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Posted by the guru
on 7/22/2006, 11:22 am, in reply to "Short Surfjet story and questions....."
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: Quick story.....my landlord's son had two Surf
: Jets back in the 80's. One got raided for
: parts to fix the other over the years, and
: the other (a 1984 model) was given to a
: family friend at a nearby lake. He gave me
: the incomplete one last year, which I passed
: on to a "super-fixit-guy-type"
: buddy in Georgia. His wife had a baby, so
: the Surf Jet came back to Alabama. Then, at
: my urging, my landlord asked his 65-ish year
: old buddy at the lake if he still rode it.
: He said "no" and that I could have
: it! "It ran great 2 years ago." he
: said. So, after 8 yellow jacket stings to
: the guy giving me the board (we
: "found" a nest while getting it
: out of the garage) I now had both boards
: back in Bama from whence they came. I
: drained the gas tank, removed the plugs, and
: patched some cracks yesterday. This weekend
: or next week I'm hoping to get her
: going.....I had some questions that I hope
: you might could answer.....
: 1.) What is the spark plug gap for this
: model?
:
: 2.) The fuel to oil ratio is 50:1, right?
:
: 3.) Does the shorter of the two spark plug
: wires go to the top plug? (This seems to be
: logical, as it reaches better there, but I
: forgot to mark them and want to be sure)
:
: 4.) There doesn't seem to be too much
: movement in the throttle...approx. 3/4 to
: 1" at the handle.....(it can't move any
: more at the carb). How much should the red
: handle push in (in inches)?.....(The guy
: told me that when you crank it up, you have
: to hold on to it w/ both hands or it will
: take off w/out you! I had wondered if
: someone had messed w/ the throttle.)
:
: 5.) What type of fluid is that that goes in
: the little throttle reservoir? hydraulic
: fluid? How full should it be?
:
: 6.) How much does it cost to have the parts
: glass bead blasted for extra speed? (I may
: not need this, but just in case!)
:
: 7.) If anyone has them...I need the red
: handle that controls the throttle. I am
: thinking about milling one out of solid alum
: or acrylic, but I thought I'd ask first how
: much they are. And how much for the black
: casing that surrounds it? (I did look at the
: parts list, but wasn't sure what it was
: called or didn't see it)
:
: I hope to strip it all down this winter and
: give it some new fiberglass and a new paint
: job...like white w/ blue flames or vise
: versa...but for now, I'm just itchin' to
: ride! I appreciate any response!
:
: you can email me at liddellliddell@yahoo.com
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