Is My Bike Running Rich or Lean?  To determine whether you need to re-jet the carb you can simply look at the spark plugs. Take the plugs out and if they look clean you're good to go. However, if you see black soot then you're running rich - meaning too much fuel - if you see A bright white insulator - meaning it is running too lean.
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You can also determine if you need to jet the carb based on how the bike rides. If your dirt bike tends to be sluggish when you punch it and/or backfires when you open it up a bit, you're probably too rich. However, if your bike can take off in a sprint but lacks overall power, then you've got too much air.

The carburetor consists of four components: Which you can learn more about in this video Carburetor Operation

• Pilot Jet - this controls the amount of fuel when idling
• Main Jet - this controls the fuel when you open up the throttle (half to full throttle)
• Jet Needle - this controls the fuel when you open and close the throttle (off idle to about half throttle)
• Needle Jet - this is what the jet needle moves in and out of during operation (off idle to about 3/4 throttle)

The carburetor consists of several parts that work in unison, to adjust the mixture of fuel and air entering the engine.

Ignition lock cylinder, rack, pinion and actuator rod replacement.  This procedure fixes 1980 - 1992 FORD F150-F350 trucks and Ford E150-E350 vans with tilt steering.  The common part that breaks is the lower actuator rod, this prevents the push rod that connects to the ignition switch mounted on the lower steering column to work properly.  Below are the OEM part numbers for the parts in the mechanism.  Dorman products is an aftermarket supplier of the lower actuator rod for the ignition.  The lock cylinder is usually not the culprit when experiencing this failure.

Ford OEM part numbers 

Ford D4AZ-3E717-A is the brass gear
Ford D1AZ-3E723-C is the rack (upper actuator)
Ford E9T2-3E715-B (lower actuator)
Dorman Products 83280 (lower actuator)

I wanted to share this amazing project my wife made for me as a surprise gift to commemorate my 10K subscriber milestone.  Here it is a wooden Youtube play button!  Here are a few pictures of the process.  She carved the "play" icon out by hand with a set of chisels.

"Don't you just wish you could go back?"  Well here is a little slice of early 80's gaming via the Atari 2600!  See what it was like to sit down in the basement with some snack and a cool drink and relax playing some retro-video games.  Click to watch the video!

Breaking the 4th Wall

Check out some pictures below of my "basement" set that features a modular wall that can be moved from side to side for different angles and setups.