Subject: It Runs
Author: Dave
Date: Aug 18, 2002, 6:17 AM
Post ID: 1710828448
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After a longer than planned rebuild of my Eldorado (started in Jan) I fired it up this weekend, I was amazed how easy it came back to life. With a new top end, replaced the Amals with a set of Delorto's, completely disassembled the motor to clean all the sludge out of it, new wiring, powdercoated the frame and various parts, etc, I really had to wonder if I got things together correctly. I must have got the carbs and timing fairly close, after cranking over a few times with the plugs out to get some oil in the upper end, it turned over about a half a dozen times and fired right up, no backfire, no leaks, it even idled halfway decent. With all the talk lately on "modern Guzzi's" I think when you take one apart like this and put it all back together, and it seems so eager to run, there will always be a spot in the garage for one of these, regardless of how may other bikes new or old I may acquire.
Dave Linder
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>After a longer than planned rebuild of my Eldorado
(started in Jan) I fired it up this weekend, I was amazed how easy it came back
to life. With a new top end, replaced the Amals with a set of Delorto's,
completely disassembled the motor to clean all the sludge out of it, new wiring,
powdercoated the frame and various parts, etc, I really had to wonder if I
got things together correctly. I must have got the carbs and timing fairly
close, after cranking over a few times with the plugs out to get some oil in the
upper end, it turned over about a half a dozen times and fired right
up, no backfire, no leaks, it even idled halfway decent. With all the talk
lately on "modern Guzzi's" I think when you take one apart like
this and put it all back together, and it seems so eager to run, there will
always be a spot in the garage for one of these, regardless of how may other
bikes new or old I may acquire.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dave Linder</FONT></DIV>
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