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On Thursday, July 22, 2021, 9:31:14 PM EDT, susan.quitzau@gmail.com <susan.quitzau@gmail.com> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749"><div><div class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749WordSection1"><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">You guys are a hoot and it pleases my senses to know I am not alone in my quandaries!</span></i></p><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"> </span></i></p><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">I send many thanks to all who replied to me directly and apologize this moment for having not replied as personally back to each of you. I did get all your kind and informative messages, Thanks so much.</span></i></p><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"> </span></i></p><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">So, when are we going riding?</span></i></p><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"> </span></i></p><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">Susan Q</span></i></p><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"> </span></i></p><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">P.S. RED & I got out for 50+ miles this afternoon – good ride, nice day, no humidity!</span></i></p><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"> </span></i></p><div><div style="border-color: rgb(225, 225, 225) currentcolor currentcolor; border-style: solid none none; border-width: 1pt medium medium; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;"><div class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749yqt0132932886" id="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749yqtfd12159"><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><b>From:</b> John Chevalaz <kb2loz@yahoo.com> <br clear="none"><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 22, 2021 7:18 PM<br clear="none"><b>To:</b> Mac Kirkpatrick <drbeemer73@gmail.com><br clear="none"><b>Cc:</b> paairheads@casano.com; susan.quitzau@gmail.com<br clear="none"><b>Subject:</b> Re: Rocker Arms/valve adjustment - Revealing my frustration, ignorance and revelations & trusting you will not judge</p></div></div></div><div class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749yqt0132932886" id="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749yqtfd36116"><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"> </p><div><div><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:New serif;">Mac,</span></p></div><div><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:New serif;">I have a micrometer and will do what u say so i can stop flipping out abt what is a real measurement or what is me thinking too much.</span></p></div><div><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:New serif;">Recently we bought a Kawisaki Mule 700 cc that needed a valve measurement at 100 hrs.</span></p></div><div><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:New serif;">Easy to get at the valves but again i returned to "am i doing it right"</span></p></div><div><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:New serif;">I thought i did with the go . no go gauges.</span></p></div><div><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:New serif;">But still festered over if it was correct.</span></p></div><div><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:New serif;">Oh and i wipe all oil so as to get a good feel.</span></p></div><div><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:New serif;">Bottom line is a friend said they were a o k.</span></p></div><div><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:New serif;">But I'll do the micrometer.</span></p></div><div><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:New serif;">FYI I have a nice one from sears that was cheap.</span></p></div><div><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:New serif;">Also have the one from Todd Byrum that was won at a Tent Float.</span></p></div><div><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:New serif;">Although plastic and hard on the eyes, its somwhat reliable.</span></p></div><div><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:New serif;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:New serif;">over and out</span></p></div><div><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:New serif;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:New serif;">John C KB2LOZ</span></p></div><div><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:New serif;"> </span></p></div></div><div id="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749ydp8b08bcceyahoo_quoted_7981820021"><div><div><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">On Thursday, July 22, 2021, 4:32:24 PM EDT, Mac Kirkpatrick <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:drbeemer73@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">drbeemer73@gmail.com</a>> wrote: </span></p></div><div><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> </span></p></div><div><div id="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749ydp8b08bcceyiv5203770195"><div><div><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">Hi Susan, congratulations on all you have learned and your success. </span></p></div><div><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">A suggestion:</span></p></div><div><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">To find out how a feeler gauge should “feel”when it is pulled thru, take a micrometer and set it for, say 10 thousandths. Then take the same size feeler gauge and pull it by the micrometer. </span></p></div><div><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">That is how it should feel when setting valves. </span></p></div><div><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">BTW any size will work. </span></p></div><div><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">And I can’t trim this thread, sorry. </span></p></div><div><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">Mac Kirkpatrick </span></p></div><div><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> </span></p><div><div id="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749ydp8b08bcceyiv5203770195yqtfd46270"><div><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">On Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 11:51 John Chevalaz via PAAirheads <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:paairheads@casano.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">paairheads@casano.com</a>> wrote:</span></p></div></div><blockquote style="border-color: currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(204, 204, 204); border-style: none none none solid; border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 6pt; margin-left: 4.8pt; margin-right: 0in;"><div id="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749ydp8b08bcceyiv5203770195yqtfd46307"><div><div><div><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:New serif;color:#26282A;">congratulation, you are now "one with the valves".</span></p></div><div><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:New serif;color:#26282A;">and in 2 hours.</span></p></div><div><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:New serif;color:#26282A;">you can never be to ocd / hypervigilant / whatever in working on your bike.</span></p></div><div><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:New serif;color:#26282A;">the next time will be that much easier and or when u attend another airhead event you can discuss what u learned.</span></p></div><div><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:New serif;color:#26282A;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:New serif;color:#26282A;">hve fun and ride safe</span></p></div><div><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:New serif;color:#26282A;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:New serif;color:#26282A;">john in the valley</span></p></div><div><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:New serif;color:#26282A;"> </span></p></div></div></div></div><div><div id="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749ydp8b08bcceyiv5203770195m_2789726386335280780ydpdab2ee0fyahoo_quoted_7885108947"><div><div id="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749ydp8b08bcceyiv5203770195yqtfd45463"><div><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">On Thursday, July 22, 2021, 11:58:57 AM EDT, <a shape="rect" href="mailto:susan.quitzau@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">susan.quitzau@gmail.com</a> <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:susan.quitzau@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">susan.quitzau@gmail.com</a>> wrote: </span></p></div><div><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> </span></p></div></div><div><div id="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749ydp8b08bcceyiv5203770195m_2789726386335280780ydpdab2ee0fyiv9887707359"><div><div><div id="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749ydp8b08bcceyiv5203770195yqtfd46036"><p style="margin-left:.5in;"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">Disclaimer: The following may make you laugh or shake your head or simply fill up your time…</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;"></span></p><p style="margin-left:.5in;"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> </span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;"></span></p><p style="margin-left:47.4pt;"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">Thanks to all your help,</span></i><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;">….</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;"></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div id="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749ydp8b08bcceyiv5203770195yqtfd34490"><p class="ydpe130c5edyiv2329650749MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> </span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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