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Thanks all! I'll try some oil to try to squeeze the ridges through the holes. Just didn't know if there was a trick to it. I had a very small leak, but thought I'd bite the bullet and just rebuild it. I want to get it ready for this weekend....there's a vintage bike show near my house and I would re...

I checked the fuel tube and it's not sticking out past the rubber. There are slight ridges on the holes in the bottom of the petcock that the rubber piece sits on that make it not sit flat. The holes in the rubber piece are smaller than the raised metal holes in the bottom of the petcock. It rocks b...

I removed the piece with the little propeller looking thing on top but slipping a small flat head screwdriver in the notch and popped it up. Then I took out the rubber piece below that, put in a new rubber piece (thought I'd try the rubber piece first instead of the cork), slid the lever in over the...

Thanks G! You never know....I pictured a Japanese engineer designing them and giggling while he did it! It could be the same guy that designed that metal rod that goes through the air filter that drives me crazy every time I have to install the filter! :-)

I'm getting ready to clean and coat the gas tank. I've taken the petcock off and I noticed there are three nuts on the inside of the gas tank that the screws screw into. Are those welded on? Do I have to worry about them coming loose if I shake some bb's around to remove the rust? They would be very...

My '62 Dream was my first restoration project. I'm a female with no mechanical background - just a desire to learn! I got her put together and running and now just doing some minor cosmetic stuff. The manuals helped a ton, but I couldn't have done it without the help of the knowledgeable people on t...

What a wonderful story! I'm so glad he got to ride it one more time. I look forward to watching you bring the bike back to life. I'm sure your Grandpa would be proud!!