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Status Update: IT'S ALIVE! I cleaned and gapped the plugs, and dribbled a little bit of gas right down the intake ports. Gave it a quick tap on the starter button and it took right off! It revved up (higher than I would have normally liked an engine sitting that long to have revved), and promptly died. It also spit about 400 metric tons of rust out the tailpipe. Actually, that's an exaggeration for dramatic effect. It really just dusted a light smattering of very fine rust particles. The engine isn't making any expensive sounding noises (it actually sounds really, really good!), but I'm going to have to bench build those carbs and take everything apart and put it all back together to proper specs. There's so much on them that isn't in the right spot, not torqued properly, or not adjusted properly it'll just be easier to do a full on overhaul rather than try to get it running and then fix things as I go. But for right now, I certainly think I got my $200 worth!
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First Rule of Aviation:
-Never Pass Up The Opportunity to Pee
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The Stable:
2005 Yamaha V-Star 650 - SOLD
2015 Suzuki DR 650
2015 RPS Hawk 250 - SOLD
2016 Ural Gear Up
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