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She Lives again!!!

Discussion in 'Hangout Lounge' started by maxim82, Oct 12, 2008.

  1. maxim82

    maxim82 Member

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    She Lives again!!! This evening I fired my baby up for the 1st time in... 14 years (I think).
    And YES I'm grinning ear-to-ear :D
    I want to thank everyone here for the help, patience, and understanding as I worked on my bike. I know y'all had to deal with alot of nubie questions, but hey you gotta start somewhere.
    Obviously I still have some "tweaking" to do but it sure was nice to hear and feel her come back to life after her long slumber.
    Thanks again EVERYONE! :D

    12,850 miles and about to start adding some gentle ones soon
     
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    Rspaulding New Member

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    Congratulations. Now you should be out riding :)
     
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    do a real sync while it's running, it'll bring a smile to your face, guaranteed
     
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    congrats!! thats def a good feeling, riding will make that grin even bigger.
     
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    Kewl!!! Got mine running again this summer, too. 81 Maxim 550. Just turned 10K. Dad's old bike!!! Got it after he passed in June.

    Great feeling to ride again. Haven't had a bike since I got married in 86. Marriage lasted all of 13 months. What a waste!! :roll:
     
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    Cool cool cool! Another successful resurrection. Congrats, it's quite a feeling of accomplishment. Plus another XJ is back on the road. It's a good day, tater.
     
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    Thanks everyone. I forgot a few things I did along the way I was so excited to hear her run. I also drained the gas tank, put a cheapo inline fuel filter on, have a 2 gallon gas jug I filled, set the petcock to "On", filled the tank, set the petcock to "Pri", and ran the gas back into the gas jug. A lot of funky junk went through the clear hose (temp) and got caught in the filter. I don't know how many times I did this cycleing of gas (whenever I got bored usually) but enough that the gas turned orange. I decided to use brand new gas after seeing that. *lol* This morning I fired her up again with a fan blowing on the engine to give her some breeze while I heated up the oil to drain it. I'm off now to get a new filter and fresh oil. :D
     
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