Would auto windshield washer fluid be an acceptable alternative?  That's what I put in the tractor tire tubes as a weight (better than calcium).

Quote from: giantkiller on February 20, 2026, 05:22:49 PMIs your house all done Pat? I assume you had someone build it.  I instead of being dumb like me and doing it all yourself.

Yes, it's been done for a couple of years. I retired from my job and moved from Palm Desert, Calif to Sedona, Arizona, and I didn't know any of the good local subcontractors, so I hired a general but had several line item exceptions on the contract for me to do my own work, mainly radiant floor and finish items. My house was built durning the time of Covid so it took 8 months longer than I expected, about 20 months total.  As an example, I waited 5 months for plan check and 6 months for a bathtub. My lumber bill went up $14k in one week...

Oh my, poor me....I needed to keep it in perspective, it was the time of Covid and folks were dying. I lost 2 friends to Covid, a sad time for sure....makes complaining about waiting for a bath tub seem selfish and trivial. I was lucky the subs showed up to work.

On the anti freeze needed for your driveway, will it be a 50/50 mix or straight glycol?
You need 100 gallons to fill your 2 water heater tanks, then more for the driveway pex tubes.
Let's see... 231 cubic inches per gallon, 12" of 3/4 Pex = 5.3 cubic inches x 8,000 = 42,400 cubic inches / 231 = 184 gallons for the pex....add in the 2 tanks, that's 284  gallons total needed for straight glycol....or 142 gallons needed for a 50/50 mix.
Yea, that shit can get real expensive....

I love my radiant floors. Well worth the money and effort.

Cheers lad, stay warm.

Quote from: Pat Conlon on February 20, 2026, 09:22:29 AM

Quote from: giantkiller on February 20, 2026, 12:57:37 AMYah if I could just get my but in gear. Maybe I could get mine done. I've got an ape block. To go with the turbo. That's might be a little fun.I just keep getting distracted. Too many other projects.

Did you get your heated driveway on line Dan?

 I see the cold snap you folks are having and wondered. Burrrr

I finally got all the solar panels up. 24 390watt. Got the 2 50 gallon water heaters mounted the 3 15watt panels up for the 3 solar powered water pumps. One per loop. Got it all wired up and plumbed. But ran out of time and money for the antifreeze (2 50gallon water heaters and 8000ft of 3/4" pex) so still not done.
 Adding another 24 panels to the roof of the house. That'll make solar for the house 19,200watts. Just short of the 20,000watt limit for the state of Wisconsin that would turn my house into a utility. 2 new inverters 36kw. And 6 batteries. 85.8kwh. Will run grid tied for a year. To make sure I can run my entire 3400 sq ft house without any compromising. Then I'll cut the cord. And go off grid. I also have 6500watt onan generator just in case. Going to bury 1000galon lp tank. And 2 more years of OT. And I'll have my house build loan paid off.
Then I can think about retiring. No payments, no bills. Just sewer water taxes and insurance.

Is your house all done Pat? I assume you had someone build it.  I instead of being dumb like me and doing it all yourself.

Quote from: giantkiller on February 20, 2026, 12:57:37 AMYah if I could just get my but in gear. Maybe I could get mine done. I've got an ape block. To go with the turbo. That's might be a little fun.I just keep getting distracted. Too many other projects.

Did you get your heated driveway on line Dan?

 I see the cold snap you folks are having and wondered. Burrrr

Do you have self cancelling turn signals?

Hey i didn't get a notification about the replies? I turned on the notification option.. strange..

I don not have or want LED's,

At my xj900f, 3 wires were coming form the indicator/turn switch, and made a hazard-light switch which is connected to each of them and it works!

The wiring diagram show 5 wires coming from this unit?

Yah if I could just get my but in gear. Maybe I could get mine done. I've got an ape block. To go with the turbo. That's might be a little fun.I just keep getting distracted. Too many other projects.

Quote from: red on February 07, 2026, 08:42:10 PMSteve,

Seafoam is a good carb cleaner. It's magic stuff, but not instant magic. Add some to the gas tank before filling, according to label directions. Run the bike warm, then let it sit a day or so to get working. Repeat as needed. You should be able to ride as normal after that. Takes a coupla tanks to use up the Seafoam treatment, but I think you will like the end results.

But if the pilot jets are clogged, the seafoam won't get to them. I'd guess he's going to be pulling those carbs to clean them.

Probably not the same bike the seat they just posted is different than the one from your stolen bike

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