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Old Apr 14, 2003 | 10:59 PM
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I can hear the engine running. But only in my dreams so far. Last fall I yanked the clutch. There was NO padding left. No wonder it was slipping like heck. Then the guy who was grinding the flywheel couldn't get to it and couldn 't get to it and couldn't get to it. And other things too. So I decided to swap waterpump and starter because they've always given me grief.
And then it was winter and too f-ing cold to go into the garage :smash:
But now it's spring -she's slowly coming back together. The Centerforce DF is in. The new mini-starter is in and hopefully shimmed properly. The new waterpump is in. And I cleaned the carb and installed ALL necessary gaskets- not only half of them like last time. That should find another couple of horsepower and get rid of the overheating problem I hope!
Now all that's missing is 3/4 of the exhaust. Of course I'm missing lot's of screws and nuts and bolts of one size and have plenty of other sizes left :blueangel:
I hope I get her back tomorrow night after work, because I get visitors Wednesday and then I won't have time to put her back together until after easter!
If anybody has high-speed exhaust install advice- it's badly needed :hat

Thanks for reading all of my incoherent rambling :D

Prost :cheers:

Stefan
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Old Apr 15, 2003 | 03:07 AM
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Just keep working on it. You will get there, then it will be all :D :D :D

BTW, Are you going to suggest a German beer for me to try. I hate admiting to being a newbie, but I have never had any.... :cheers:
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