restarting laid up engine

I have removed plugs and put oil in the cylinders and air cleaner ducting plenty of and revolved the back wheel in gear as advised by startright for the last couple of weeks.

It's best to rotate the engine backwards otherwise the oil you have put in the plugs will go out the exhaust port.

What I need to know I have removed the fuel tank bit of water in but now removed im informed it works off vacuum can I fit a 1 ltr tank to start it or will to much fuel go in engine

You can use a 1ltr tank but if you haven't cleaned the carbs and the floats are stuck you will fill the engine with fuel washing away the the oil you have put in. Best to rebuild the carbs first before putting fuel through them.

also should have said of the right side of engine behind the primary chain cover half way along the is a 90 degree small pipe fitting which looks like the pipe has broke off where does this pipe go to

The pipe I think you are talking about is the vacuum pipe that opens the diaphragm on the fuel tap and is fitted to the top of the inlet port on the right hand chamber with a rubber 90 degree elbow to plastic vacuum pipe.

If it's the one fitted directly to the back of the primary then it's the right hand end plate oil feed pipe and it has a 90 degree copper pipe to plastic pipe compression fitting. Do not run the engine without this fitted!

The oil pump is pretty good and they give little trouble. The oil system is a constant loss type so there won't be any oil returning to the oil tank. If you want to see if it's working before starting the engine you can remove the pump which is under the round cover on the gearbox. Note the direction the oil pump rotates and make yourself a coupling to match the oil pump drive tang that you can use in a battery drill. With the oil pump attached to the oil tank feed pipe spin the oil pump with the drill and oil should come out of the oil supply pipes or where the pipes fit.

Yes some pre-mix would be okay. You could try 1% which what I use when using my air cooled special on track.

If you are unsure about anything my advice is not to try starting the engine until you are sure everything is okay.

Hope this helps 

Good luck

George

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