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Expert Profile: Rich Johnston

Expertise:  I have honda repair experience on all vintage Hondas from 1972 through 1980. I worked in a Honda dealership while going to college and have experience in all types of honda motorcyle repair. I don't have any experience on other brands.

Education/Credentials
BS degree in mechanical engineering, Honda technical school graduate of 1975

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Prestige Points: 7810
Knowledge   9.94   Best of the best
Clarity of Response   9.91   Best of the best
Timeliness   9.96   Best of the best
Politeness   10.0   Best of the best
Number Of Questions
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Total Questions
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969
Recent Reviews from Users
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User Comments
Thanks
(Lennie on 12/02/08)
Thanks again Rich! Hopefully I can figure it out from here. Regards, Charlie
(Charlie on 12/02/08)
Very clear and timely. Thank you!
(Kirk G on 11/28/08)
Thank you very much for taking the time to answer my question and for having this site available. I really appreciate your advice.
(reddevil on 11/24/08)
thanks rich the manual says 1 and 1/2 turns out. i have since stripped it again and inside the pilot screws there is a spring and i then found a tin
(bob on 11/23/08)
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Recent Answers from Rich Johnston
2008-12-01  cam chain James, a cam chain can last a long time if the oil is changed regularly and kept in adjustment. It will typically let you know before it's in danger of breaking. It will start making noise when the tensioner...
2008-12-01  Old Gas The carbs are pretty straight forward since you can take them apart and clean them. The fuel tank is a little more of a problem. I had an old 85 VF1000F tank that had 1/2 inch of tar in the bottom after...
2008-12-01  carbs I can't say what years will interchange. The only way I know would be to set the two sets side by side and compare the features. If you were talking about a model that was closer to the year in question...
2008-11-30  82 goldwing 1100 interstate Well, I'm not aware of any particular problem with those units but things do eventually break or wear out. THe problem could be either the sender or the gage. If you disconnect the sender the gage should...
2008-11-29  mpg I'd start with a thorough tune up. Make sure the timing advance is working and advancing to full advance at the right speed. If you're getting 30 mpg in town driving, that would be about right. If it's...
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