Nice piece of writing ron in nj, thanks
William Bryson
On Oct 10, 2011, at 3:31 PM, "rdwnj" <rdwnj@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hello Joey
>
> Looks like your $150 mechanics breaks a drill bit off in your slow jet, and ruins it. He should pay whatever it costs to replace the part.
>
> Seems your $150 mechanic isn't worth 2 cents or ... He actually has negative worth! It costs $ to be around him. He is a negative drain on society :)
>
> Just goes to show you that money can't buy you expertise. Sorry to say it, but there are few real mechanics out there, and they don't advertise! Same goes in any profession, if they're good, they don't need to advertise :) Think about that when you see the next advertisement, for anything or anybody.
>
> Here's a nice article on the subject.
> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/24/magazine/24labor-t.html
>
> Ron in NJ
>
> --- In Honda-C70@yahoogroups.com, Joseph Pafumi <joeypafumi@...> wrote:
> >
> > I put it under a microscope.There is something broke off inside it.The person who sold it is sending me another one.I hope it works.When the bike stopped running,I called a mechanic to help me.( for $150 ) He didn't want to take the time to let the jet soak so he drilled it out by hand,not knowing he made a pile of junk out of the carb.The bike ran but way too rich.I bought a new carb from Wincycles,I transferred my main jet from my original carb #88 and the new carb bowl leaked quite a bit.I tried the bike and it only went 35MPH.Lots of power loss.So I am hoping this new jet that is sent to me works.I will use my original carb if I can.If this doesn't work let me know if there is a new carb that I may purchase.The one from DRTV was not available at the time,last week.Thanks. Joey
> >
> > Joey Pafumi
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1970-73 C70 Troubleshooting Guide:
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1980-83 C70 Honda Service Manual: http://tinyurl.com/hu42c
1980-81 C70 Troubleshooting Guide:
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1982-83 C70 Troubleshooting Guide:
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1980-81 C70 Maintenance Schedule: http://tinyurl.com/z4zn6
1982-83 C70 Maintenance Schedule: http://tinyurl.com/hw35c
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