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Watched it friday or saturday night. They're all good.

I'm digging the blacked out turbine wheels

Hoping for the best. I'm up in north Florida but the central part of the state is in the crosshairs for sure.

yeah, that's classy.

200$ seems reasonable to me. I'm interested

Awesome build so far. Inspiring. Thanks for doing the work it takes to document all this.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCUwO90LMyZCxrYMzhP6Jwg these folks are members here and have some cool videos of their setup, including a rooftop tent.

Well, that was easy. Thanks

Has anyone figured out a replacement alternative for the Bosch 69302 fuel pump? Some online retailers show them in stock, but when I call it's no longer available. Just wondering. The pump in my 87 is on it's last leg so I'm looking. Thanks

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Nice. I have a '73 Yamaha DT3 that I enjoy as well. If period correct accessories for Kawi's are like early Yamaha's, then that rear cargo rack is probably worth as much as you paid for the bike. Good luck with it.

I'm going to run some MMO through it and dump it while it's hot. When I got this thing, it had been parked for about 11 years or so. I pulled the engine to replace all the expansion plugs and pulled the head to replace lifters while I was in there. There was gunked up oil everywhere. Some of it had to be scraped off it was so caked on. I have no doubt this thing wasn't maintained all that well at some point. So my intent was to get it running, run some seafoam /MMO / ATF in the oil to help clean it out and dump the oil pretty quickly. Life happens, and this thing has been sitting for a few months since I got it all running well again. Fast forward to now and I am working on it again. So that's why and where I'm at. I've had close to a dozen of these engines or maybe more over the years and believe it's a great platform. I've saved quite a few and am hoping this one still has some life left in it. thanks for all the tips and advice. I'll keep you posted.

There is more than one youtube video on this same thing as well

Can you elaborate on this? Which way is the diode oriented in the harness pictured? If I read it correctly, then the yellow wire AND the red wire (both small wires going to the alternator) need power on them to excite and make the alternator charge? What is the value of that diode? I tried to look up the part number you shared, but come up with nothing. Thanks

Penzoil, 10w30 and it was dino oil. This oil has about 2 hours of idling time and 3 miles on it since it was fresh. I think this weekend, I'll follow the tips in the thread Cruiser shared and replace the oil and filter again after doing so. We'll see.

I'm currently running an STP filter on it.

Thought about that as well.

Well, poop. Sometimes too much information is bad. Not really, I know, but I finished swapping out gauge clusters on my 87. Previously, when it was hot and idling, the oil light would flicker but would go out as soon as the throttle was raised and RPM increased. Now that I have a gauge, it tells a more complete story. Cold idle is about 40 psi, and it quickly drops to 20 at idle and when warm, all the way to zero. No knocking or rattling sounds, but the gauge all but bottoms out. Pressure still increases when I apply throttle and it runs about 35 psi on the gauge at 2k rpm. I know, I know. Gauges aren't always accurate and all that but it seems to tell the same story that the oil light did. This is the original engine and it has 171k on it. When I got this thing a little over a year ago, it was obvious that the engine hadn't been maintained well. Caked on oil in the lifter galley and cylinder head. I'll still continue to work on it and when ready I'll drive it and see how it does. I may drop the pan and look at the intake on the oil pickup to make sure it isn't clogged like some of the other passages were. I'm just expressing disappointment with it. I guess worst case scenario I could find a donor 4.0 or rebuild this one.

many a day, I've had this exact issue with an engine only to find out that under a load, the spark plugs, or ignition wires were leaking fire and it simply wouldn't rev.

what do the spark plugs look like?

Thank you. Ronnie Robinson is retired but still local. I knew him as a teenager in the 80s and run into him periodically. Thanks again

Can you send details? PM Please? thanks

My 87 MJ. I'm the 3rd owner and I have documentation from the original owner until now. Brown on brown. 4.0, BA10/5 and 4x4. The sticker inside the door is faded to the point of unusable. This is the best angle I could get due to a windshield that is fogged and needs replaced. 1JTML6316HT020276 It's in North Florida at my hooch and is slowly becoming road ready again.

That is just unreal. Just wow.

Title says it all. Looking for the horn button for my 87 MJ. Really, it's just the cover that's missing I guess as the button is still there and works. Thanks