davefrombc

Randy , It is amazing how you can continue to delude yourself with the crap the deniers and conspiracy theorists put out while utterly refusing to believe anything legitimate sources of science and medical information put out. Influenza A viruses are still with us in myriad strains. Some are harmless and others are deadly. The reason we haven't had another global pandemic from it is simply because now we have vaccines against it that must be "tweaked" regularly for the various strains and we have anti-viral medications that work on them, although not perfectly all the time .. Flu still kills but thanks to the vaccines and anti-viral treatments available we haven't had a flu pandemic like they had in 1918. Thankfully science and medical knowledge has increased exponentially since then. The Corona viruses are not the same as the influenza strains. Vaccines developed to treat "Flu" don't work on Corona strains.

Before you take that flawed documentary at face value you might want to read this from the NIH. There are also other studies that put the lie to that video. By the way, Galileo believed as the church told him until he saw the evidence that proved doctrine wrong . The church refused to accept the truth despite what they could see. Their minds were made up . It went against their doctrine and the Bible as they saw it so it was rejected and Galileo was persecuted for presenting the facts . A perfect example of a man allowing the evidence to change his mind and perception compared to the closed minds of the "true believers". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3956094/

You want to see for yourself how masks work?. Go into a walk in freezer with a friend , or in colder climates go outside in sub freezing temperatures .. Note the fog of your breath without a mask, and then again with a mask. let's say a poor mask only reduces the droplets of moisture in your breath by 50%; and the mask of the other only blocks 50% of the moisture when they breathe in. The one breathing in is only getting 25% of the contamination of an unmasked pair of people . A normal immune system can deal with a minimum of foreign invaders even without the protection a vaccine gives .. After a certain amount the invaders overwhelm the system an it breaks down.. Think of it as a military watch on a border. The minimum unit can stop a small number of insurgents, but a large army of invaders will ove4whelm them . Vaccines give the immune system clues to identify those raiders early and superior weapons and reinforcements to hold them off. Protections make a big difference , but they don't offer complete protection 100% of the time. No matter how you look at it , some protection is better than none. Deny fact and the medical community recommendations all you want . It doesn't change them . Stupidity kills. Sometimes an innocent victim of the stupid one , and sometimes the fool himself.

Masks stop aerosols. Not completely , but most of them. It does not stop the virus particles themselves , but the droplets of moisture that carry them.. You are not talking about nanoparticles as in the virus itself , but the far larger moisture , spit or whatever else you want to call it .. When both the person exposed to the carrier and the carrier are masked up , considerably more of the virus carrying spray is stopped .. Masks are not perfect . Nothing short of a solid barrier with stop all the spray . Masks REDUCE the risk , not eliminate it. One mask reduces it, the second mask reduces it even more , and the physical distancing adds even more protection as the distance causes the largest ,most heavily loaded spray. to fall before it can reach the victim. If masks don't work , why do doctors and others wear them in the OR? When you deny the science of the 98% and post the crap from the 2% you can expect me to "call you names". When you deny the science and refuse to believe the news from legitimate sources , you are in an alternate universe. Over 600,000 Americans have died from the damn COVID. That is a fact. The vaccines were developed at a record pace. Not because corners were cut but because modern medicine has advanced far more than it was even just a few years ago. No protection is perfect as can be shown in my son-in-law who followed all protocalls as a paramedic and still was infected by the Delta variant despite having had 2 Pfizer shots. My daughter who had one Pfizer shot and one Moderna shot tested negative for the virus despite sharing a bed with her husband. That might be something for researchers to look into if they haven't already , and I would be very surprised if they haven't. Maybe mixing and matching vaccines offer even greater protection than a double dose of a single vaccine. If you're in a community with a very low infection rate, and few serious or fatal ones, consider yourself very lucky .. I am not. When you look at the state by state data on the pandemic it should also give you a clue. The states with the most serious problem with it are the states with the lowest vaccination rate and the most deniers . In my humble opinion Governors like DeSantis should be charged with negligent homicide with their orders against masks and refusal to acknowledge how serious the COVID-19 is.

That is the recommendation here too. There has been a surge in new infections here among the unvaccinated so the mask up mandate has bee ordered for all again. The damn Delta variant is managing to infect approximately 30% of those with either one shot or both although the vaccinated victims have much milder cases. I don't know of any vaccinated ones in B.C. that have got the Delta strain being serious enough to need hospitalization. Your chart is junk Randy. It is classic misinformation from the ERW. I know your mind is made up and nobody's going to confuse you with facts . As I said before, enjoy your alternate universe.

Have fun in your alternate universe Randy. Your posts illustrates perfectly what is wrong with so many that the pandemic is still as bad as it is.

The mRNA vaccine is not like the MMR vaccine. Much different technology between them . The COVID-19 virus is also not like Measles Mumps and Rubella in that one shot can protect you. It is not yet like influenza in that a new vaccine has to be released every year to combat the prevalent strain of the year. You best hope the COVID doesn't get the chance to mutate to the point multiple vaccines need to be created. Despite the relatively low death rate from it now , the long term effects are considerably greater than for the "flu". The Delta variant is already more infectious than the others and it only needs one bad mutation to make it far deadlier than it is now. That is what has the medical community so scared of it and so frustrated people don't recognize the danger it poses and refuses to mask up or get the vaccines.. Wearing a mas and social distancing doesn't threaten anyone's "freedom".. It's the minimum we can do to protect ourselves, our loved ones and out community.. Refusing to mask up is not "freedom" . It is selfish stupidity by those that don't want to be inconvenienced by wearing one. Some fools in the media that pooh poohed the masks and dangers of the virus found out too late how wrong they were and are not around now to tell their followers how stupid they were.

The Delta variant of the COVID is a lot nastier than the earlier ones. My Son-in-law was fully vaxxed with Pfizer yet still got hit by the Delta. He's glad he had the vaccines since he wasn't sick enough to be hospitalized but knows had he not had the vaccines he likely would not be here now .. He is a paramedic, fully vaxxed and followed all the protocalls but still managed to contract the virus from one of the patients he transported to the hospital.. My daughter was fully vaxxed with a combination , one Pfizer shot and one Moderna . When her hubby came down with it , she got tested and test came back negative so maybe the combo shots actually protected her better. Cases have been rising in the area , mainly among the unvaxxed, But data has been showing up to about 30% of fully vaxxed people can still get hit by the Delta variant. At least those vaxxed contracting it have all escaped the severest symptoms of it . I wonder how those that were dismissing the pandemic as no more than a cold are doing now .. I haven't seen them posting much lately . Had a lot more followed the recommendations for masking up and getting the shots the damn pandemic would not be a fraction of what it is still now . The science is if it isn't stopped soon there's always the chance of one or two more mutations that could make the present vaccines useless at the same time the virus is deadlier

When you find out why you couldn't bleed the rear brakes please be sure to post up the solution

Do you develop pressure in the master cylinder to operate the front brakes with just nothing going to the rear? If so , there has to be a blockage somewhere in the line. I'd start at the rear cylinder.. Remove the line from the cylinder and see if you have fluid under pressure from the hand brake. If so, then the trouble is in the caliper. If no fluid, reconnect it and go to the splitter where the fluid is divided between front and rear. If you have fluid there , then go to the next connector and see if you have it there. The blockage will be between the last place you had fluid and the caliper on the rear. I can't find a diagram of the hydraulic circuit for the brake system so I have to make simple guesses and suggestions for things you've probably already tried.

No idea on the plumbing on that quad's brake system , but some of the older cars with a single master cylinder feeding both front and rear brakes had sliding valves to block the line to the brakes on front or rear if a line was damaged . The sliding slug needed to be reset after repair . Have you tries "reverse bleeding" the rear brakes.... Pump fluid from the bleeder back to master cylinder to see if that works ? Otherwise either the line is crimped or blocked somehow between the master cylinder and the brake cylinder.

Did you check to make sure the bleeder hasn't been plugged by dried mud? You may have to remove it to clean it out. With the bleeder screw out you should see fluid come to the cylinder. If not there is a problem between the master hand operated cylinder and the brake cylinder.

That sounds like the transmission might be stuck in both forward and reverse at the same time. The motor will bog because the clutches lock up and the transmission won't let it move. It could be something came loose on the shifting forks allowing both forward and reverse to be engaged at the same time. I don't know your machine so I can't say whether it is an external adjustment or if you'll have to open the transmission to fix it .. Likely an inexpensive fix, but a PIA to do . There is a service manual in the downloads section that should cover your machine .

I am a Honda guy, but in my opinion you can't go wrong with any of the machines made by Honda, Yamaha or Suzuki in any of their 2 or 4 WD versions. Looks like a great find if the internals are as clean as the exterior.

You only need a small ruler to measure the float height although gauges are easier to use accurately .From your description it still seems to me to be running out of fuel ( way too lean) at higher rpm.. That can be because the floats are too low not allowing the fuel bowl to fill to the proper level, a restriction in the fuel coming into the carb, a partial plugged passage or possibly undersized jets. If you still have the OEM carb for the bike try comparing jet size between it and your new one. Sorry I can't help more than offer those suggestions to check.

Check the float level. It may be set too low, and make sure there is no restrictions in the fuel line or possibly in the fuel valve. Your description indicates to me it is running lean/ out of fuel at wide open throttle.

My guess is a wonky temperature sensor. Like all electronics / electric relays and switches , they can go intermittent---- work one time and not the next, then work and fail again at random times. I'd replace it and see. I'm not a Honda dealer or service mechanic but I can't see their thinking in replacing the fuel pump and filter when the bike runs fine until warmed up to the point the fan should come on. That's not a fuel starvation issue that should show up well before the motor reaches operating temperature. That points far more to a sensor/ fan circuit problem to me.

Rather than suction , pushing fluid back from the wheel cylinder bleeds to the master cylinder can clear an air lock if that happens to be the problem. Used that a few times on old auto systems that didn't want to clear trapped air through normal bleeding.

I read through the problem posts and try to offer help when I can. Not a lot of help to offer on any particular machine since I'm only familiar with my own , but I can try searching for free manuals and answer some or make suggestions when searching out carburetion or electrical problems. I have no experience with the new electronic systems . I'm from the carbs,, points and coil days of old.

I searched and like you didn't find a great video or instructions for adjusting your carb , but this exploded view parts list will help you identifying the parts. The idle adjustment looks to be the screw by the fuel inlet. The coughing , backfiring and uneven running is most likely caused by running lean. It is either a setting out of adjustment or there is still a partial plug somewhere.. I hope this helps. https://www.partzilla.com/catalog/yamaha/atv/1989/moto-4-yfm250w/carburetor

LOL Trust the ERW to find one scientist that disagrees with the rest of the Science and Medical community and believe her over them . Yup the 2% is soooo much smarter than the 98%. I'm sure if you look long enough you'll find another of the 2% to agree with her. I'll follow the sheep that can think for themselves. I'll leave it for you to follow the Judas goats.

https://factcheck.afp.com/scientist-makes-inaccurate-claims-covid-19-vaccine-safety

Yes definitely clean the tank too. Get all the old gas and any sludge that settled out of it out .. I have an ol tiller that gas was never drained out of and it sat for years . There was still liquid in the carb but a sticky goo had settled out of it .. The seat for the float pin was plastic and swollen up as well as jets and passages were plugged .. I ended up replacing the carb. I had to completely fluch the fuel tank because it also had that sludge in it .

That's a strange one indeed. Does the battery read the full 12v + with the motor off and just that lower reading when it is running? Turning lights or other accessories on with that low a voltage should kill it rather than make it run better .. I'm wondering if maybe there is a bad diode allowing AC to cause false readings on your voltmeter. What are the readings with everything turned off , when ignition on but nothing running and is it always that low a reading with the motor running? Can't help more than to just suggest those checks to help you diagnose or someone more knowledgeable than me to use to help you diagnose it further .

THe small jets being plugged are most likely the reason it's not running at all. The big jet is the main one for large throttle openings . The smaller jets and holes are for idling and part throttle.. You can use welders torch tip cleaners to poke out the clogged jets. Blow the passages out with "canned air" like they use for dusting out computers .