Mark's O Project
Here is what I started with. This O was built February of 62. This Cub was a barn find. It has sat in a dirt floor barn for the last 8 years. The O was a rust bucket! My daughter said that she would have to get a tetanus shot just to sit on the seat. The choke and throttle cables were shot. The carburetor was all frozen. It took several hours of soaking and cleaning to bring the carb back to life. I had to chase the problems with the ignition but finally got a good spark. The tires and rims were shot from sitting in the barn all those years but believe it or not, they still held air. I finally got it to fire. Smoke, noise, and dirt flying everywhere from the mud dabber nests under the engine cowl. The Original had come back to life.
To be continued.
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