The guy in selling the X in Austin, Texas is actually a ..
Oh, wait, that's me.
And, the ad is correct, and the idea that I might be flexible is also true. I broke down and dug into it today.
Yes, there's silicon on the intake hose, actually, shoe goo (as per..). And, the old has been cleaned off and re-applied.
That helped a bit, but not enough, so I pulled the auxiliary air valve, cleaned that, and re-adjusted it to close all
the way. While all of that was apart, I'd dug into an extra air metering box, and adjusted it for a lighter spring, more fuel/air, which I'd been meaning to do for.. Idles now, at around 1400, might get better with a bit more
driving and tinkering, but with the lightened flywheel, I wouldn't expect much better. Found slack in the accelerator linkage, got rid of that, readjusted everything, and it's ready to drive (to someone else's) home. Pulls much better, and the random miss/stumble while running at low speed seems to be gone. Much nicer. But, still too many projects.
(you tube "granger lake splashin" - that one is too slow, so I'm building a faster one. Takes a lot of bandwidth, and it's not the only iron in the fire.)
So, here's the deal. Deer Season starts on the 2nd in Texas, so I'll be out of pocket starting on the 1st, thru maybe the 7th. I have an 87 X that's been getting rat-chewed, which was the donor for this X, and before that, my previous driver. Some parts have been pulled, but the transmission, (some crunch) and engine are still there, glass is ok, etc. I have some pictures of it somewhere, but I'll take a few more while I'm out hunting- it's in Comanche county, Texas, near Rising Star.
I'll sell the running X (in Austin) for $5500, and if you pick up the other X within a month (flatbed/hauler required) I'll rebate $500..
Any interest?
Jack
Austin, TX