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If this thing needs a 50 to 1 premix of GAS to VIRGINAL BLOOD by golly it is gonna get it!

OK looks like today I'm gonna find out how I did. Hap's Honda called and my carb gasket kit has arrived. I'm getting a ride over at 6 and than we'll see if I did everything right! I'm feeling like today may be the day I get my first ride!

Thanks Brad this board has been very helpful. work has come to a stand still because I had to order the carb gasket kit from honda but I'm starting to feel like maybe i can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I was really ignorant of the functions of the various systems in any automobile really,...

Okay cool EVIL, yeah it just calls it an o ring in the manual on that page but i know thats a very general term for what it is.

im talking about the o-ring, the insulator is fine just upside down.

its on 4-6 of the 85-87 service manual

its the rubber strip thing

would they really? it seems like a pretty unique shape certainly not like an O, its got like 3 o's and a very odd shape.

Good call Brad, I can see now that i do have the heat insulator upside down. I will try and fix that now. My o-ring is damaged in one place from me trying to remove it to clean the carb and it breaking. it was so brittle there was no way to avoid it. i just called the honda shop which was closed and...

I'll check it out, right now.

Brad, which way should it go?

Bear, by prime if you mean put in the tank than yes. if i can dab some somewhere else to give it a boost than no.

Super bad *!

Thanks Bear that was easy once I had that tool. My friend used to be a plumber and he said he bought that set just to get one thats used for tightening toilet seats, so if you got a loose toilet seat there you go. No luck starting though. I thought for sure it would after i saw the old plug was oily...

Awesome. Puts the brakes on things for now but I have band practice tonight and my drummer said he has one of those tools that I can borrow. It seems like a delicate system, the spark thats where some of the magic happens at least, I didn't want to just blindly hammer away at it. I feel like i did a...

Today's dilemma should be an easy one. I need to change the spark plug. I have a new one, and know where the old one is but can't find any instructions on how to do it properly. I know it's supposed to just screw out, do I need a special tool for this?

Strange and interesting. I feel lucky to have an aero they seem less prevalent and like a good machine.

Thanks scooter pals, i've had a few drinks and am feeling much better. These are helpful posts,thanks guys. I think I'll get it tomorrow. I've learned a lot about carb theory today and the pieces are starting to make sense.