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How about ARP fasteners . They have about anything that you might need . Also , try Summit Racing. Either one will go out of their way to help you to get what you need.

Naaaaa What would we have to talk about now My motto always was "Here , hold my beer . Watch this "

I agree . The thing that I never understood was why it is so popular . Almost everyone does it ....

That's a good idea. I'll look into it. The knee replacement went well but I tore the ligaments during rehab. Now can't straighten the leg all the way.

I've tried to modify my side by side but haven't come up with anything that works. My problem is with my knees ( failed replacements) . I can stand for a brief time but cannot get my foot high enough to get in and the seat is too high to go in butt first. Still trying to work it out but since I made this initial post I got a chair that works pretty well in the sandy soil so I'm now out and about a little bit. Thanks for your thoughts Rich

I know that this may be a bit outside the forum , but has anyone had any experience with all terrain wheelchairs ? I live on 5 sandy acres in Florida and am currently wheelchair bound. I have a power wheelchair but it doesn't work very well on my property . I.m looking at one that has rubber treads like a tank . It's pretty expensive so I was wondering if anyone had any experience or knows anything about them before I pulled the trigger. I do have aa side-by-side but can't get in and out. Thanks , Rich

Bought mine from Massimo in Garland TX and had it shipped to Fla. Even with shipping , much cheaper than Tractor supply for the same unit but with different badging, Havn't had a lick of trouble so far but it doesn't get heavy use.

I was told by a mechanic at Motorcycle Doctor to use an oil fill extender tube which allows you to fill the crankcase to the very top , adding almost an additional 1/2 qt. of oil He said that this will cure wet clutch issues . I've been doing that for years and never had an issue. I was concerned that doing this would build up too much crankcase pressure but not so.

I was going to do the same thing to mine but found an item on ebay that does the job much easier and cheaper. The item I found plugs into a 12v outlet and has 2 USB ports and also shows voltage . Works great and easy install. I think that it was @ $8.00.

For the windshield, how about covering it with the heavy duty vinyl that they use for hurricane protection. I think they sell it at lowes .

Just an update . As usual, I was overthinking the problem based on what I read on the internet . Finally got around to pulling the pass. seat and found a loose wire where it goes into the plug on the pump. Pushed the wire securely into the plug and that fixed the problem. A perfect example of the K.I.S.S principle.

I've had my Massimo 500 for about a month. So far I'm really happy with it and until today haven't had any issues . When It was delivered, the fuel gauge had one bar so I put a couple of gallons in to get me going. Still showed one bar on gauge but I figured not enough to register. Today I thought that I'd add a 5 gal can to top off. Well, I learned that the gauge wasn't working when, you guesssed it, the tank overflowed after a couple of gallons in. Still only one bar on gauge. I could probably figure this out by starting with the basics (checking wires , the sending unit , etc. ) but before I got a-rippin and a-tearin , I thought I might save some time and I'd check and see if anyone had already had this problem and what the fix was. This is a 2007 with the electronic dash. Everything else seems to work . Any help would be appreciated . Rich

I spoke to Craig about this and he seems to know these motors. I am ordering the oil fill extender from them . I'll see how it goes. You can always drain it back down I guess.

Try finding the splice (or splices ) in the system and take them apart and solder them instead of a crimp connector or whatever else that they used. Maybe voltage has to be in a specific range . Also , as a general rule , the type of problem that you are having (intermittant , problenm starts after heating up ) usually indicates a grounding problem. I don't know how the seaatbelt system is grounded, but worth a look .

I found out the hard way that if the seat belt isn't buckled, the engine runs , but in "limp mode", which is sputtering and low power. so it makes sense that your problem is in the seat belt system. Did you check the passenger belt ? There must be some sort of weight sensor under the seat so that it engages the seat belt system. Maybe that's it. I know that you shouldn't , but I'm handicapped and find it difficult to fasten the belt , so I buckled it behind the seat . Works fine .