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Old Oct 31, 2016 | 03:25 PM
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Ill change it when I warm it up next so its nice and thin. I just used regular 5w-30. I didn't want to burn the good stuff on the rebuild. Speaking of oil when I went to prime the engine before I started it for the first time there must have still been oil in the pump that never drained because as I was filling it wouldn't let me push anymore in and just spilled off the side as I put the plug back in
 
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Old Oct 31, 2016 | 03:53 PM
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Doesn't take much oil at all to prime an oil pump even if it's completely dry. Couple squeezes on the bottle and it's primed up.
 
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Old Oct 31, 2016 | 07:42 PM
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One thing I am missing is the location of the drain hose that is on the bottom of the carb. It looks like it has some sort of filter or 1 way valve on it. I thought it goes to the vent on the tank but another line goes there
 
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Old Oct 31, 2016 | 09:32 PM
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Forget about that one way check valve that was on the bottom of the carb overflow/drain tube.Half of them ended up falling off anyway. I'd run a new line down straight down past the bash plate and you wouldn't have to worry about fuel drips around the engine area if the carb ever leaked.
 
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Old Nov 1, 2016 | 09:36 AM
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I will do that, all I have left is to put the plastics back on and the machine should be back in action! Thanks OPT!
 
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