So, a few days later I got a chance to work on it... And here's what happened...
Removed fuel tank and drained out 15 year old nasty fuel...
Tested my chrome cleaning skills, any advice on getting the fine pitting out?
My buddy Leo, applying leather treatment to the seat!
This healight housing is a total loss... Possibly the guage housing too...
Done draining out the junk...
Inside the tank after draining... Gross...
After varsol + hot water rinse...
Mixture of muriatic acid (2l) and full tank of hot water... (3 hour soak)
And once the acid bath was done, rinse with water followed by a rinse with gasoline... It's now filled to the cap with clean gasoline...
Also removed: rear wheel, swing arm, chain... And ensured that I could hand turn the engine before moving forward with this project... As I was hand turning, my stuck spark plug shot out! Still need to remove the seized threads though... Only the core shot out...
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