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Rapide sat for 12 years ! Any tips B4 I start her ?
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<blockquote data-quote="bmetcalf" data-source="post: 133325" data-attributes="member: 792"><p>I suggest you do not do all that at once. Read up on a task, make sure you understand each step and then finish it. I know a fellow who took apart his Rapide in 1976 and it is still apart!</p><p></p><p>Before starting it, there are a number of things to check, properly adjusted pushrods is one of them. Regarding the WD40, you'll read a lot of opinions and you need to evaluate them. As an example,<em> Classic Mechanics </em>may have had a Vincent maintenance article in 1981, but it might have all sorts of bad info that doesn't apply to your specific motor. Be cautious, it can be expensive!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bmetcalf, post: 133325, member: 792"] I suggest you do not do all that at once. Read up on a task, make sure you understand each step and then finish it. I know a fellow who took apart his Rapide in 1976 and it is still apart! Before starting it, there are a number of things to check, properly adjusted pushrods is one of them. Regarding the WD40, you'll read a lot of opinions and you need to evaluate them. As an example,[I] Classic Mechanics [/I]may have had a Vincent maintenance article in 1981, but it might have all sorts of bad info that doesn't apply to your specific motor. Be cautious, it can be expensive! [/QUOTE]
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