Wilsons Sandbox

Friends, As I drove home from my swimming hole and campesino friends today, a little while ago, the rear tire went flat. I was just in a bend in the road where they mug people, so I backtracked to where a few houses are, even if the dogs barked furiously. Note well, just as my front tire on saturday morning, no foreign objects in my tire, the valve in the tube was ripped out. I came to the conclusion that the tire and the tube where turning independently of each other, and that was the whining, wirring noise I had been worried about for the last few weeks. Now, I have been driving motorcycles for the last 15 years, every day, all the time, no car. But I have never had this kind of problem. On the XR200, an old second hand bike I had for a while, there was a tire securing clamp device inside the tire. On this thing, one is not supposed to need it. What the hell is going on??? I may add a bit of humor and sarcasm, but this is no screen play, or posturing, this is hard work in the noon sunshine, glad I still could clean my throat and spirit with a few mouthfulls of wodka, how else is a fellow supposed to survive? Changing the tube was routine, the hard part this time was the heavy duty tube from Fred, an 18, not so easy to accomodate inside. The C-clamp made putting the rim over pretty easy. I consider myself a stupid genius. I apologize to the reverend and to all other decent people for the use of the term "hell" and for promoting the consumption of wodka, but..what is a man to do? Just try to survive and make sense of this crazy world. Anyhow, I made it back in time for work, which is now. Jacostarica. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping

Dear friends, I have consulted the book of books, the Clymer, and there are two seals, the mechanical seal, and the oil seal, and there is a little space between them, with a small drain hole in the bottom, where water or oil could leak out of. The oil looks good as I peek thru the spy glass, so I am pretty sure the mechanical seal has a minor leak, and I am losing coolant thru that little hole. I post this on the list as well, because it seems important to me, and there could be some lurkers who know even less than I do, can you imagine? Also to invite comments from the experts. Anyhow I will have to resort to major surgery again, and change the seals. Marknet has an extensive how-to page with pictures. I hope to get the seals and gaskets thru Fred. Be nice and civil to the Easter bunnies, you maniacs! Jacostarica. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ