Leave it running how long ? It would depend heavily upon the ambient temperature. Thermal rise is additive. If a running engine rises (say) 105°F, the...

I have used both a box fan and the blower from an old furnace. Obviously, the blower moves more air, but I'm inclined to think it's not really any bet...

I would think that a /7 bike should have the electronic tach... there is no drive cable as there was on the /5 models. Which of course leaves only the...

It does live in 1977/78. You're the one that has to get transported back 40 years to be able to comprehend what's going on. ?

Broken Case Work... I can't open your photo, so I can't see where the case is broken. However, in 95% of the situations you're better off to buy new...

Yes, and the other one is reading plugs after idling. No one in the universe cares about plug color at idle. No, what everyone wants at idle is a smoo...

If you think about it, you've got 3 stages of jetting (slow, needle & main), plus idle mixture. If you're looking at the plug color, then you've g...

@bremoit I take it your assessment of the "slightly rich condition" comes from plug color. Some further comments... Pull both Slides and using a ...

Some follow-on ideas.... Not clear from your wording, but you shouldn't even want to attempt to sync the carbs until you already have at least 10 ...

Photos are always best hosted offsite. That makes it simple and easy, with no limitations.

Thanks

"Upgrade" may be the optimal word here. Year and model ?

Not in my experience. That's all I can say.

Thanks for the follow-up.

To me (and this is just me) there are 2 important things to know... 1. These days it's hard to tell where gaskets came from. I'm sure the real OEM g...