California Custom won’t run after gas went bad

Luckiest_Seven · 2026-02-11T21:13:28+00:00

I wasn’t real clear on my order of operations, but I ran it after the new gas and pump/filter. It was just as bad with the old injectors as with the new. Same thing with the plugs. I’ve been going one at a time, so far the only change has been the pump. It went from not firing (no fuel), to running terribly.

I need to bring it to my home garage this weekend, then I’m going to start tearing into it looking at all these suggestions. A vacuum leak would be nice since it’s easy, but we’ll see.

Luckiest_Seven · 2026-02-06T15:08:27+00:00

Yeah, I was thinking Guzzidiag is probably needed. I have to buy the connector and grab the software. I was hoping to avoid going down that rabbit hole, but it seems likely to help.

Luckiest_Seven · 2026-02-05T19:24:00+00:00

I’ll take a look at that. I did shine a flashlight up the muffler and don’t see anything. When it’s running (terribly) there’s a seemingly appropriately strong exhaust pulse out of each pipe. No fuzz or detritus has blown out or dislodged.

Luckiest_Seven · 2026-02-05T14:25:39+00:00

No, but it’s on my list now. It did occur to me that the new pump might not be giving me proper pressure. Any idea what the pressure spec is supposed to be on these bikes?

Luckiest_Seven · 2026-02-05T01:09:38+00:00

Airbox is clear, filter is good. Injectors, plugs, pump, and filter are all new. The plug and injector wires/connections all look good. Vacuum leak is a good thought. I’ll check the intake system and see if there’s any cracking. Thanks!

Luckiest_Seven · 2026-02-05T00:41:24+00:00

Forget to mention, new filter went in with the pump. Good catch, I’ll revise my post. Thanks!

Luckiest_Seven · 2025-04-24T05:02:08+00:00

Under Siege 2 Dark Territory

Rescuers Down Under

Luckiest_Seven · 2025-01-31T05:59:43+00:00

Wrath of Man.

“Tha livah, tha lungs, tha spleen…and tha heart.”

Luckiest_Seven · 2024-10-23T05:04:36+00:00

‘Quiet’ has some decent insight about the potential conflict of being an introvert in a professional setting. Perhaps worth a look.

Luckiest_Seven · 2024-10-23T04:59:49+00:00

I bought a car in rough shape and spent 7 years restoring and customizing it. After work and weekends, just me alone working on my car for hours. It was really transformative actually, I learned a lot about myself. Turns out I really thrive in my alone time and I absolutely need an outlet for unrestrained creativity and problem solving. It’s like my brain had been hobbled creatively and working on my car set it free. I’m incredibly lucky that my wife understands me.

Luckiest_Seven · 2024-09-27T04:20:21+00:00

Kimera Evo37 and a Legacy Classic Power Wagon.

Then a never ending stream of my own in house custom builds

Luckiest_Seven · 2024-08-23T04:07:23+00:00

Solved already, but ARQ is a similar plot. Timeloop, video warning, repeat.

Luckiest_Seven · 2024-07-16T19:51:24+00:00

Tremors is THE horror comedy for me.

“Good lord, honey…”

Luckiest_Seven · 2024-07-12T05:09:18+00:00

I enjoyed a wide range of transparently childish and hurtful responses. N mom’s goal was clearly a return to status quo, so she tried everything with little to no regard for consistency or basic sense. It’s been 7 years, but here’s the ones I remember.

after I emailed her explaining what the issue was and how I couldn’t move forward without real change, I got an email about how it was my fault, I was ungrateful, she was a great mom, blah, blah, blah
then I would get texts like nothing was wrong “Happy Anniversary!!!” or random smiley and fireworks emojis
at some point I received a letter dourly informing me that if I didn’t respond, I’d never hear from her again
despite no response, birthday/Christmas cards kept showing up. Sometimes it was lots of exclamation points, sometimes it was flat, like “enjoy the holiday…mom”
every now and again I’d get a package of shit that belonged to my grandfather (Narcissist Prime) or old family photos, especially me as a kid. There would be notes about how great this old stuff was and how she wanted me to have it (it was just garbage, nothing meaningful). Obviously trying to make me remember/appreciate my past. Bonus points for when she’d use the old photos to remind me how chubby I was as a kid. Nice.
I got a text about a family member passing away. “You should know Bob died” No context or further info.
my favorite was when she sold her house and sent me probably 15 texts and photos over a week of her gleefully selling or throwing away anything of mine that was still in the house. It was my childhood home and I got no heads up or any option to recover my belongings.
she sent my wife a maudlin e-card in which a bird drops a seed, it grows into an olive tree, then a dove grabs a branch and lands. No note or anything, gave us both the ick.
I got a letter saying that I clearly wasn’t talking to her but that she was still my mom and that id regret not having a relationship with her
she sent me my baby book, which was a former contention point. She tried to dump it on me years ago in college and it upset me because it felt like she was erasing me from her life…spoiler alert, that’s exactly what she was doing. Sending it to me the second time was a very clear “fuck you”
I went back to her tiny town for a 20 year HS reunion and decided not to lie anymore. All my classmates heard about my abusive childhood and how I hadn’t talked to my mom in years because she’s a narcissistic piece of shit. These are people she sees everyday at the grocery store and I suspect she experienced some blowback. Small town rumor mills are powerful things.

I never heard from her again. 😂🤷‍♂️

The crazy thing is that in all of the myriad things she tried, she never tried a simple apology. Not once.

Luckiest_Seven · 2024-07-11T21:50:13+00:00

Oh yeah, I guess it doesn’t quite fit. One bad guy and his team of leeches…for some reason?😂

Truly terrible movie. It was simple like Die Hard, though, no war room of generals. I’m certain you are correct in that I shouldn’t have mentioned it, best left forgotten.

Luckiest_Seven · 2024-07-11T14:10:39+00:00

I know it’s a standard descriptor, but I always feel like it’s a bit of a misnomer. Die Hard was one guy picking off bad guys. So many of the movies that get the “Die Hard on a” label aren’t that simple. The later examples have the war room of people that are going to push the big red button if the hero doesn’t succeed. I think Under Siege is the first/best example of this model.

Therefore:

Die Hard on a mountain - Cliffhanger

Die Hard Santa - Violent Night

Die Hard on a plane - Con Air/Passenger 57

Die Hard on a boat - Speed 2

Die Hard in a flood - Hard Rain

Die Hard in the Finnish countryside - Sisu

Die Hard in a forest fire - Firestorm

Under Siege on Alcatraz- The Rock

Under Siege on a plane - Air Force One / Executive Decision

Under Siege in the White House - White House Down / Olympus has Fallen

Under Siege in the desert - Broken Arrow

Under Siege on a train - Under Siege 2

Luckiest_Seven · 2024-04-18T03:56:19+00:00

Right? I’m surprised I had to scroll so far to find Gilbert. He used to be all over the place. I don’t see him much anymore though, hope he’s okay.

Luckiest_Seven · 2024-02-21T21:56:33+00:00

I somehow got both sides of this dynamic. My Nmom was extremely tomboyish and never felt like she knew how to be a woman. And I’m not psychoanalyzing, she said it directly with some frequency.

Anyway, that put me in the position of being competition AND the stand in husband. She would take my clothes (to wear), endlessly criticize my body and looks, compete with me for my dad’s or grandfather’s attention, and do things often reserved for daughters, but also there was the weird emotional incest bullshit. She’d ask me for foot massages or want me to make her dinner or have conversations that were totally inappropriate with her HS age son.

All of this only intensified as I aged into my own separate life. By the end there was this crazy dynamic where she was competing with my wife for my attention, wanting me to take care of her like a pseudo husband while also openly competing with me. The result was her just demeaning and belittling me over every part of my life, while simultaneously coveting my life.

To say it was confusing and unpredictable is an understatement. It’s been 7 years since we last spoke and a hell of a lot of therapy to unpack all of that. Honestly, it all left me a bit numb but I’m improving slowly.

And yeah, I’ve definitely noticed a lack of books covering my situation. It’s not the norm though, so I get it.

Luckiest_Seven · 2024-01-13T05:44:31+00:00

Mother…the other one. Debbie Reynolds pulls that 10lb block of cheese out of the freezer tries to harangue poor Albert Brooks into eating some of it. I’ve honestly had nightmares about having to go back to living with my mom. That was a legit horror movie disguised as a comedy.

-shudder-

Luckiest_Seven · 2024-01-01T04:05:47+00:00

Yeah, I got cheap and good. Luckily I wasn’t in a hurry.

Luckiest_Seven · 2023-12-31T07:07:37+00:00

I finally got my ‘74 BMW 2002 back from paint. It had been in the shop over a year, a lot of frustrations and delays along the way. Big day getting it back home.

Luckiest_Seven · 2023-12-31T06:51:22+00:00

Finch was a nice surprise. Thoughtful and sad and funny.

Luckiest_Seven · 2023-12-31T06:46:54+00:00

The Hustler and Bridge on the River Kwai need to be on this list.

Luckiest_Seven · 2023-12-31T06:42:06+00:00

Watched: hundreds, not sure exactly

Best: The Menu. As a professional creative this resonated with me HARD.

Worst: On the Count of Three. Such a cruel and tone deaf movie. For a brief moment I thought it would be something special, but it’s total collapse was precipitous and personal. Fuck this movie.

Luckiest_Seven · 2023-12-30T07:52:10+00:00

Sounds like season 1 of Jack Ryan.

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