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Chris,
One of your first questions is it good for the long haul?
Everything stated above are real things to consider!
I bought an "82" around 8 years ago and the first problem I encountered was, when I would attempt to open her up she started bogging down
After I pulled one of the carb bowls it had a fine silty rust floating in them,
so when I would get on her, the jets in the carbs would clog.
After further inspection, by shining a bright flashlight into the fuel tank and there was rust on the inner lining of the tank, when I rocked her while looking in there, I could see it moving around in the bottom of the tank!:evil:
So I used a product called CREEM, (acid wash,while using a hand full of nuts to etch,then the milky substance to coat it)
Then rebuildt the carbs.
That worked fine, and road her hard for 4yrs, no problems since :thumbup:
If you can hold off and save your dimes for awhile and find a good used 1800, YOU WILL THANK US IN THE LONG RUN
One of your first questions is it good for the long haul?
Everything stated above are real things to consider!
I bought an "82" around 8 years ago and the first problem I encountered was, when I would attempt to open her up she started bogging down
After I pulled one of the carb bowls it had a fine silty rust floating in them,
so when I would get on her, the jets in the carbs would clog.
After further inspection, by shining a bright flashlight into the fuel tank and there was rust on the inner lining of the tank, when I rocked her while looking in there, I could see it moving around in the bottom of the tank!:evil:
So I used a product called CREEM, (acid wash,while using a hand full of nuts to etch,then the milky substance to coat it)
Then rebuildt the carbs.
That worked fine, and road her hard for 4yrs, no problems since :thumbup:
If you can hold off and save your dimes for awhile and find a good used 1800, YOU WILL THANK US IN THE LONG RUN
