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Old Feb 8, 2013 | 09:51 PM
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that has to be why i was able to fire off ether only and why the gas was not being pulled in. i had put my hand over the carb to simulate choke and i didnt feel much vacuum. this is what had me thinking i had a vacuum leak and that was the only place that made sense. once i get this thing running i have to get the 97 sporty going thats been sitting next to her for the last 5 years. maybe i can convince him to let the sporty go too.
 
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Old Feb 8, 2013 | 09:55 PM
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Rescue those old bikes! Sitting is not good for them.
 
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Old Feb 8, 2013 | 10:20 PM
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im going to have to rebuild his John Deere loader and repair the tracks on his bulldozer before i attempt the sporty. i have my eye on a broken down dodge ram cummins. i have been wanting to drop a cummins into my 65 chevy long bed.
 
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Old Feb 8, 2013 | 10:28 PM
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Guess you like wrenching on things!
 
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Old Feb 8, 2013 | 10:36 PM
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it keeps me sane to be honest. but my wife and i are both diesel mechanics for the Coast Guard and since she shares my passion for being a compression ignition addict its hard to stop myself.
 
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Old Feb 9, 2013 | 04:39 AM
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it keeps me sane to be honest. but my wife and i are both diesel mechanics for the Coast Guard and since she shares my passion for being a compression ignition addict its hard to stop myself.
Thank you for your service.
 
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Old Feb 9, 2013 | 02:06 PM
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honestly i am beginning to hate this bike. new intake gaskets same BS problem. i have fuel spraying out the front of the carb but nothing going into the engine.
 
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honestly i am beginning to hate this bike. new intake gaskets same BS problem. i have fuel spraying out the front of the carb but nothing going into the engine.
Did you do the gaskets between the manifold and the heads?
 
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honestly i am beginning to hate this bike. new intake gaskets same BS problem. i have fuel spraying out the front of the carb but nothing going into the engine.
Man she was stuck in a barn for 17 years.
Rome wasn't built in a day.
Be patient with her and you will be rewarded beyond your wildest dreams.
 
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if only that was true of women too........
 
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