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	July 21, 2024 I generally maintain a more or less daily log on each major project I do. That has become repetitive and lately I've done more recommissions, repairs and shorter project like installing cNw e-starts or Premier carbs for people. So, I'm going to try a new format. This will be a projects blog and will start with the three bikes that came in recently. The current projects at the left will continue until finished in their own blog and generally won't be mentioned here. To get started, I recently received a Purple & Silver 850 Interstate that is blowing fuses, a Black Combat Interstate for recommission, and a visitor with a Yellow Combat for a cNw e-start installation. I'm also parting out a Combat. The head went to France. The cylinder/pistons are going to one guy and the bottom end to another. I've taken that all apart and as I get them ready I'll document them here. We loaded the Yellow Combat back in the rental van later yesterday and the owner left with it this morning. The bike had a few issues, but the installation of the e-start went fine. August 19, 2024 I took a bad fall today. Damaged my right shoulder and arm. Spent about five hours in the ER. Nothing broken our out of place, but definitely partially re-tore my bicep tendon and a couple of other rotator cuff tears. So, I'll be more-or-less one armed for a while. August 24, 2024 When I started this page it was for the smaller day-to-day projects. That included a Black Interstate Combat that I thought would take about two weeks. It has turned into a big project deserving of it's own page so I'm separating it out. See: Combat 240721 August 29, 2024 The Combat I'm parting out was assembled by someone I don't trust. He spared no expense on parts, but did dumb things while building the bikes. I worked on the crank today. Here's the good, bad, an OK: OK: the conrods are highly polished so they are pretty - but so what? Bad: He reused the conrod nuts, used blue Locktite, hammered the nut locks, and they were not tight enough or evenly tight Good: The shells and new and perfect. Good: The journals are perfect. Bad: He reused the crank bolts, used stainless steel nuts, installed the top two nuts backwards, and use RED Locktite. Took forever to get them off! Bad: He used a tab washer on one side but not the other. So the alignment pin was free to work itself out - this was a TOTAL engine destruction waiting to happen. August 29, 2024 Didn't accomplish much today. Had the podiatrist this morning and cardiologist this afternoon and have been fighting with over hydration all day. I had a steroid shot in my foot this morning and it has not kicked in yet - when to does, I'll be much better able to get things done. August 31, 2024 The inside of the crankshaft had something red in it. At first, I thought it was rust but it was something man-made.I cleaned that all up and put the crank back together with a new stud and nut set. I haven't torqued it yet - I'm still pretty much one-armed and I need to figure out how to hold it while doing torquing. I will probably buck it with a wrench on the other side like I did to get it apart but that was just a matter of getting the nuts loose - this is a little more important.

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