Billpro785

From my experience as aircraft mechanic,and racing dirt bikes, the first step is start with the basics 1, inspect the spark plug, it will give you excellent starting point, Compare the plug with the many charts on the web. 2, check compression, place your thumb over the spark plug hole and crank the engine. It should try and push your thumb off the hole. 3, check spark, inset the spark plug into the plug wire, and touch the plug to the engine, and crank the engine, A, cold engine should be blue\white spark B, warm engine, same color. If the spark is weak, or a yellow color, points to a ignition issue , CDI, spark plug wire, coil 4, inspect and if needed change both air, and fuel filter 5, check intake system for air leaks with the engine running, spray carb cleaner over the engine. If the engine speeds up, you have air leak. 6 , if fuel injected, remove the injector. crank the engine, a fine mist should spray out if carb, while the engine is hot, and running spray carb cleaner into the air filter , if the engine runs better, clean the carb. The above steps will point in the right direction to troubleshoot the issue. On the burnt smell, First step is clean the engine, and inspect for any leaking gaskets , especially near the exhaust system. Without seeing it or the plug, sounds like a ignition issue , coil, cdi , stator gets warm, and misfires

I have small guest house next to my main house. I have local Thai that rents it out via Booking.com They get small cut and they do the TM 30, works out well.

I rent a nice 2 bedroom house , new construction , with 3 car parking area, and garden. 10K Baht a month, found it by driving around on my motorbike,. Also did the TM 30 myself as well. Took a Thai who speaks English to immigration , took like 5 minutes and very easy.

Thanks for all the replies. I will check with my local immigration office in Kanchanaburi to see exactly what they accept. My visa expires in Feb 2025. I will use the money in the bank method this time, and for 2026 use the income method. Have been using an agent but want to get away from that.

Can someone please explain the "combo method ", for getting a Non-o visa ? I know from internet searches, I need total of 800K baht in the Bank. So for example, if I had 6 months income from American Social Security at 65K per month, could I make the difference by money in the bank ? Of would need 12 straight months of deposits still ?

Check the IRS website, look under the US-Thai tax treaty. All your answers are right there. I'm an American expat and my US accountant , a former IRS agent and overseas tax advisor says I have nothing to worry about. You will be ok.

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If an American that is getting Social Security dies, while living in Thailand would his Thai wife be entitled to the benefits ? Even though she has never lived in the states ?

How many 1000's of tourists each week rent motorbikes and don't have any accidents. So one tourist has accident and all motorbikes are death wish ?

If this is not the correct forum, mods, please move it, thanks. I'm buying a used vehicle from local dealer in Kanchanaburi, have placed a down deposit , and the balance due is 450000 baht. My question, what are the options for paying the dealer ? I have the funds in my Bangkok Bank account now. if I pay in cash It will take 9 days to withdraw the money, 50K limit per day. Is there another option such as transferring the whole amount to the dealer ?

I had a Thai speak to them, and they sorted it all out. She handed everything. The 3 phones were I believe 400 USD total in value and I know she had to submit screen shots of the prices . I will ask her what the complete procedure was and get back to you

Exact same happened to me, even same letter when 3 phones were mailed to me from the states. Had an Thai call UPS, and they gave a broker's number and I had to send a copy of my passport, and and declare a value for the phones. wasn't that hard, and really not that expensive.

All cars as 1996 have OBD II. The blue connecter you are taking about is OBD !! dongle and plugs into the 16 pin OBD !! Port. If you go online, there is website that shows the location of ports in cars. With blue wireless dongle , and app download on your phone, you will be able to read the codes, and not much more. To clear the codes, and do detailed troubleshooting you will need a better scanner. I have Autel maxi scanner 608 that can do everything and even make extra FOB keys. Of course it was 3000 USD and was left over from my old job. I also have foxwell scanner new, I don't use a Autel TPMS tool as well for working on the TPMS. Where are you in Thailand ? As I don't use the Foxwell scanner if you like it I would sell to you very cheap, less than 2000 baht.

I'm a US expat, I HIGHY Suggest you talk to a REAL accountant , US tax lawyer , etc , someone who KNOWS , and don't listen to the armchair. tax experts here. That is what I have done, had video chat with my US based tax accountant , and as I posted before, I'm not worried, and for me this means nothing and life will continue as normal living here in Thailand full time.

As a US Citizen, you are required to file a US Federal Tax return for every tax year. As the US, and Thailand have a Tax treaty signed in 1996, you can't be double taxed. I highly suggest all US expats go to the IRS website and read the agreement. It is written in plain English and will answer all your questions. As I posted in another thread, my accountant, said there is nothing to worry about, and means nothing to you or me. The new Thai tax laws are aimed at attracting bigger businesses to the Kingdom, nothing more. Again read the tax treaty on the IRS website and if still worried talk to a tax expert, and don't listen to the all the fear mongering by the armchair lawyers and so called tax experts here. And remember, as US expat living in Thailand you are entitled to the benefits of the IRS's Foreign Earned Income exclusion. Make sure who ever is doing your taxes uses this exclusion. Saves me thousands of dollars every year.