Problems related?

[alantf]

Originally Posted by OldNTired

I am a little confused. You say you were going 50 KPH, but them said 6 MPH over the limit! Please be consistent

No....You asked me what the speed limit was, so I said 50k/hr. I said I was 6 mph over the limit to make mph easier for you to understand than k/hr.

[Water Warrior 2]

Originally Posted by alantf

No....You asked me what the speed limit was, so I said 50k/hr. I said I was 6 mph over the limit to make mph easier for you to understand than k/hr.

Yup, we do have an international crowd here. I grew up with miles etc and then had to learn to think Metric. It is a more accurate system in most cases but I still find myself mentally converting KPH to MPH so I know how fast I am really going. Yeah, stuck in the Past, listening to the Beatles and luvin it.

[alantf]

Originally Posted by Water Warrior

I still find myself mentally converting KPH to MPH so I know how fast I am really going.

:plus1:

[Water Warrior 2]

:cuss: :curse:

Originally Posted by alantf

:plus1:

And then us lucky folks in the GWN had an Imperial system of measurement too. Bigger gallons, more quarts and ounces of fluid in oddball sized container compared to the rest of the world. At one time my job involved converting many chemical weights and measures from Imperial to Metric. Of course a lot of the chemicals came in from the U.S. Tadaa, enter the conversion calculator. The change over period from Imperial meaure to Metric was a living *ell. Metric measurement did prove to be far more accurate at work when all was said and done.
That said, I will never never never be able to wrap my head around liters per 100 kilometers when figuring fuel consumption. I want miles per gallon. I want Imperial measure and I want it now dang it. :cuss:

[OldNTired]

Originally Posted by alantf

No....You asked me what the speed limit was, so I said 50k/hr. I said I was 6 mph over the limit to make mph easier for you to understand than k/hr.

I see! Thanks. Things are not looking good here, more later.

[OldNTired]

[quote=Water Warrior]:cuss: :curse:

Originally Posted by alantf

:plus1:

And then us lucky folks in the GWN had an Imperial system of measurement too. Bigger gallons, more quarts and ounces of fluid in oddball sized container compared to the rest of the world. At one time my job involved converting many chemical weights and measures from Imperial to Metric. Of course a lot of the chemicals came in from the U.S. Tadaa, enter the conversion calculator. The change over period from Imperial meaure to Metric was a living *ell. Metric measurement did prove to be far more accurate at work when all was said and done.
That said, I will never never never be able to wrap my head around liters per 100 kilometers when figuring fuel consumption. I want miles per gallon. I want Imperial measure and I want it now dang it. :cuss:[/quote:2qg0ln1u]

I remember wayyy back when I was in High School, 50 years ago, when 'they' were trying to convert us 'Yanks' to
the Metric system. They'd have had better luck trying to teach us to speak and write in Greek.
At work I used 8 programming languages, 4 different number systems, and a few special languages for special applications, but I still can't get a grip on the Metric system.
Things took a bad turn here today, more later.

[OldNTired]

Well, it started out as a great day - sun shining, 81 degrees, NO RAIN! And time to work.

It went bad quickly. I grabbed some tools, prepped the bike so I could check the valve clearances, grabbed the guages to do it - and - I leaned over and saw that the valve stem adjusting nuts were missing! So are the valve stems. The manual warned not to over-tighten
them, so I tightened them but I guess not enough. I can't find the nuts, they must have dropped below the rockers. As for the valve stems, I guess they are in the cylinder.
I still have some hope, depending on the piston clearance. The engine in my
Karmann Ghia once swallowed a 10mm 1/2 inch long bolt and lived, because there was
enough clearance.
I guess I better hit the manual and learn how to remove the head.
Oh well, the weather is still beautiful today! Even if everything else went to hell.

[Water Warrior 2]

Oh my, not good news. Look on the bright side if possible. A new learning experience and a How To with pics for the rest of us.

[OldNTired]

Originally Posted by Water Warrior

Oh my, not good news. Look on the bright side if possible. A new learning experience and a How To with pics for the rest of us.

I'll try, but no guarantees. The only camera I have is old, low pixel,
and doesn't produce very good pics.
I read the manual, and the job seems time consuming. Also, the manual
skips a lot of the work that will have to be done. Or maybe it was covered
in another section that I skipped over.
Before I even get to the head, I need to figure out a quick way to get the
carb and intake out of the way.
Tomorrow, hopefully, I'll get started.
If I hit any snags I'll probably start a new thread, I think most folks are ignoring this one because we got off track a bit.
Thanks to you and Alan for the help.

[Water Warrior 2]

You can do it. There are a few members with the knowledge and experience to give you lots of helpful hints. Just take your time and think your moves through before doing anything. The one saving grace is the GZ is a single cylinder and not a multi with a lot more parts to deal with.