old trials fanatic Posted October 23, 2004 Report Share Posted October 23, 2004 Look i've got to tell somebody. Got bored in the shed to day waiting for bits to be machined to finish the B40 off. Cant bring myself to start stripping the Ossa Gripper (see other post) so finally got round to trying to start the Cota 349 i rebuilt last year. Dont know why but been putting off trying to get it to start after i rebuilt the engine. I suppose till you start it "done a great job, star mechanic!" then you try and either 1. it wont start or 2. starts makes a really nasty noise and stops abruptly. Well no excuses found some petrol in a can, smells alright (funny feel a lot happier now?) add a bit extra oil just in case. Thats good no petrol leaks. Kick, Kick, Kick brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrm IT STARTS YIPEEEEEE. Oh bugger its reving its nuts off and wont stop knew i should have wired that kill switch. Pull off plug cap OWWWWWWWWWWWWWW OOPS wrong throttle cable. Too short. Fit new throttle cable, dont know why i didnt do that in the first place. Try again Kick, Kick BRRRRRRRRRRRRr Ding, Ding, Ding, Brrrrrrrrr. He He I'm a star mechanic, Im a star mechanic. Rev Rev Rev. Err wheres the other end of the shed gone its all gone foggy. So now i've got to paint the thing. But at least it runs and no knocks or untoward noises. So guys Bultaco, Montesa No problem but OSSA ???? dont fancy all those shims bit technical, not very Spanish at all. Perhaps next year. Oh yes dont try this at home 1. go outside when starting a two stroke. 2. Use fresh fuel and dont just chuck some oil in to whatever you find lying around. What the hell gave the neighbour a laugh he thought i had suddenly got into steam traction engines. Cheeky Bugger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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