kewl, my dads office is in BLG 2... but right now hes out at the laser ranging site alot....
my GL had its factory alt replaced with a small automotive single wire alt... think its a 30 amp made by dewoo... so i cant be much help On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 12:03 PM, Javier Garcia <[email protected]> wrote: > Ok guys, Allen being checking the electrical system of the GW and we don't > fully understand what is going on yet. The PO replaced both the stator and > rectifier, and said that still the battery wasn't getting charge. We checked > the new rectifier and actually it seems to be a bad. We check the old one > (which he gave us), and we are getting around 3.5 Ohms of resistance between > diodes (between the yellow to the red or between the green to the yellow). > We don't really don't if this is the right resistance, but at least is > consistent. The thing is that with the old rectifier the charging voltage to > the battery while running the engine is above 16 volts, which seems to be a > lot. I am wondering if any of you guys GW owners have measure this numbers > and how much are you getting? > > Javier. > > PS: Yeti yes, I work at goddard. > > On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 11:07 AM, paul annen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> javier, you dont happen to work at goddard do you? >> yeti >> >> >> On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 10:55 AM, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Javier didn't get to work for NASA because he had a green card .... >>> >>> On Aug 5, 2011, at 10:19 AM, Allen Thomas wrote: >>> >>> I'm already at his house. Lol. >>> >>> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T >>> ------------------------------ >>> *From: * Graham Rogers <[email protected]> >>> *Sender: * [email protected] >>> *Date: *Fri, 5 Aug 2011 10:09:47 -0400 >>> *To: *<[email protected]> >>> *ReplyTo: * [email protected] >>> *Subject: *Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Tail bag >>> >>> and then give the job to Allen .... Graham >>> >>> On Aug 5, 2011, at 9:34 AM, Javier Garcia wrote: >>> >>> Yeti, >>> is a '84, and yes, I have heard about how difficult is to take the carbs >>> out of a GW. That is why I will start with lots and lots of seafoam ;-) >>> Javier. >>> >>> On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 9:07 AM, paul annen <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> thats an awsome looking bike.. and yes that is the GL logo... what year >>>> is that bike? side says its a 1200, so it should be the same engine i have >>>> in my wing.. i will tell you now that the carbs are a PITA to pull so they >>>> can be cleaned... >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 10:29 PM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Javier, here are some links about fixing your sight glass woes. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://www.goldwingfacts.com/forums/view_topic.php?id=12967&forum_id=1&highlight=leaking+master+glass >>>>> >>>>> http://www.northamericangoldwings.com/view_topic.php?id=9438&forum_id=25 >>>>> >>>>> Glass lenses: >>>>> http://www.ofrei.com/page_176.html >>>>> >>>>> An actual kit: >>>>> http://newrivercyclesalvage.com/sight-glass.html >>>>> >>>>> BTW are you working on her tomorrow? >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 8:59 PM, Javier Garcia <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> James, >>>>>> I believe that is the GW logo. >>>>>> >>>>>> Graham, >>>>>> >>>>>> it is a 1984, with 25k miles on it. Paint is not perfect but in pretty >>>>>> good condition for the age, as well as the chrome (some rust here and >>>>>> there). New tires, brake pads, stator and regulator. I guess battery is >>>>>> also >>>>>> recent. Came with a rack and hard case trunk, owners and Clymer manuals. >>>>>> I >>>>>> paid $850 for it. >>>>>> >>>>>> Clearly it haven't been ridden too much, so carbs need serious >>>>>> cleaning. Also, it has an electrical issue so the battery doesn't get >>>>>> charge. Hopefully is some bad ground somewhere, and I hope to find a >>>>>> quick >>>>>> solution with Allen's help. For the carbs I will start running tons of >>>>>> seafoam to see how it goes. I took it for a spin around the block. Ran >>>>>> crappy but it didn't die. I will probably have to replace both the master >>>>>> cylinder front brake and clutch, since they are leaking fluid thought the >>>>>> sight windows. One of the brakes is probably locked because is kind of >>>>>> hard >>>>>> to move it on neutral. >>>>>> >>>>>> Hopefully will be road ready soon. Here are some more pics. >>>>>> >>>>>> Javier. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 8:39 PM, James O'Gorman <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Yeah, what is the logo in your seat? Is that transformers? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Aug 4, 2011, at 5:18 PM, Graham Rogers wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> > Nice GW Javier, - details?? Graham >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > On Aug 4, 2011, at 7:44 PM, Javier Garcia wrote: >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> Hey Paul, >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> some time ago I promised you some pictures of a new tail bag I got >>>>>>> put on my NH. I figured out that it will help you even more if I will >>>>>>> get a >>>>>>> bike just like yours so you can really see how it look like. So, here >>>>>>> it is. >>>>>>> >> What do you think? >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> Javier. >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> -- >>>>>>> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>>>>> >> To post to this group, send email to >>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>> >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>> >> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>>>>>> >> <Photo094.jpg><Photo096.jpg><Photo097.jpg><Photo102.jpg> >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > -- >>>>>>> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>>>>> > To post to this group, send email to >>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>> > For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to >>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to >>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>>>> . >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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