Doug, If it has been sitting that long, I'll bet the inside of the carb, and the main jet is filled, and plugged with varnish---- Get a can of spray Gummout, and clean the bowl, and main jet good. Check the inside of the gas tank for rust----if it looks OK, fil the tank with fresh gas. Pull the spark plug, and see what it looks like---better yet--change it. Lay it on the head, and pulll the starter through a cople of times, and see if you have any spark---- If you have a sparking plug-----and you have a clean carb--she'll go--no problem. Change the oil too-----right away----
Good Luck, ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ~~~ ~||-(())----(())-| Terry-- "Zoom, Zoom, Zoom" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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