My mom is 89. Anything that makes her life easier. She loves the Presto mailbox we got her. Allows her to get ail and photos with out needing a computer. Sent...
Hi Andy! Very good of you to help like that. Will you give us your paypal address like this "alhill AT whatever DOT COM" because yahoo is cutting off your...
Hi Greg, and congratulations on your this old tractor website, what a great resource! Do you understand the method described by Danilo to remove the chrome ...
Andy, Would like to contribute a little something but no Pay Pal account. Will be glad to send a check if you would let me know where. Contact off list or...
Hey Tom, My Dad is hard to buy for. He already has everything he wants and for years I struggled to get him something he would really appreciate (construction...
Hi Rob, "http://thisoldtractor.com/gtbender/loopframe_dash.htm#gauge_trim_ring_removal" I believe the procedure is as follows: 1. place gauge face down on a...
I don't think the problem with flaking cylinder chrome is due to lack of lubrication, but rather breakdown of the adhesion between the plating & the aluminum...
Loopers, Just an update on my gas cap. There is not little hole on the screw on cap to stick a wire in so no go there. But the carb cleaner worked great,...
Agreed but extra lubrication is a good thing. I'm not so sure that chrome itself is the problem, though I believe that Nikasil is by all means superior, but...
My Dad just turned 84 also, same dilemma; the guy's got everything. Lately, I've turned to the Native Americans for help; for Fathers Day I got him a fifth of...
Lest we forget, the cylinders we are talking about are over 35 years old. IMO, you can't expect the chrome bore to hold up any better than it has no matter how...
We've (all us siblings) been giving my parents (in their early 90's) food for the past 10 years or so. Usually they are frozen 'gourmet' meals so that they...
Hi Charlie, I concur...though I seem to recall reading that the chrome plated cylinders Guzzi put on some earlier singles haven't seen the problems ours have....
I guess they could be rechomed, but I wouldn't recommend it.  Better to have them replated with Nikasil - cost is approx. $200 per cylinder last I checked,...
How many of those singles get used often and hard enough for the problem to appear though? Maybe a different alloy for the cylinder blocks? I agree, who knows....
I've decided not to build any more Loops up from basketcases as I barely break even on them. So, IÂ am selling off all of the parts I've collected for this...
I'm willing to bet that a switch to unleaded gas is/was a bigger culprit than idle time sitting. Does anyone know if in the early days, say the first 10 years...
Any chance someone on this forum has a pair of fender reflectors, a fender cable hanger and rubber grommet for sale? My new bike is missing these from the...
Hi Jeff, I've not heard of anyone having cylinders rechromed. And, honestly, I'd never do it. There are much better alternatives (nickel-silicon ala Gilardoni...
I don't have the reflectors, but you can make your own cable holder from a length of stiff stainless steel wire and a grommet of the correct size. Looks good,...
Man i'd be all over that if I had a grand. My engine is good and it would get all the missing stuff I need in one go. If its still going after a few more...
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