Escape From the Prison Planet

[DRIVEN]

I drained the oil last night and couldn't seem to locate my stash of epoxies so I made a last minute bomb run to Autozone on the TW.

Got there with time to spare before they closed. I decided to try Permatex fuel tank repair putty. I think something like that is what the previous repair was done with and it held okay until I bottomed out and chipped it off.
These are dry sump oil systems so most of the oil is in the tank under the seat, some in the lines and filter, and maybe 1/4 cup that sits in the bottom of the case. I pulled the plug and let it drip dry overnight cleaned and scuffed the surface. The leak is really just a pinhole right behind the forward lowest cross bolt boss but I covered quite a bit more.

This new stuff is supposed to be workable in 5 hours and cured in 24. You can see what remains of some of the old patch at the rear. I know this is a temporary measure but I just want to buy some time.

 

[DRIVEN]

I let it sit all day yesterday and this morning I topped off the oil and decided to give it a quick valve adjust since I still had my dad's motorcycle jack. Makes it easier to roll the engine over using the rear wheel.
Fired it up, let it warm up, and did a quick 20 mile loop. Then parked it to let it cool. Decided I'd jump on the TW and cruise to the grocery store 15 miles away for some cold afternoon beverages and burrito fixins. I had this idea that I would only take back roads there and back, mainly roads I'd never been on. Turned out to be a 90 minute adventure.
When I got back -- the moment of truth...



Bone dry! At least for now.

 

[DRIVEN]

Oh, one more thing...

...while we still can.

 

[TURNA]

Were those 80% ?

 

[DRIVEN]

Yup

 

[TURNA]

sweet

 

[DRIVEN]

Holiday weekend, lots of sales. Just sayin'...hypothetically.

 

[DRIVEN]

My morning looks like a mural on the wall of a '70s dentist's office waiting room.

 

[DRIVEN]

Why nothing happened at my house this week...

Just finished up my work week in Guatemala. Our crew slammed 3755 inflators this week. We obliterated the daily record with 1002 today. 63 hours in 5 days -- I'm pretty wiped. Airport shuttle leaves at 3:45 in the morning.

 

[joesregalproject]

I'm jealous of your Glock 80 kits. I'm usually more interested in shooting guns than building them but I would love to scratch build my own G19.