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Originally Posted by jbrewer
We'll look forward to a fire-up report
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Well I got some good news for ya,,,,,,,
It's Alive!!!!!
(again, for the first time in 3 months)
Changed the oil, tightened everything back up good, hooked up a battery, 5-6 cranks with partial choke and she fired up no problem. Blew some smoke for the first minute, which is normal for when it sits
. Took her for a drive, man the hydro control is nice now that it's all loosened up. Throttle sensitivity is much better but still needs to be increased a little bit.
Of course, pics or it didn't happen, she was idling in all these,
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And here she is back in her home,
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Also note the lights, they are working well and are nice and bright! I took a video of the startup and drive, I'll see about getting that on Youtube so you guys can see it.
So what's next? Well, still needs governor work. And I'm gonna add a 2nd flex disc to the driveshaft as the single one in there now seems to be taking up a lot of space that would fit 2 nicely. Hopefully it'll also reduce some vibrations, which will never completely go away til I order onna dem fancy new drive hubs from Jeff in PA.
But I'm happy! It feels great to fire up my pride n' joy and take her for a spin again!