can - will go back and look at this 1 trailer wheel & tire 5627 beer cans (mostly Bud Lite) 0 Henderson kick-starter cranks ----- ORIGINAL MESSAGE FOLLOWS ----- Perhaps it is lying next to your KJ kick starter? ----- ORIGINAL MESSAGE FOLLOWS ----- I need one motor mount bolt - anyone got a spare? I had a "running out of gas" problem - turns out the carburator float setting was way off. I took the bike out for a shakedown cruise, and suddenly it developed this terrible sounding vibration at mid-range throttle. OH NO! What have I done now? I couldn't identify the noise, it didn't sound like lower end, nor upper-end either. The bike ran OK, so I nursed it home, and commenced head scratching. Then I found the problem - one of the front motor mount bolts had come loose and fallen out. The other front bolt was loose, and would have fallen out if I had driven it much further. Both rear bolts were nice and tight. The hardware-store bolt I put in temporarily looks really bad, so I need one of the "real thing". Thanks, Dave |