Reply To: Is it still a project when I haven’t done anything yet

[Larry LewisParticipant]

I finally, finally, got this thing running right. I removed the air cleaner and adjusted the timing so it would run without backfiring through the carb. Running well, the temp got up to 80 when it was idling while I put air in the tyres, once I had it in motion, the temp dropped down to 70. Adequate power, no backfiring! Happy day! Now I just need to make a new air cleaner element. Will conventional felt work? I was thinking of taking the felt out of the tube entirely and attaching a K & N air filter to the front end. That would look peculiar but it would work. Maybe. First I’ve got to find someone that sells felt.

Now I need to install a starter relay as I can not insert the pull cable into the starter switch. I have no idea why but when I had that working I really could not pull the handle enough to engage the starter, so a relay it is.