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Subject:Tight Engine
From:Brad Spear
Date:Fri, 21 May 1999 23:16:00 EDT

Now that the list seems to be up again, for now, I need some help from the
air-cooled people among us.  This is about the '72 Westy that you always see
under my name.

I finally, or as my wife would say, FINALLY!, got the engine in it last week.
 Between work and being Planning Committee Chairman of our Boy Scout Troop,
205 Apple Valley, MN, I have had other priorities with my time.

Well, like I said, I got it in but it turns over REAL slow.  It didn't turn
over all that fast when I didn't have the spark plugs in, but with them in
it's REAL slow.  The battery and starter are good, even put the
starter/charger on it to help.  It didn't.

Could I have over torqued the case?  Suggestions?

I know this should be on the air-cooled list but I'm not on it any more.  The
account I was using for it didn't want to work for a while and I kind of got
bumped.  Too many returned messages.

Thanks for any help!

Brad Spear
'72 Westy (Engine in, but.....)
'87 Syncro GL

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