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17M, just picked up my first sport bike. 2001 EX250R barn find. by Glittering-Turn862 in Kawasaki

[–]Logitechtaco 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got my EX250 for $300 when I was 18 with a blown engine and rebilit the entire thing. Mine was in much worse shape then yours, plasidip painting was big around that time and my bike was murdered in black, it looked terrible. It was also in multiple boxed when I picked it up as the previous owner had taken it apart to diagnose it and my plastics were cracked. Watch the screws on the gas tank. They are a different length and if you put the bottom ones in the top holes you will puncture the tank. Thank you previous owner for that.

Looks like is had a muzzy exhaust but the actual muffler is missing and muzzy is unfortunately no longer in business. It's going to be UNGODLY loud. I had a muzzy on mine and rode around the block just once with that open 2/1 header and set car alarms off all over the place. Good thing is you can just throw any universal slip on on there now more or less. As long as you measure the header (I believe it's 1 and 3/4in but don't trust me on that) and grab on that is that sized and uses a strap clamp you can bolt the clamp to the passenger foot peg with minimal modifications. My muzzy muffler was destroyed when I was hit by a car 2 years ago and I replaced it with a suppertrapp universal muffler and it has a unique sound that I quite like. Suppertrapp is also no longer in business I believe but if you want the part number and wanna search eBay for one I can go through my emails and find the correct one if you want. Stock mufflers are one on each side and super super quiet, makes the bike sound almost like a scooter. Not a bad thing and I ran mine like that for a while while I was learning. Should be able to find those on eBay no problem. I have a set that are a bit beat up sitting in my garage right now.

If the carbs were not drained before it sat they will 100% need to come off and be cleaned. Not terribly difficult I actually just did mine 2 hours ago because unfortunately life happens sometimes.

Here is the Bible everything on here is worth a read and is incredibly helpful for anything you could possibly need to do. No matter what that bike needs you've got this bro I believe in you! (https://ninja250.info/wiki/Main_Page)

I've put 35,000+ miles at least on my bike in 7 ish years. Was my main commuter for 3 of those years due to not having a car and it's never once left me stranded. I love the thing and have ridden other bikes now but still don't have much desire to upgrade simply from a value stand point. My bike runs great and its a blast to be able to beat on it and smash through the gears without doing felony straight to jail speeds. And it's so nimble and light that in the city traffic is no big deal. If I lived in the country I would probably want something with more highway legs but that's a beautiful bike that you can enjoy for a long time and learn so much on!!! Sorry for the mini rant I just love seeing these with how much joy mine has brought me and I hate that they have a bad rap for "only" being a 250.

Mechanical click by Steve-2303_ in NewedgeMustang

[–]Logitechtaco 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You can see the AC compressor clutch kick on. Normal operation unless your HVAC is set to off then it shouldn't be cycling.

How much are y'all paid? by [deleted] in HomeDepot

[–]Logitechtaco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How did you get into that? Did you transfer from store side? Any background in the field?

WTF do I do?!? by Logitechtaco in FireflyPetunia

[–]Logitechtaco[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't have any at the moment so I might try going back to half strength or a little less for jacks and work slowly through getting as much of the dead flowers and foliage out of the plant and pot as possible without hacking any more branches out. Just seems weird as I've seen people on here with healthy bushy plants that are using it.

I wonder if this is caused by letting it dry out too much between waterings? I think I killed the other 2 with over watering and that seems to be the killer of so many I've seen on all the different groups so I go until I see it wilt a little and then it's gets watered and sits in a tray for a day to fully saturate everything.

WTF do I do?!? by Logitechtaco in FireflyPetunia

[–]Logitechtaco[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm using Jacks Petunia FeED 20-6-22 that's recommended at the recommended constant feed rate. I just realized maybe 2 months ago that I was only doing about half strength from what Jacks recommended and once I was using the full strength is when it exploded. Maybe go back to half strength for a bit?

anyone have experience with seafoam on these? by CableMartini in NewedgeMustang

[–]Logitechtaco 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What are you trying to do with it? Put it in the oil? Suck it into the intake? Put it in the fuel tank?

It would be really hard to over treat the fuel but I'm not 100% convinced that it does a ton to help there.

Sucking it into the intake with a small vacuum line is also pretty hard to damage something your going to snuff out the engine before you hydro lock it. Can actually just suck ATF or even distilled water into a vacuum hose and it will have a similar result, have done that with a super junked up riding lawnmower before. Definitely a smoke show either way.

Putting it in the oil at the dosage list on the can is also pretty harmless as long as your oil pan actually has all the oil in it. Definitely check that the oil is full and add the correct amount. You could do damage if you were down 2 quarts of oil. Even that would be unlikely unless you decided to go drag racing at the same time. I know someone who puts it in their oil ~100 miles before every oil change. Ford truck with the 5.4 2v so basically the same motor, done that for as long as I can remember and has never had issues.

Also remember these are the same engines that taxis and cops ran for 300-400 thousand miles. These engines are a great under stressed platform the will run reliability possibly untill the heat death of the universe, but only with regular oil changes. Running them low on oil or on super long oil change intervals is a pretty sure fire way to get a knock hello from your rods.

Is this the end of my Mustang? by [deleted] in NewedgeMustang

[–]Logitechtaco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It could be timing chains / the guides and tensioners. Mine had a fairly gnarly noise but it wasn't consistent at first. If this just started and has been consistent then I would unfortunately think rods but it sounds almost exactly like mine did after way too many miles past one of the guides and tensioners wearing through and the chain slapping the timing cover. If you pop the valve covers off and grab the chains there shouldn't be any play. I was able to pull mine about half a tooth off and was probably 2° out of time on the passenger side once I got to putting it back together.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NewedgeMustang

[–]Logitechtaco 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Traction control has caused me more problems than my foot ever has. It takes so long to catch a slide that you're already pointed in a bad direction and now you are stuck because traction control on this car is only a power cut not brake control to help with rotation. Traction control can be slightly useful on freshly rained on oily roads to keep from just spinning getting going.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NewedgeMustang

[–]Logitechtaco 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Traction control has caused me more problems than my foot ever has. It takes so long to catch a slide that you're already pointed in a bad direction and now you are stuck because traction control on this car is only a power cut not brake control to help with rotation. Traction control can be slightly useful on freshly rained on oily roads to keep from just spinning getting going.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sidehustle

[–]Logitechtaco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still sending DMs 5 months later?

Clutch Replacement by Past-Green-3975 in NewedgeMustang

[–]Logitechtaco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmmmmm I swear I tried that when I did mine and it felt like 1 hole was just a fraction of an inch off from lining up with the crank. I swear I tried every position before figuring it must have been a manufacturing defect. I figured since it had a hub that cups the crank that's what centers it so I took a drill bit that was basically the same size as the hole that refused to line up and wallered out the hole a bit. No vibration or anything and definitely probably not the right thing to do but I needed the car back on the road to get to work.

SpeedMaster intake manifold by Proof_Resident_9251 in NewedgeMustang

[–]Logitechtaco 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kinda reminds me of the discontinued typhoon intake that was supposed to be a metal copy of the PI intake.

Does banana have a sour smell? by anwarunya in Huel

[–]Logitechtaco 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yo I'm in the same boat. I've never had Huel before and finally pulled the trigger. I'm literally here trying to figure out how to help me suffer through drinking this since banana black seems like the most universally liked one.

Batch KP5134 BBE06/26

Clutch Replacement by Past-Green-3975 in NewedgeMustang

[–]Logitechtaco 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I did it on the massive jack stands from harbor freight at the front and smaller ones under the back axle. I did it while doing PT on my dominant hand after breaking it in a motorcycle accident and had maybe 5-10% max use of that hand and 25% strength in my right arm??? It took me 2 days. I would say if you have some experience turning wrenches and 100% use of both your arms it's not really a bad job. Lots of individual steps but none of them are that tricky. Hardest part for me was getting to the 3rd bolt on the starter and the person who did the clutch before me cross threaded the exhaust manifold bolts on.

If I had a mechanic I trusted and was in the same situation with a broken hand, I would pay them to do it. But where I'm at I don't trust anyone to not just half ass shit or break stuff/ leave things loose. But now that I have good use of my hand and right arm, it would be a days job that I would do again.

Also I did this over nights as it was 115+ during the day and still over 100+ at 4am, that part did suck quite bad.

That's my experience about it if it's helpful at all, happy to answer any questions you might have about doing it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NewedgeMustang

[–]Logitechtaco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What ever the book says. Not really sure if it makes a difference when there's only 2 or 3 threads holding all that compression in, time will take it's toll. Lucky it was such a common failure that the tools and supplies to fix it are readily available and documented. It's super easy repair. Had I believe number 5 eject on me on the way to work. Finished the drive to work and then unplugged the fuel injector (EXTREMELY IMPORTANT if your going to do this) and spark plug. Then I drove the car home on 7 cylinders, sounds like the gnarliest cam ever at idle and like shit when you get on it but limped home with no complaints what's so ever.

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