Subject: Re: Gettin ready for Restoration
Author: Ian Adkins
Date: Jul 23, 2001, 6:24 AM
Post ID: 1707606215
Hi Terry,
Before you go to start up your bike have a look inside the carbs. They are
easy to tear down and clean up. An old 70 Ambo I bought had the carbs full
of rust.
Other than that...if the bike was set up right before it should be that way
now. Of course all the fluids should be changed and you might want to turn
the engine over a few times before putting a spark to the plugs....just to
get some fresh fluids sloshing around.
Let us know how it goes....Ian
p.s. you know who to call for parts :-)
| I went through my boxes of parts for my 73 Eldo today. I was frustrated that I could not find my fender supports. I can picture the scrapes on em. I can't figure what happened to them becuase I could swear I saw them recently. I also have no seat. I faintly remember my wife throwing it |
| a long time ago when cleaning the garage (grrrrr). My gas cap is kinda bent up, and I doubt it will go back on right. It's |
| hinged type with a lever to secure it. Anyone know if these are still available? The bike sat outside for a year or two without body parts on it before I got it in a garage. I'm wonderin if the generator is ok from the weather. Need most electrical stuff outside the headlight. Looks like |
| everything else is ok. Exhaust and crash bars have rust...so must ponder replacement vs. rechrome. Koni shocks look pretty rusty...any chance they are still good? Even found some extra NOS stuff that I will probably sell after I get the thing together. Some of it does not look like it goes with my model |
| caliper seals?) or is for mods I don't plan to make (floor boards and frame sections from a later model police?). I also put a wrench to crank on the motor to see if it turns ok. It does. So, I don't plan to tear down the motor. I'm gonna go for the assembly and see if she kicks....if not...I'll just have to take it back apart. If it sounds like I'm makin any big mistakes, please give me some |
By the way, the thing was running when I took it apart to paint 16 or so years ago. Terry Scanlon 73 Eldo in a box. |