hmmm. I think you should bring it by my place and i'll get it running for
you. Then i'll return it in teh spring, after i'm sure it runs well :-)

Seriously, check the action on the carb. Is is gummy or smooth? Does it
turn over by hand? Oil in the case? If it is covered in sawdust and junk,
then i would take the carb off and clean it. Otherwise if it looks clean
and has smooth action, poor about 2 tablespoons of gas in the sparkplug
hold and turn it over. Electric ignition? Then you'd probaly need to
charge the battery.

-matthew

Matthew Pollard          "Racing with the wind and flirting with death
Dept. Of Chemistry        So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath"
University of Idaho
www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356

On Fri, 7 Dec 2001, Doug Alcock wrote:

> Hi gang,
>
>      Tomorrow I am taking my Westy ("content") to my mom's place to pick up a
> snowblower (try that in your minivan). It hasn't run for 10 years --- but was
> working perfectly the last time it ran. I appeal to the collective wisdom of the
> list to tell what I should do to get it going. Can I just put new gas in it and
> hope for the best? New sparkplug? Is there magic gunk to spray in the cylinder?
> I'll be grateful for any assistance y'all might offer.
>
> A great weekend to all,
>
> Doug Alcock
> '84 Westy "BlueBelle"
> Toronto, Canada
> http://www.torontovanagon.com
>