Misguided in retrospect, but looking back it made sense to the something me who longed with all her heart to please God and be married. The other reason I jumped into my marriage, despite my heart trying to tell me to slow down, was because, at almost 28, I was getting tired of waiting.
Even though I grew up as a Christian kid, when I hit high school, boys, sex, and booze became far more appealing than youth group. Not to mention confusing. Who was I protecting them from? I never abandoned my belief in God, so it was more of a return to a lifestyle I had let go of, rather than a full conversion to a belief system.
When I saw my husband for the first time at church, he stuck out. A new guy around the mission base, and older than most of my peers. Tall, dark, and handsome, a New York Italian boy who worked harder than anyone I had ever met.
He was driven and extroverted and loved people so well. I remember being a bit shocked and simultaneously in awe of him when I witnessed him preaching and teaching. He took great care while listening to people struggle to be human, and I loved the way he could chat it up with my girlfriends. He was very endearing and approachable, and that remains one of my favorite things about him.
And he could make me laugh, like really laugh. He loved God and righteousness, and I trusted that was enough. On paper he was perfect. But I had no butterflies when I kissed him. When we would disagree, it was a complete character assassination that led to a bloodbath. These fights almost always resulted in me needing space from the whiplash and him needing us to be close because his childhood trauma would be triggered.
I slowly learned how to shut down in order to stay in the relationship. None of this changed over time. It was just two broken people stumbling over little landmines trying to thrive. I stayed in that wild loneliness for many years. My husband was there too, but he was across the room in his own loneliness. I used our children to quiet mine. I believed the idea we were all sold as women, that being a mother meant laying it all down for our children.
A martyr mother. I paused my dreams because I truly believed there was no way two people could chase two dreams at the same time and still give their children a full and present life. Looking back, it was a bit self-righteous on my part, but it came honestly. I was also exhausted, there was always that. As the distance in the room grew larger in width, I recall not being able to get to that place deep inside my husband. So, the way I loved him was by covering the loneliness. The parts guy for NESBA I can't remember his name for the life of me right now is also a mechanic and told me to take a small length of hose and a wrench and put it on the caliper bleed valve.
Leave it closed. Then fill up the MC, pump the brake until it's solid, hold, and release the valve. Close the valve, release the brake lever, and repeat. Whatever you do don't let the level of fluid in the MC fall too low or it'll suck air into the line. Takes me about 20 minutes to change all the fluid on my sportbikes. Another thing could be if you have a bleed valve on the MC itself.
I spent an hour working on my motard only to realize I had air in the MC. There's a tiny bleed valve on those and you just bleed them the same way. IBArbuckle , Dec 22, Tighten everything up, attach a closed-end wrench and hose to the bleeder on the caliper and run the hose into a container. Then pour enough brake fluid into this container so that the hose end is submerged. Fill your caliper and pump the brake until you get some firmness. Continue to hold the brake lever close while you JUST crack open the bleeder.
When the brake lever hit the grip, close the bleeder and repeat until no more air comes out. Some problems that I have encountered: some calipers will get air pockets stuck in various nooks, or the bleed bolt is not at the highest point. I unbolt them from the fork and roll the around to make sure to dislodge all the air. Some people also like to zip-tie the brake lever closed and let it sit overnight after bleeding it. The thinking goes that some any leftover air in the system will creep out.
I have never found this necessary, so YMMV. ADV Sponsors. Jody H , Dec 22, Another trick is after you think you've completely bled the system, use a zip tie to compress the brake lever overnight. This will help work any additional air bubbles up into the master cyclinder. For the rear brake, hang a 1 gallon paint can on the rear brake lever to keep it compressed overnight. Florida Lime , Dec 22, I installed a new brake line on mine and was told told to go from the bottom up.
Take a syringe with a plastic hose and hook to the bleeder. Fill with brake fluid and open the bleeder and force it up through the hose. It doesn't take much. Offers go here. Choose wisely! We won't share it with anyone else.
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