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Title: "Ran when parked..."
Post by: JJ on October 19, 2021, 08:21:44 PM: Many...many years ago!! Right now...on "fleaBay!!" :laugh: :grin: :wink: :rolleyes: :shocked: :huh:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/294471740823?hash=item448fe22d97:g:K3sAAOSwv5phbMcd
Title: Re: "Ran when parked..."
Post by: nc43bsa on October 20, 2021, 01:34:06 AM: "The tank has good chrome but it will need cleaned out."

. . . will need TO BE cleaned out!!!
Title: Re: "Ran when parked..."
Post by: JJ on October 20, 2021, 07:16:53 AM: Quote from: nc43bsa on October 20, 2021, 01:34:06 AM
"The tank has good chrome but it will need cleaned out."

. . . will need TO BE cleaned out!!!

Yes...and I am sure that little details is just THE TIP...of the iceberg!!! :laugh: :grin: :wink: :rolleyes: :shocked: :huh:
Title: Re: "Ran when parked..."
Post by: JJ on October 20, 2021, 11:12:21 AM: "Ran When Parked"....reminds me of another classic ad line:

"Barn Fresh"...which usually means..."Needs total nut & bolt restoration!!"

:laugh: :grin: :wink: :rolleyes: :shocked: :huh: :grin: :laugh:
Title: Re: "Ran when parked..."
Post by: Joliet Jim on October 20, 2021, 11:37:45 AM: = Does not run now through neglect
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Post by: Scout63 on October 20, 2021, 11:46:13 AM: That was a succession of poor caretakers. The gas cap says it all. Too bad.
Title: Re: "Ran when parked..."
Post by: Moparnut72 on October 20, 2021, 11:53:47 AM: I once bought on eBay a Mercury Mk 58 outboard that supposedly ran when put away. What he didn't say was that it was put away outside two years prior face up with no faceplate. Fortunately all I needed was the tower and gearcase. The only things I was able to save from the powerhead were the two reedblocks and I had to beat the crank out with a sledgehammer to get to them.
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Title: Re: "Ran when parked..."
Post by: Scout63 on October 20, 2021, 12:22:15 PM: Anyone who pays the minimum on that bike should be keelhauled.
Title: Re: "Ran when parked..."
Post by: RHAT on October 20, 2021, 12:34:15 PM: I watched my '73 Eldorado leave on the new owner's trailer this morning. At least it was all together. but will need a total refresh also.
Title: Re: "Ran when parked..."
Post by: Scout63 on October 20, 2021, 03:52:21 PM: Quote from: RHAT on October 20, 2021, 12:34:15 PM
I watched my '73 Eldorado leave on the new owner's trailer this morning. At least it was all together. but will need a total refresh also.

“All together” adds so much value. It means pretty much all of the parts are there and you have a fighting chance at documenting how things come apart and go together. Never apart is even better for novices like me.
Title: Re: "Ran when parked..."
Post by: Mayor_of_BBQ on October 21, 2021, 07:26:32 AM: $500 parts bike maybe. Lots of pricey pieces missing, and no title to boot. $1k is a pipe dream
Title: Re: "Ran when parked..."
Post by: Scout63 on October 21, 2021, 11:36:28 AM: Quote from: Mayor_of_BBQ on October 21, 2021, 07:26:32 AM
$500 parts bike maybe. Lots of pricey pieces missing, and no title to boot. $1k is a pipe dream

The only thing that interested me was the timing gears. Can those be fitted to Tonti 949 motors? Charlie knows...
Title: Re: "Ran when parked..."
Post by: Scout63 on October 22, 2021, 11:34:39 AM: Quote from: rodekyll on October 22, 2021, 03:13:55 AM
Not easily. The gears fit the crank and cam, but not the oil pump. The later pump shafts have different tapers so the gear won't fit. The two pumps are physically different and can't be easily swapped. The shafts and vanes are different too, and don't interchange.

Thanks Rodekyll.
Title: Re: "Ran when parked..."
Post by: Cage Free on October 22, 2021, 11:50:15 AM: Ran when New :grin:
Title: Re: "Ran when parked..."
Post by: Tom on October 22, 2021, 12:54:06 PM: Way overpriced. :tongue: