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Raj wrote:Its a beautiful thing!

This weather is really too nice to not be in something aircooled.
Actually I was on the bike for the hot weather. 82 miles Saturday and 47 miles Sunday. It wasn't until 5:00pm that i decided to take the car out.
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Damn I love that car.
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ObnoxiousBlue wrote:Damn I love that car.
If I painted it PBB, you'd wet your pants.
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Decided to finally fire it up. Once it got oil pressure, it started and runs great. Checked all the lights and everything seems to be working.

Still have a problem with restarting after it sits for a short time. I thinks it's the carbs.
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Maybe the problem is by now you are running on 100 % fuel stabilizer. :shock:
I'm not an air cooled snob , I like them all !
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Glenn, Bring a fuel sample to the next meeting and we will send it out for analysis.
ObnoxiousBlue wrote: quickly diagnosed as a break in the wire, and in no more than a twiddle of his finger Peabody and I took it back to the pavement
"I will be Setting aside my trusty can of starter fluid"
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I'll slip some into your thermos and see if you can tell the difference.
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The engine had problems restarting after being driven so I never took it anywhere. Only put 11 miles on it in 2018. It's not the engine or the ignition so that only leaves the carbs. They were rebuilt 12 years ago so i'll be sending them out to be done again. I suspect the crappy fuel and not putting miles on it contribute to the condition of the carbs. Oddly I found the outside nut on #3 holding the carb to the manifold was missing. This could cause a vacuum leak but engine ran great.

I forgot what a B!TCH these are to get off.
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Time for winter hibernation.
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Nice to see the old girl getting some love. They hate to sit, thats for sure! I need to do the same to my 65. She def pissed at me!
Glenn wrote:I have to say, this "gruppe" is so much more than just a car club.
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Deal with it.
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Nice to see her!
ObnoxiousBlue wrote: quickly diagnosed as a break in the wire, and in no more than a twiddle of his finger Peabody and I took it back to the pavement
"I will be Setting aside my trusty can of starter fluid"
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They're back......

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SEXY!

IDAs = VW eye candy
Glenn wrote:I have to say, this "gruppe" is so much more than just a car club.
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They're in... just took 30 minutes. Must be a new record.

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Glenn wrote:They're in... just took 30 minutes. Must be a new record.

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Damn, thats impressive.... you must have really small nuts.
Glenn wrote:I have to say, this "gruppe" is so much more than just a car club.
MrBreeze wrote: This is the DVG board. The threads flow as they flow.
Deal with it.
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Raj wrote:Damn, thats impressive.... you must have really small nuts.
M8x1.25 with a flange and a 3/8" hex head.

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I bet Liam can get his hands in there easily.
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how’s it drive?
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I assume it will as good as it did before.

Don't plan on driving it until the Spring.
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Post this in a different topic so i'll continue it here...
Glenn wrote:I had this section of paint for the past few years that started to crack and pull away from the metal. So yesterday I decided to pick the scab and see what's going on. Nothing serious, just some surface rust but it's time to get fixed. One of these days i'll pull the fender off and get it painted.

Not bad since it's been 21 years since painted.

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Today was a nice warm day and that fender isn't fixing it self... so the first step is to get it off.

DONE.

Amazingly all the nuts came loose with no problem. it was like the fender was put on yesterday. The fender has paint issues all over but the rest of the body is perfect.

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The front suspension has 20 years of grease and dirt so maybe i'll take the opportunity to clean everything off, grease the beam and silicone the tie rod boots.

I'll also change the fuel line under the tank since it's real easy to get to now.
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Well, it looks like the paint hasn't faded. I can't see a difference for the area under the turn signal rubber and the exposed paint.

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i see a Buffalo and an Ostrich in your fender
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elrockk wrote:i see a Buffalo and an Ostrich in your fender
Is it a pink elephant ?
I'm not an air cooled snob , I like them all !
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dropped the fender off at the body shop.
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Gotta call you out Glenn. Where are the Jack stands?
Still Monkeying Around. Not afraid to tell you how I really feel.
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EDNCAROL wrote:Gotta call you out Glenn. Where are the Jack stands?
Only one wheel off and never had my body under the car.
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