Earl43P
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Picked this up last month, up in VA, cheap. 33k miles
Nasty gas tank, chocolate milk oil, 68 miles put on it since the 2007 title transfer.
Guy I bought it from found it sitting in a barn, bought it a battery and some filters, then he took sick.
Removed all the tins/plastic and hit them with some Rustoluem gloss black.
Made it run , briefly, after letting the carbs fill up with Seafoam and soak a few days.
Fired right up after I drained that out and temp-plumbed a fuel supply.
Didn't expect much, but it did idle. Revved it a few times to 2+k, shut it down.
A fellow hobby mech is checking the carbs and will let me know what parts they needs beyond bowl seals.
He is quite familiar with them and I'm tickled to let him have at it.
I did pull the heads the other day and prepped them for new gaskets.
Still need to check out the valvetrains.
Water pump cavity had no oil in it, but I'm pretty certain the oil pump area had a bad seal allowing the coolant to mix with the oil.
It'll get all new seals and o-rings, debating on a new water pump. This one looks pristine and feels tight. 68 miles new, tight.
Lots to do, learning as I go. I have a Clymer manual, internet in the garage and a bit of common sense.
Hoping to finish it up for Spring. Haven't had or ridden a motorcycle since 92.
Looking forward to racking up some miles.
I'll post more pictures if it'll get my post count up enough to view forum pictures and videos. :rant:
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