My son had someone attempt to steal his Z 370 the other day. This machine has been through hell and looks like it to. The hood is all stitched together with bailing wire, just using a bumper mount light on top. It was running like crap when the would-be thief took it away. Drove it around for a little bit and then dumped it in the neighbors yard. It had a head gasket leak. We pulled it into the garage and replaced the head gasket and fixed up rear bumper and ignition switch (just toggle switch) issues.
He took it over to his friends house for an evening and then couldn't get it started it again. They loaded it up and brought it back home. Figure the new gasket wasn't doing its job (one of those thin metal type), we pulled the heads off and fix it again. This time with a little bit of RTV.
Next day we tried to start it and it would not even fire. Pulled and pulled, no fire, check the plugs, dry as can be. I go to pull the top off the carb so I could look down inside and see if it was even get gas to and through the carb. In the process, I see a hole...right where the choke cable is suppose to be. D'OH. But not to be out-done. When I put the choke back together and plugged the hole. It started right up and just about took off toward the garage door. Seems I should tighten down the carb top again before pulling on it.
Thing runs like a champ. Probably needs clutch work though.
He took it over to his friends house for an evening and then couldn't get it started it again. They loaded it up and brought it back home. Figure the new gasket wasn't doing its job (one of those thin metal type), we pulled the heads off and fix it again. This time with a little bit of RTV.
Next day we tried to start it and it would not even fire. Pulled and pulled, no fire, check the plugs, dry as can be. I go to pull the top off the carb so I could look down inside and see if it was even get gas to and through the carb. In the process, I see a hole...right where the choke cable is suppose to be. D'OH. But not to be out-done. When I put the choke back together and plugged the hole. It started right up and just about took off toward the garage door. Seems I should tighten down the carb top again before pulling on it.
Thing runs like a champ. Probably needs clutch work though.
Couple of face-palms
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