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Rm250RF900R
02-12-2007, 04:25 PM
Well since were getting a noreaster all day wed. I thought I would try to revive the old cat. But its been sitting for about 4 years. I tried to pull her over but shes stuck from sitting. Is there anyway to unstick it? It had plenty of compression when she was parked but I was too lazy to clean the carbs, so it ran like poo. You should of seen the color of the gas that came out of the tank. It was pee yellow and smelt horrible. So tomorrow Ill be flushing the tank out, cleaning the fuel pump and the carbs. I hope I can get her going for wednesday. But, knowing my luck, it probably wont be.

84honda200s
02-12-2007, 05:16 PM
well you can put diesel fuel down the spark plug holes and let it sit. that usually works pretty good. just remember to drain it out before you try to start it. you may need to pull the heads off. personally i dont think it will be ready by the time you want it to be. but you never know.

Rm250RF900R
02-12-2007, 05:51 PM
Yeah I kinda figured I would need to take the head off. How much torque do those nuts need when I put it back together? Thank god I got a torque wrench.. I hope to atleast get it running. I dont care about the looks or anything just as long as it runs good and stops. Ill figure the other stuff out later.

84honda200s
02-12-2007, 06:46 PM
i have all the torque specs you could ever want . ill post them when i look in the book tonight.

Rm250RF900R
02-12-2007, 07:54 PM
Ok cool, thanks.

84honda200s
02-12-2007, 10:25 PM
the book says 22-29 foot pounds

Rm250RF900R
02-13-2007, 08:24 AM
Cool thanks man. I'll start tearing that thing apart soon to see whats up. Forcast for snow says 12-18 inches tomorrow.

Rm250RF900R
02-13-2007, 04:31 PM
Well I aborted the Pantera project. But I was working on our other sled all day. Its a 1986 Arctic cat Eltigre 5000. I actually got it running and it runs pretty damn good. I just need to Let it sit for awhile to clear it out. Cant wait for tomorrow. 18 inches of snow :beer