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Old Dec 8, 2007 | 10:17 PM
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well i figured out what it was. the choke butterfly had somehow got past the last *** on the choke cam and even though the choke lever was all the way in theoff positionthe choke butterfly was stillpartially closed. i canwrench on my old fords but i amnew tomotorcyclemechanics so i didnt know what to look for. found it by accident. took it for a ride afterwards, ran great! problem solved. many thanks tothose who replied to my questions!
 
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Old Dec 9, 2007 | 06:11 AM
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well i figured out what it was. the choke butterfly had somehow got past the last *** on the choke cam and even though the choke lever was all the way in theoff positionthe choke butterfly was stillpartially closed. i canwrench on my old fords but i amnew tomotorcyclemechanics so i didnt know what to look for. found it by accident. took it for a ride afterwards, ran great! problem solved. many thanks tothose who replied to my questions!
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