by "Dogapult" (dogapult)
Published 12/09/2017 at 12:36
by "Dogapult" (dogapult)
Published 12/09/2017 at 12:36
Tags: Two Wheels Good
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STARS: 1
took both spark plugs out. one was NGK, one was Champion. they both looked brand new.
the hole where the Champion one was has fucked up threads.
Noticed the seat only had one bolt holding it on. took that off, went to the hardware store to get two new bolts. That one was SAE. Bought two metric bolts. Went to put them on, of course, the side where the SAE one was won’t thread in .
Checked the points. they looked great.
Tried to get the stator cover off. nothing doing. sprayed some PB Blaster on the screws.
bought a battery. Need to put acid in it.
Bought a nice heater for the garage so I can work in the winter.
Going to clean up the threads, spray the carb out with some carb cleaner, and hook up the battery (with acid in it) on Sunday, when my more motorcycle-literate friend will be here.
In the meantime, filing for lost title .
Enjoy the picture of my messy garage.
"DipodomysDeserti" (dipodomysdeserti)
12/09/2017 at 12:42, STARS: 2
If you don’t have one of these, get one. I was able to loosen all the engine cover screws on my ‘73 CL450 with it.
"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
12/09/2017 at 16:39, STARS: 0
ALTO WORKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Dogapult" (dogapult)
12/10/2017 at 00:20, STARS: 0
Yup. And it’s for sale, too. To help me get a Gaz 22.
"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
12/10/2017 at 07:26, STARS: 0
That’s quite the switch XD
You sound like we have similar tastes in the weird and quirky! I have a thing for Eastern Bloc rides....Skoda, Wartburg, Trabant, FSO, etc, etc. :P
"Dogapult" (dogapult)
12/10/2017 at 12:49, STARS: 0
Weird and quirky cars are lots of fun. My plan is to travel to Ukraine, buy a Gaz 22 (or 21 if a 22 proves too hard to get ahold of for less then $2000 or so) and then drive it 7500km across Europe over 3 weeks visiting all my friends in Europe, before shipping it back to the USA.
Selling the Alto Works would help finance this trip.
"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
12/13/2017 at 14:46, STARS: 0
Wow, that would be an epic adventure...find parts for the Gaz would be very hard though, even compared to the Alto...?
"Dogapult" (dogapult)
12/14/2017 at 00:08, STARS: 1
Eh, I’m me. I can find anything.
"Dogapult" (dogapult)
12/14/2017 at 16:18, STARS: 0
I bought this one. we’ll see how it goes. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B000NPPATS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
"DipodomysDeserti" (dipodomysdeserti)
12/14/2017 at 16:29, STARS: 0
Just make sure you’re using JIS bits and not phillips head.
"Dogapult" (dogapult)
12/14/2017 at 16:49, STARS: 0
Oof. didn’t think about that. Do you have one of these you’d recommend? I’ve got some JIS screwdrivers, but no 3/8" bits.