I like that hose clamp trick.
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"Milwaukee Iron" an 81 hulk, clawing back from the brink.
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found some "tins" and a seat for it in the shed. tiller bars are gone.
Throttle shaft seals showed yesterday. But road trip! so it'll be a couple weeks afore the carbs are assembled.
Throttle shaft seals showed yesterday. But road trip! so it'll be a couple weeks afore the carbs are assembled.
Just about ready to fire it up.
Nice! Back home in time for the snow festival? Did your road trip bring you out West?
Solid week of chainsawing in Albany Georgia.
Then a couple days at JP's doing some framing upstairs in his shop "den".
Then a couple days at JP's doing some framing upstairs in his shop "den".
Wow! That sounds.....tiring. Haha! 
Was that some sort of volunteer thing?
A shop den? Now that sounds intriguing, like a place I’d like to hang out.
Was that some sort of volunteer thing? A shop den? Now that sounds intriguing, like a place I’d like to hang out.
Didn't have the camera on for the first start minutes before, but it was just like this one, even the "had the gas shut off" part,
Only smoke was from a bit of oil on outside of exhaust, it's charging too. 
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Dang! Listen to how nicely that started and sounds. I’m a big admirer of your work!
Carb synch by eyeball looking through butterflies at a light method, will confirm with gauges later.
Do it that way a few times and you can get pretty darn good at it. Gauges later will reveal it's about perfect. I work the sync screw back and forth past where the 2 butterfly plates are closed, until I see a little light showing in both directions, then set it about midway between those two points.
Hmmm... never seen a "XS60" bein' woke before... 
Huh? Looks good to me.Hmmm... never seen a "XS60" bein' woke before...
Top left 5 keys on my keyboard died, gotta remember to use the number pad and I have no exclamation point. um guess I'm just not excited for a while.
Thanks Jim! ! !
Dejah vue all over again. Sold that first set of carbs so; back to the bench.
Have leak at one float bowl, think I need to change the float needle, spring was a bit weak.
Have leak at one float bowl, think I need to change the float needle, spring was a bit weak.
Sounds great Gary.....again! You’ve been giving your ultrasonic cleaner a workout!
I see Gary now has his winter snow chains on his bike. Are you gonna use that mule to plow your driveway?
yah know; I think I've been round this before. Pulled the carbs went back to 23-24mm at the corner of the flat on the bottom of the float. (that's where the floats were before I started) At 22mm the float hits the bowl before the needle spring is completely compressed. Carbs back on. some idle adjusts and it's all good, runs great (in the garage) no leaks. Gotta get a chain and front brake on it then maybe a short trip up the road. I got an ice free path chipped out down the driveway.
Got tired of working on silver BS34's so started on these...
that was this morning, now about ready to go back together.
Got tired of working on silver BS34's so started on these...
that was this morning, now about ready to go back together.
