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by rminier
Fri Apr 19, 2019 5:06 am
Forum: General Talk
Topic: Comet Driven Sheave
Replies: 9
Views: 1500

Re: Comet Driven Sheave

Click on this link to the vintagesnow site and you will have the full service manual, which includes the info you need.
Even though this manual shows a print date of Aug. 1977, it includes info on the '76 models.

http://www.vintagesnow.com/John_Deere_f ... one_SM.pdf
by rminier
Sat Mar 09, 2019 8:49 am
Forum: Kawasaki Tech Talk
Topic: Trailfire 440 Engine Alignment Question
Replies: 4
Views: 1112

Re: Trailfire 440 Engine Alignment Question

There are a few things I'm pretty sure I "know". And some things I'm not certain about regarding your question. Some of the JD folks can chime in. What year is your Trailfire? Having owned a '79 Kawasaki Invader since 1982, I have had several years to learn some things regarding clutches. ...
by rminier
Tue Feb 26, 2019 5:17 pm
Forum: Ride With the Champs
Topic: 2019 RWTC
Replies: 35
Views: 16847

Re: 2019 RWTC

Yes, also enjoying the stories of your trip! :beers;
by rminier
Thu Apr 26, 2018 2:39 pm
Forum: General Talk
Topic: Parts Diagram
Replies: 3
Views: 529

Re: Parts Diagram

Another great resource is this site:

http://www.vintagesnow.com

It looks like the owners, parts, and shop manuals are all on there for your sled.
by rminier
Sun Mar 05, 2017 3:43 pm
Forum: Kawasaki Tech Talk
Topic: 80-84 Liquifire engine vibrations
Replies: 6
Views: 1283

Re: 80-84 Liquifire engine vibrations

TOSS that clutch!! They are extremely sensitive to proper balance. When you work on a clutch, you have to make sure that you put it back together with the arrows on the parts all lined up to maintain balance. When you wrote that someone ground on the back of it to prevent it from rubbing?? !!! :bonk...
by rminier
Sat Mar 12, 2016 6:00 pm
Forum: General Talk
Topic: Busco Bullet Site Refreshed
Replies: 3
Views: 366

Re: Busco Bullet Site Refreshed

Looks great, DA. Restoration slide show worked fine for me.
by rminier
Mon Feb 01, 2016 6:25 pm
Forum: Kawasaki Tech Talk
Topic: Jerks the starter rope out of my hand!
Replies: 16
Views: 1722

Re: Jerks the starter rope out of my hand!

If you suspect there may be some crud in the exhaust pipe, blast from both ends with a garden hose. You will quickly see if anything is in there. Keep blasting until water flows freely and nothing else comes out. Try to leave the pipe in the sun and the wind to evaporate the water from the inside of...
by rminier
Mon Feb 01, 2016 2:26 pm
Forum: Kawasaki Tech Talk
Topic: Jerks the starter rope out of my hand!
Replies: 16
Views: 1722

Re: Jerks the starter rope out of my hand!

Glad you found the key...it's easy to knock out of place....I did that on my SkiDoo 9500 this summer! :doh: Things that come to mind that would cause your current issue of not being able to rev up and produce power above idle: 1. Eliminate the possibility that mice built a nest in either the exhaust...
by rminier
Sun Jan 31, 2016 9:57 am
Forum: Kawasaki Tech Talk
Topic: Jerks the starter rope out of my hand!
Replies: 16
Views: 1722

Re: Jerks the starter rope out of my hand!

Yes...Timing is off....
Did you align the tiny mark on the stator plate with the mark on the crankcase?
Could you have knocked the key out of place when you installed the flywheel? Ask me how I know that can happen>>> :bonk:
by rminier
Wed Jan 20, 2016 4:31 pm
Forum: General Talk
Topic: Snowfire not recommended over 4000'!?
Replies: 5
Views: 704

Re: Snowfire not recommended over 4000'!?

Yeah...I can't see any reason you couldn't re-jet and re-clutch a free air sled to work at altitude. Certainly running around at 0 degrees or 10 degrees F at 4 or 5000 feet would provide at least as much cooling, or more, as operating at sea level on a 30 degree day. Perhaps JD became more warranty ...
by rminier
Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:54 pm
Forum: General Talk
Topic: Snowfire not recommended over 4000'!?
Replies: 5
Views: 704

Re: Snowfire not recommended over 4000'!?

This is my guess.....At sea level, the atmospheric pressure is 14.7 psi. At 5000 ft. this drops to 12.23 psi. That means the air is only 83 % as dense at 5000' versus sea level. In essence, you are giving up 17 % of the cooling ability with a free air engine....quite a bit. A fan cooled engine doesn...
by rminier
Fri Jan 08, 2016 4:52 pm
Forum: General Talk
Topic: Trying to help doesn't pay sometimes.
Replies: 10
Views: 1183

Re: Trying to help doesn't pay sometimes.

LOL,...good one, DA. The guy sounds like a real "Expert"! :lol22:
by rminier
Thu Jan 07, 2016 6:21 pm
Forum: Kawasaki Tech Talk
Topic: '80 TF 340 Lighting Coil? Working spec?
Replies: 6
Views: 847

Re: '80 TF 340 Lighting Coil? Working spec?

I cannot find any of the coil resistance specs in any John Deere shop manuals...? Kawasaki lists them in their shop manuals....the 1980 fan cooled 340 Drifter shows the lighting coil should be 0.18 ohm....plus or minus 20 percent. You probably know it's best to check the coils when they are near roo...
by rminier
Mon Dec 28, 2015 10:21 am
Forum: Kawasaki Tech Talk
Topic: Spitfire Mikuni Butterfly Carb Number
Replies: 3
Views: 586

Re: Spitfire Mikuni Butterfly Carb Number

Looks like Mikuni B34/32-2.

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