Since I need to clean the carbs I am going to do a comparison of Berryman's, Pine-Sol, Simple Green and Vinegar on the float bowls and see what works best. I used to test things like this in a previous life. Whatever works best will be used for the full cleaning. I do want to pick up some Seafoam Deep Creep too.
After draining/replacing the oil, I figured I would crank it a few times to get oil up into the top end since it has been sitting for so long. Good tip to use the oil light as an indicator there is pressure! Hopefully my oil light works.
I'll probably use the new oil/filter for a few hundred miles, since who knows what is going to break loose and end up in the oil. Best to use it a short time to collect gunk, them swap it out. Oil is not all that expensive, and an oil change is easier than a rebuild.
Also, thanks for the link. I'll bookmark it and read it over to check things out before taking it out of the garage. One more item to add to the ever-growing list of things to take care of.
When I picked it up, my buddy was excited he knew where there was an aftermarket headlight I could pick up. I think that is a long ways off and pretty low on the list right now. Besides, I prefer to track down an original. (The option of a cafe bike did cross my mind, but this is so complete it's a shame to let it get converted. Maybe the next bike.
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Now all I need is to come up with a name.
