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Next, I pulled the carburetors off.
Replaced a seized throttle cable and pulled off the bottoms to see if there were actually floats in them (in the spare parts box, there were 3 floats…. there were also 4 carbs). I was thinking 1 carb might be missing a float.First carb looked not too bad. Second was a little goopy… cleaned them out a bit, but didn’t totally disassemble (getting late and I was hungry).
Put back together, adjusted the cables and put in fresh gas.
Then tried to crank her over….. and over….. and over.
M says “I think you’re out of luck my love”.
I look down at the choke and realize the fuel is still shut off – well shit!
Turn the fuel on and crank her again…… PUT! Hey, that’s a fire!
Keep cranking and vroom!!!! She started up!
Kijiji here we come!
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Since this is my bike thread, I should talk about my bikes…. In order to make room for the Orange Crusher (modified the name a bit), I started working on the KZ.
Stripped the shitty seat that the PO had ballooned with foam… It turned out pretty well.
– Drilled out hundreds of rivets.
– Took a big piece of 2″ foam.
– Cut 1″ off the bottom of the seat cushion that was not made for that bike.
– Trimmed the edges of the cushion to make it more café style.
– Rewrapped the seat with the excessive amount of vinyl that came off of it…
– Re-installed.And Voila! Done! (I’ll have to post the pic from my phone).
It has a Toyota E-brake! Gonna pick her up tomorrow. Got all the paperwork out of the way today.
Appraisal, called insurance, switched into my name, temp plates and taxes came to $470.
very productive!
before Melissa, I never had any help in the shop (or anywhere else for that matter) – the ex would never lift a finger… I did some pretty sketchy shit myself, just to git ‘er dun….
M helps with everything now! It’s a nice change!
Holy shit, that’s a huge tire!!! Takes up the whole back of the truck! Looks good though!
That’s a great idea about the foam! Be sure to do it in a well ventilated area – don’t want to kill yourself with the fumes and not enjoy the organization fully!!!
LOL, all the trucks are out of the shop now from working on the bikes… I rotate driving them, since that’s a rarity these days. Here’s some pics:
Went and looked at a 51 Dodge today. Following up with my mechanic buddy tomorrow, but 99% sure I’ll buy it!
Geez, that’s in nice shape! I’d love to do that interior up, but I’ll be getting another project soon. I’ll have to post another build thread!
I saw an old Yota camper at the Waterloo Walmart. It was from Wisconsin and looked like it had been hit by a tornado! I’ll try to find the pic.
