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Aussiepatch
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1500 & 1600 Nomad
09-08-2021, 10:19 PM
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pick up or not pick the pieces
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Aussiepatch
pick up or not pick the pieces
Well its been a long break since I've been on here! Anyway after riding g a 15 HD ultra (is for sale)for the last year+. I'm getting back to a Vulcan. Much better ride!
I have an opportunity to buy...
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1500 & 1600 Nomad
05-24-2020, 07:03 PM
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clutch not engaging
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Aussiepatch
Update...been over everything now. Thought I had...
Update...been over everything now. Thought I had it finally. Pulled the bike outside after getting a new battery. Fired right up. And before being able to see if I finally got the clutch working....I...
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1500 & 1600 Nomad
05-01-2020, 05:23 PM
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clutch not engaging
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Aussiepatch
Oh yeeh, forgot that was the speed sensor. Yes...
Oh yeeh, forgot that was the speed sensor. Yes checked the small hole in Ms Ms been completely rebuilt cleans out. Rod was/is in place. Used a little black gasket maker to see if it will seal leak....
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1500 & 1600 Nomad
05-01-2020, 01:49 PM
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clutch not engaging
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Aussiepatch
Message for DL, can we exchange cell number?
Message for DL, can we exchange cell number?
Forum:
1500 & 1600 Nomad
05-01-2020, 01:42 PM
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clutch not engaging
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Aussiepatch
Okay, all done again, can't see any air come out,...
Okay, all done again, can't see any air come out, doesn't feel much different.guessing it's possibly all good & I'm missing something else.
Checked for voltage at master safety-good, checked...
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1500 & 1600 Nomad
05-01-2020, 08:42 AM
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clutch not engaging
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Aussiepatch
Thanks for the patience with this guy's! I'll let...
Thanks for the patience with this guy's! I'll let you know when I've been through the process AGAIN 🥴 fyi, lost count of the hours,cleaning and inspecting. Here's hoping this time round I've got...
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1500 & 1600 Nomad
04-30-2020, 09:40 PM
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New thread on unsolved clutch issue
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Aussiepatch
New thread on unsolved clutch issue
Clutch is being a really big pain in the rear!
Won't engage neutral with clutch lever pulled.
Can't figure out what's causing lack of pressure after getting it all set up & don't want to keep...
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1500 & 1600 Nomad
04-30-2020, 09:17 PM
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clutch not engaging
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Posted By
Aussiepatch
I'm a little ☹️right now. This clutch is...
I'm a little ☹️right now. This clutch is being a big pain.
Can't figure out what's causing lack of pressure after getting it all set up & don't want to keep throwing money at parts not needed....
Forum:
1500 & 1600 Nomad
04-30-2020, 08:55 PM
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Running rich rear cylinder/carbon fouling.
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Aussiepatch
It's sounding very much what my problem started...
It's sounding very much what my problem started with, although mines an fuel injected.
Anyway mine kept getting worse, then would periodically stall and no start. Eventually found the problem after...
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1500 & 1600 Nomad
04-16-2020, 03:19 PM
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clutch not engaging
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Aussiepatch
Yeh, did a little digging today. Rod is there, is...
Yeh, did a little digging today. Rod is there, is in good shape, had just come out of place in all this.
Looks like a Master or slave cylinder issue. Managed to get good pressure at the slave, I...
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1500 & 1600 Nomad
04-15-2020, 09:32 PM
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clutch not engaging
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Aussiepatch
Done a little more digging.... is there supposed...
Done a little more digging.... is there supposed to be a rod that protrudes to the slave cylinder? Ive pulled the Slave off to check its not stuck/seized. Its working fine, but from all the hunting i...
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1500 & 1600 Nomad
04-15-2020, 07:41 PM
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clutch not engaging
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Aussiepatch
New limiter springs installed,checked all safety...
New limiter springs installed,checked all safety switches, cleaned out master cylinder just shy of full disassemble. But still no release.
I've got clutch cover off and watched the clutch pack...
Forum:
1500 & 1600 Nomad
04-09-2020, 08:15 PM
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clutch not engaging
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Aussiepatch
So I've got the new lever installed. Spent...
So I've got the new lever installed. Spent several hours bleeding the line again. Still can't get it to diengage with lever in.
I'm thinking that the stand safety is engaged,next will be to put...
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1500 & 1600 Nomad
04-05-2020, 06:01 PM
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clutch not engaging
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Aussiepatch
okay, hears where Ive got to....springs were out...
okay, hears where Ive got to....springs were out of place! Corrected,put back together, I've got a lot more pressure on lever. Almost too much, but hard to say, its been soo long since i rode this...
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1500 & 1600 Nomad
04-05-2020, 02:36 PM
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clutch not engaging
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Posted By
Aussiepatch
Update...wires to kickstand safety appear dead....
Update...wires to kickstand safety appear dead. Used test light and is showing as not live to switch. So what would cause that?
Also no live circuit at clutch lever.
Got the tip over switch circuit...
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1500 & 1600 Nomad
04-04-2020, 10:03 PM
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clutch not engaging
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Aussiepatch
clutch not engaging
new thread on new problem on my rebuild......
So I got my 03 Nomad back together, starts good runs good, but now no clutch engaging.
As soon as i go to engage gear with clutch lever fully engaged...
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1500 & 1600 Nomad
04-04-2020, 08:13 PM
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1500 strainer cap thread problem
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Posted By
Aussiepatch
yep, learnt that last time I did work on this...
yep, learnt that last time I did work on this bike.
I've experimented with the bike in the shop stand with rear jacked off ground, manually putting it in gear and then seeing if I get free wheel...
Forum:
1500 & 1600 Nomad
04-03-2020, 08:48 PM
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1500 strainer cap thread problem
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655
Posted By
Aussiepatch
Next Question...clutch not working. Had to...
Next Question...clutch not working. Had to disconnect to pull engine, bled the line, but doesnt seem to be working as soon as I engage first with clutch pulled in, engine dies.
Feels like the...
Forum:
1500 & 1600 Nomad
04-03-2020, 08:44 PM
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1500 strainer cap thread problem
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655
Posted By
Aussiepatch
update.....got it together and got the bike...
update.....got it together and got the bike running.
I decided to try the slow clean the thread by hand route using needlepoint cleaners. managed to clean enough out and was able to salvage what...
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1500 & 1600 Nomad
03-31-2020, 03:45 PM
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1500 strainer cap thread problem
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Posted By
Aussiepatch
Glad to know I'm not the first to mess this up....
Glad to know I'm not the first to mess this up. Responding to DL...have already buggered up the cap and the thread in Strainer hole . Looks like thread has caught material from the cap as it came out...
Forum:
1500 & 1600 Nomad
03-30-2020, 08:55 PM
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1500 strainer cap thread problem
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Aussiepatch
1500 strainer cap thread problem
Its been a while since i posted about my Nomad problems. well its finally 90% back together and was almost ready to test start, when I somehow ended u[ with a real problem that Im hoping for some...
Forum:
1500 & 1600 Nomad
11-15-2019, 09:35 PM
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03 1500 head matching?
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1,342
Posted By
Aussiepatch
That's exactly what happened on my rear & was...
That's exactly what happened on my rear & was just about to on the front! So from what ya'll are saying they will be taken out in the build process.
totally destroyed all the top end of rear...
Forum:
1500 & 1600 Nomad
11-09-2019, 10:59 PM
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03 1500 head matching?
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Posted By
Aussiepatch
I've got this question on a different thread, but...
I've got this question on a different thread, but asking here to.
Whats involved in a compression reducer delete? Discovered a big part of my damage/problem has been caused by the reducers coming...
Forum:
1500 & 1600 Nomad
11-09-2019, 09:29 PM
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1500fi engine prob/no start
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2,289
Posted By
Aussiepatch
After not finding this feed, and having it hit...
After not finding this feed, and having it hit the top again, here's where its at.
Top end is pulled apart, rear as mentioned in other feeds/posts. has damage all over-head,cam,rockers,rocker...
Forum:
1500 & 1600 Nomad
11-05-2019, 07:02 PM
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03 1500 head matching?
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1,342
Posted By
Aussiepatch
well I tried to do what you suggested, but it...
well I tried to do what you suggested, but it wont fit. Id say the head must be from a non injected classic.
they will accept returns, no questions, but their system for doing this leaves me too...
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