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Rapide sat for 12 years ! Any tips B4 I start her ?
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<blockquote data-quote="Domiracernick" data-source="post: 133337" data-attributes="member: 4914"><p>Thanks for the advice.. love these forums.. Im in no rush to finish it by the weekend for sure.. The petrol tank looks reel bad and think its past rescuing me thinks. Im taking it to a guy to attempt to lightly blast out the rot and years of resin deterioration. If that fails I have another lined up on ebay but would like to try keep this one on it. The UFM actually after taking the rear filter off and draining the lines down didnt look to bad. However looking into the valve and seats with a light they look a fair bit coked up , and oil seeping a little on an exhaust valve which could be a stem? and a head off job to inspect the bores and refresh the seats will involve a UFM off so may give it a rinse after all.. The lines are all off and carbs and ready for a bath ! Yes the seals and washers on line, caps are dead and possible will replace the fuel pipes and they feel solid. Watching a video the UFM and head removal looks pretty straight forward with no timing to worry about.. only the inspection of the rods and re tappet adjustment. Trying to do as much as possible to avoid another strip down in future without going to far. So long as the bores look ok will plan a rebuild back . ? Hows that sound ?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Domiracernick, post: 133337, member: 4914"] Thanks for the advice.. love these forums.. Im in no rush to finish it by the weekend for sure.. The petrol tank looks reel bad and think its past rescuing me thinks. Im taking it to a guy to attempt to lightly blast out the rot and years of resin deterioration. If that fails I have another lined up on ebay but would like to try keep this one on it. The UFM actually after taking the rear filter off and draining the lines down didnt look to bad. However looking into the valve and seats with a light they look a fair bit coked up , and oil seeping a little on an exhaust valve which could be a stem? and a head off job to inspect the bores and refresh the seats will involve a UFM off so may give it a rinse after all.. The lines are all off and carbs and ready for a bath ! Yes the seals and washers on line, caps are dead and possible will replace the fuel pipes and they feel solid. Watching a video the UFM and head removal looks pretty straight forward with no timing to worry about.. only the inspection of the rods and re tappet adjustment. Trying to do as much as possible to avoid another strip down in future without going to far. So long as the bores look ok will plan a rebuild back . ? Hows that sound ? [/QUOTE]
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