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Subject:Questions....('69 Westy - Lazarus)
Date:Sun, 16 Jun 1996 00:15:17 -0700

All righty, I got everything hooked up and we took it for a spin.

Here are my questions:

1.  I seem to have a minor (very minor ) oil leak but I can not see to find
the source.  How concerned should I be. NOTE this is a brand new rebuilt
GEX engine

2.  I have the Dwell set EXACTLY at 50 deg (i.e. points at .016") and the
engine at what seems to be o drg TDC.  This is an "F" number engine but it
does seem to have dual pressure relief andis a single port.  Am I setting
this right?

3.  Even thoiugh all of this has been set it seem to be running AWFULLY
hot.  Anything I could be doing wrong?  I do not want to have to replace
this engine anytime soon.

It runs fine after it warms up but it does dies quite a bit when it is
warming up if I do not give it gas.

BTW, the RPMs are between 800 and 900 at idle.

Thanks

-Marlin

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