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carbon in sump
I am currently pulling my 1915 engine out of my trike to install larger valve heads. While draining oil I noticed a large amount of non metallic carbon crud under the sump screen. before parking it I had two things happen that I am wondering if they might have been the source of this. This past...- matman1972
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- Forum: VW Powered Trikes
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cylinder heads
So, heading down the road this weekend and spit out a spark plug. When I limped it home (loudly) I realized the spark plug had been previously repaired. Time sert blew out with the plug. I had thought about using an oversized timesert but considering the kit is as much as a head, that seems like...- matman1972
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- Forum: VW Powered Trikes
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Shift linkage conversion
She's a little dirty right now. Been traveling...- matman1972
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Route 66 planning
Wanting to hear from people who have done 66 or live near it. Planning on my next trip for July. My son and I will be traveling from Georgia to illinois to see family then planning to take 66 from Chicago to LA, then highways home. I want to plan what sites to take in on our trip. I love the...- matman1972
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- Forum: Trike Travel
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not a pic of Sturgis 2014???
My daughter wanted to go on a ride for her graduation trip. We traveled from Atlanta GA, through Illinois to see relatives, up to the black hills, over to Devil's tower, then back southwest through Nebraska. had a fun trip. Stopped in Sturgis so I could see the new Indians. Got out of there...- matman1972
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Short Trip with my Grad
Gracie had to get into character after shopping for past-years discount clothing. I did find at least one alien at Devil's Tower. named him Paul... We headed back to Illinois by heading south through the Black Hills, and hitting more construction that I285 in Atlanta... Made it to...- matman1972
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Short Trip with my Grad
And Celebrate the 4th... After a few days of recovery from too much food, beer and fun, we headed up to hang out at Poopy's. Had some good food and watched "Almost Kiss" who, by the way, were better than the real thing. Well, Kind of... Went by and saw the Pickers' store But, they were a...- matman1972
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Short Trip with my Grad
My oldest graduated from high school this past June. She decided that, rather than take a trip to the beach, or a cruise, she wanted to go for a trike ride out west with me. Since the trike has been taunting me from the parking lot almost every day, I had no problem with her request. I...- matman1972
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Distributor change suggestions
I am currently running a 1915 with a weber progressive 32-36, a scat c35 cam, 040 heads, and an .89 4th gear. I currently have an 009 distributor on it, and have the flat spot on takeoff that one would expect, but when accelerating on the highway, I also see a large drop in throttle response...- matman1972
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Fan shroud screen
Does anyone have a source for a fan shroud screen for a Doghouse - type shroud? I have found plenty of the older type with the lip, but haven't found any that I could rivet or bolt to my shroud. I can make one, but wanted to see if there was something pre-made available. I have a lap-belt on...- matman1972
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Hello from Austell, Georgia
Hi Everyone, I just joined the site over the weekend, and have really enjoyed all the information and pictures so far. I assisted my father in building this VW trike (1972 bug, now at a tad under 2000cc) starting in about 2000 when he lost his leg. Unfortunately, he is no longer able to ride...- matman1972
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- Forum: New Member Introductions - No Tech Questions
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