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Do the cooks need lots of water? If needed I could clean out my water buffalo and fill with ice cold water. Ill need a few weeks heads up to get it ready. shes full of wvo.
Hay that sounds good. One genset and a few light towers for all to use. Ive brought my gen the last 2 years and never even unpacked it. I only need power for charging cell and a few lights but I use an inverter for that. Also works like a fence charger. Ask gimp.
Hay Number 9 Im just up the road in Charleston In. Ill be going maybe we could convoy?
We all camp out. Their is restrooms and showers. Their open just during the day.
I dont know if their is a hotel close or not. And kids are welcome. We try to keep it pg13.
If you have a camper it may work...
Well I been out of work and had some time to work on this thing.
I got it to run. well sort of. Only needed to rebuild the carb twice.
installed new plugs and ran a compression check. seems to be ok.
Also found the radiator has lots of leeks. I got most of them fixed.
Hear some pics of the...
I belong to BMW Motorcycles owners association and when you sine up they ask what kind of help you could offer a fellow rider and how far you would go and if you have a trailer. Then once a year you get a book of all the members who offer help and general location with a phone number. This way...
Bad news. I was making a new valve cover gasket and was ready to but it on when I found that their is a push rod missing. Why was it removed? broke ring bad piston I dont know I think a compression check is in order. If it checks good Ill make a new push rod.
Got engine sludge? I got 20 pounds of the stuff.
OilCan you told me so. The carb was a mess. Its seen some weather and was full of rust.
I thank the last time it was run must of been in late 1984. At lest that was the date on the battery.
It will be a ground up resto. It has spark and all valves are free. Its going to get a complete going over before I try to start it. Hope to do some work this weekend.
More pics to come as well.
No I got it on a trailer but still had to drag it a ways only a mile or so.
Used the deuce to pull it. The skids did not wear that bad. The poor trailer was was riding low.
I thank it was over weighted.
Just got my genset home. It took all day to move it just 30 miles.
It came from an old air port and was used as backup power for the runway lights.
Its hasent run in years. It still turns over with the hand crank. Oil looks good and has 10 gallons of fuel AVgas in the tank. I hope by having fuel...
If its a mechanical injection you have to close off the fuel. Most all mechanical injection systems have a cable to shut it down. Is your deuce a gaser?
Made it home Ok well sort of. Lost the hood and drivers side winshild.
Some one forgot to latch the hood down.:cry: Dang it Bobby!
Thanks for everyone's help It was a blast.
Ill post pic's as soon as I can.