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Mechanically sound is the way to go. Ill take functional and a good time over nice to look at but cant drive any day!

The idle mixture screw does not make dramatic changes when turned out. If it is making a difference it's working. If it will stall it out when turned in it is definitely working. To adjust the idle...

I am not sure what you mean by coughs at idle. Is it just idling and coughing or misfiring, or it wont take the gas and backfires? Problems in the idle circuit usually lead to problems like it wont...

You can still find paper matchbooks and I still grab them when I see them. Paper matches and matchbook covers can be used to make a few quick tools. I always have a paper matchbook with some matches...

The best thing you can do for these old rigs would be to drain out all old fuel and keep it full of fresh fuel. The fuel needs to be a non-oxygenated fuel, in other words no alcohol in it. Ethanol...

Good news indeed dg! A few things can cause a rattling sound when a motor has been setting for 40 years. The most common being rust and build up in the combustion chamber. It is good that it "went...

What??? Larry can smell BS a mile a way. Good call Larry, Just when I thought I was old enough to hear them all.

Totally agree it is leaking past the diaphragm. The exact reason for the "weep"...

Right on Larry, do not buy the hose if it is not custom made for you, or clearly made in U.S.A..