Busy Day

Trying to break in the new shoes, I took a little longer run today, but I didn't overdo it. The weather was nearly perfect, so that makes it pretty easy to get off the couch and stay fit.

When I got home, I decided the time had come to fix the motorcycle. Here's the piece that I ordered:

Brian and I were riding a couple weeks ago when I noticed the bike was leaking fuel (pretty bad). Apparently, in the long storage of the bike, this little part had failed. When I tried to unscrew it, the bolt broke off in the filter assembly, the plastic threads still embedded in the filter housing assembly below:

Inside that little hole were the remnants of the valve assembly. So, using some new punch and scraping tools and a torch, I softened and removed the remnants of the part. It took about three hours. Here's the fuel tank with parts removed:

. . .and put back together. Of course, Otto and his Hippo were very instrumental in the successful maintenance. Without his eternal vigilance, so much would be done incorrectly.


The end result is that the motorcycle is back up and running. Proof positive that mixing old cars, little money, and a father who takes the time to teach his son how things are put together can pay off. Thanks, dad.

~Josh