<div dir="ltr">As an offroad cyclist, I can add two stories to this. (1) sticks love to catch in the lower loop of the chain, travel from there into the spokes, and then get pulled with the whole momentum of the rider into the derailleur, which snaps, or mangles, or shears various special mechanisms provided for that purpose, and usually some combination of all of the above which complicates trailside repairs. (2) tree branches, brush, or small saplings trailside can sometimes reach over and actuate your front brake, resulting in a remarkably sudden encounter with the ground in front of you.<div><br></div><div>SO</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 6:24 PM Chuck Bealke <<a href="mailto:chuck.tractor@gmail.com">chuck.tractor@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Spencer, you lucked out on that one - should be a much easier fix than transmission work. Sticks do like to get between chain and sprocket off road. Had more fun on tractors with tree limbs grabbing throttle or gov. linkage when you brushed up against them. Have also come too close to being been removed from high Farmall seats by a limb or two. At least there was the bar between lights to hang onto IF you were quick and lucky.<br>
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> On Apr 29, 2020, at 4:33 PM, Spencer Yost <<a href="mailto:spencer@rdfarms.com" target="_blank">spencer@rdfarms.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Also if you filled the tank all the way you might have had enough head pressure.<br>
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> As I mentioned previously, my COVID-19 motorcycle project has been going very well. I’ve been taking it on test runs in big circles that are never far from the house. Been running great. However I felt vindicated today on that conservative strategy. Shortly into the run I couldn’t down shift :-(<br>
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> I managed to get down shifted to third after a lot of attempts and trying. With third I was able to get rolling again without smoking the clutch. Came back home after rolling through stop signs since there was no way I could get this thing down shifted further.<br>
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> Pulled into the garage to give it a quick inspection and found the root cause:<br>
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> That stick went all the way over a bracket, Between the shift linkage crankcase/transmission housing and out another bracket and wedged tight. You can see the other end near the muffler. I never saw the stick on the road and don’t remember hitting one. I don’t think I could have drove that stick in by hand. I had to break the stick to get it out. <br>
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>> On Apr 27, 2020, at 8:08 PM, Jim Becker <<a href="mailto:mr.jebecker@gmail.com" target="_blank">mr.jebecker@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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>> The problem was the loop. If the tank had been several feet above the loop, there would have been enough head pressure to overcome the loop. Gas just isn't that good at flowing uphill.<br>
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>> Jim Becker<br>
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>> -----Original Message----- From: STEVE ALLEN<br>
>> Sent: Monday, April 27, 2020 3:09 PM<br>
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>> Subject: Re: [AT] '49 A and '51 A Updates and a New Start: the '47 B (deanvp)<br>
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>> Thanks to all for the heat tip. We'll try it. the only one still in is the one on the side of the stem inside the float bowl.<br>
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>> The loop doesn't make sense to me, either, unless the gas just couldn't make it's way uphill for part of the loop. There are two variables in the equation--the loop and the sediment bowl--that were changed. I am not going to bother going backward to try to figure it out though ;-)<br>
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>> The "original" Steve Allen<br>
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>> Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 19:25:59 -0700<br>
>> From: deanvp <<a href="mailto:deanvp@att.net" target="_blank">deanvp@att.net</a>><br>
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>> The loop problem does not compute with previous data but it now works.? To get brass screws out just heat them until they start charging colors. Let them cool and you will be able to remove them with your fingers.Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy Tablet<br>
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