Recently I purchased a 66 Westy that the PO said had been stored for ten years. After driving it for about 700 miles locally: Changed to oil & Filter first and of course added marvel mystery oil to the engine and gas tank. The engine doesn't smoke and I can't see any oil usage or dripping. The CV boots disintegrated. The hard motor mounts cracked. All the wheel cylinders started leaking. The spark plug wires leaked and would shock you. The Carburetor gaskets shrunk up leaked, the surge pumps and choke pull offs were stiff as cardboard. Just as a precaution I change the tranny grease in case it was hiding moisture. The shock absorbers seem to be ok other than hard bushings on both ends. It has taken me about a month to get the Westy into what I term safe and dependable. In the miles I've driven it has had very good performance and has earned being trusted. I'm going to give her a run on the highway tomorrow on a 120 mile round trip. If any of you folks have any warnings or things I might need to be aware of I'd appreciate a note on the subject. This thing has a 70 up 1600 cc engine and drive, what is the crusing speed on these things? Thanks Stan Wilder ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. |
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