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New Brunswick men arrested after going through McDonald’s drive-thru on a sofa pulled by ATV

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The two ‘intoxicated’ men were arrested after police say an officer spotted the couch being towed behind an ATV.

MIRAMICHI, N.B.—Two New Brunswick men have been arrested after allegedly going through a McDonald’s drive-thru on a couch. Miramichi police say an officer spotted the couch, being towed behind an ATV, at 3:19 a.m. Thursday in the drive-thru. Cpl. Lorri McEachern says the driver of the four wheeler took off after the officer turned on the lights atop his cruiser, stranding the two “intoxicated” men outside the restaurant. She says the driver raced through the parking lot, across the highway and onto the frozen Miramichi River, still towing the couch through much of his escape. Two local men, aged 28 and 39, will face yet-to-be-determined charges. McEachern says it is illegal to tow a couch through a drive-thru, but the two men were wearing helmets.


Sounds like it is right out of the Bob and Doug McKenzie playbook.

2007 outlander 400 no start

What’s up guys I am working on a 2007 can am outlander now that won’t start. I gave the carb a good cleaning, I also put a new plug in. After I put the new plug in it did start and idle ok, not perfect but ok. Now two Days later again it won’t start at all. I verified that it does still have spark.

When I crank it does smell like it’s getting fuel. But I have not pulled the fuel line off the carb yet to verify the pump is pumping gas to the carb. I will today.

What would you guys recommend my next steps be. Getting parts around here isn’t easy so I want to make sure I know what’s wrong before ordering.

Thanks

Replace bolts or seal the holes?

I’ve got a Honda rancher 350 that I just replaced the top end on. I was setting the timing and the little cap got stripped so I had to cut a slit in the it to get it off. so now the o-ring wouldn’t sit entirely flush with it because of the slit. The cap is $20 brand new and I can’t find any used ones.
I also broke a bolt for the valve cover. with is also too expensive to order.

I have some permatex high tempature gasket maker/ sealant. Can I put a very, very generous coat of that around the valve cover and fill the bolt hole with it?
And can I put a very generous coat of hondabond case sealant on the o-ring and cap and call it okay?
I usually ride this bike like a boat so I need it waterproof

Are there different yellows body plastics?

I’m replacing my daughter’s 2005 Recon ES green plastics to yellow. About a month ago, got lucky and picked up a yellow front fender like new for $10 on Craigslist. Recently, I ordered the yellow side body covers (Starburst yellow) from Parzilla and just received them, but when I put them next to the yellow front cover it’s more of an orange yellow does not quite match. Are there different yellows? Is it normal for body plastics to quite not match?
My front fender is not sun faded it’s like new.