Forum: Airheads
09-15-2012, 03:35 PM
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SOLVED. I successfully connected the dwell/rpm...
SOLVED. I successfully connected the dwell/rpm meter to the negative side of the ignition coil (black), grounded the other lead, and read the RPM directly from the scale. Unfortunately, it was an 8...
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Forum: Airheads
09-15-2012, 01:04 PM
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Electronic tach validation
I recently borrowed an analog dwell/tach/volt meter from a friend who works on old VWs, and I'd like to use it to verify the electronic tach on my 1983 R80ST is reporting accurate RPMs. The dwell...
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Forum: Old's Cool
08-01-2010, 05:59 AM
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Replies: 6
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I encountered the same thing on my new-to-me...
I encountered the same thing on my new-to-me R80ST. The cross-threaded locknut had apparently held well at the previous adjustment, but I felt the same "imminent stripping" you described when I went...
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Forum: Old's Cool
07-23-2010, 02:05 PM
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Forum: Airheads
03-28-2010, 06:31 PM
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Replies: 16
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Last update from me on this thread: turns out I...
Last update from me on this thread: turns out I still had a tiny leak even with the double gasket, so I removed the valve cover and rotated it so the "L" faced down. Took the bike for a ride and no...
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Forum: Airheads
03-27-2010, 09:43 PM
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Replies: 16
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Ah, too bad. And I just had the head at the...
Ah, too bad. And I just had the head at the machine shop to have the stripped hole for the valve cover stud repaired (PO had installed a time-sert that had failed). No doubt the machinist could...
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Forum: Airheads
03-27-2010, 05:04 PM
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Replies: 16
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Forum: Airheads
03-27-2010, 03:39 PM
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Replies: 16
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Bingo. Two gaskets did the trick.
I wonder...
Bingo. Two gaskets did the trick.
I wonder if I installed the valve cover upside-down relative to the way it was before I did the top end work? Right now, the "L" is visible on top. Is there a...
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Forum: Airheads
03-27-2010, 01:02 PM
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Replies: 16
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Forum: Airheads
03-27-2010, 11:32 AM
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Replies: 16
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airhead valve cover oil leak -- easy fix??
Just finished some top end work on my '83 ST, and I am puzzled as to why I can't seem to stop the oil leaking from my left side valve cover. I had removed the old gasket, which was pretty well...
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Forum: Old's Cool
02-23-2010, 10:22 AM
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Replies: 11
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Forum: Old's Cool
02-23-2010, 08:08 AM
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Replies: 11
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Forum: Old's Cool
02-22-2010, 10:25 AM
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Replies: 11
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Could be. I don't know when (or if) they were...
Could be. I don't know when (or if) they were last replaced, but I can tell you it was a major chore cleaning the sludge off the engine block in preparation for surgery. The PRT seal area on both...
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Forum: Old's Cool
02-20-2010, 03:24 PM
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Replies: 11
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Forum: Old's Cool
12-15-2009, 12:36 PM
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Forum: Airheads
11-30-2009, 07:31 AM
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Forum: Airheads
10-16-2009, 11:12 AM
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Replies: 744
Views: 78,020
I don't doubt it for a second. Kirk is a good...
I don't doubt it for a second. Kirk is a good guy, and has continued to give me information and advice. He said he'll teach me to tune the carbs & set the valves, etc. He was sorry to sell the...
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Forum: Airheads
10-16-2009, 10:20 AM
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Replies: 744
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Forum: Airheads
10-16-2009, 09:51 AM
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Replies: 744
Views: 78,020
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Forum: Old's Cool
09-29-2009, 12:55 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,493
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Forum: Old's Cool
09-29-2009, 12:45 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,493
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Forum: Old's Cool
09-29-2009, 11:37 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,493
Thread originator update:
Looks like I can...
Thread originator update:
Looks like I can limp along on the OEM speedo for another few weeks yet, then it's off to Wirespokes for a tune-up. The tach is another story, as it is electronic. I...
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Forum: Airheads
09-29-2009, 08:38 AM
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Replies: 744
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I just purchased an '83 R80ST from an Airhead in Dolan Springs, AZ. I now have the bike in Kingman, AZ, but it spent the last several years in Las Vegas. The previous owner did a great job...
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Forum: Old's Cool
09-28-2009, 03:08 PM
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Replies: 17
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Sorry for my ignorance (noob, remember), but...
Sorry for my ignorance (noob, remember), but who's Terry?
The instruments on the '83 ST are individual units, not a cluster as in the other models. The guys at Overseas and Palo Alto both said...
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Forum: Old's Cool
09-28-2009, 02:58 PM
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Replies: 17
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Forum: Old's Cool
09-28-2009, 01:39 PM
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Replies: 17
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Airhead speedo & tach--repair or replace?
I just purchased a very nice running '83 R80ST, but unfortunately both the speedo and tach are inop. I called both Overseas Speedometer and Palo Alto Speedo, and figure I'm looking at somewhere...
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