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Justinvr81

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My father inlaw had this sitting outside for the last ten years in the lower mainland and finally decided to give it to me as it was just rotting away at his place. 208 miles on it but found this in the fuel tank. Pick up hose is disintegrated.
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last pic is a spider lol


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Cool. Looks like your not hurting for toys from the pic. You should clean that Edge up a bit, cover and sealed it back up for 20 more years. Pass it on to your son or daughter for collector purposes (that's a big spider btw)


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It's not uncommon for ethanol fuel to eat plastic fuel line. Lower mainland doesn't sound like a good place to store a sled outside to me. I'd be very worried about rust in the crank bearings etc.
 

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LOL, yup, seen it happen before. My brother brought me a 2001 MXZ he bought from his neighbour to get running. All the fuel hoses were rotten, line inside the tank was totally disintegrated, the rubber grommet around the fuel line coming out of the tank was rotten, fuel pump was totally gummed up and shot and the carbs were full of fuel varnish. Took me forever to get it all cleaned out.
 

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It's coming along nicely, replaced all the fuel lines outside of the tank, just waiting on the new grommet for the tank fitting. If anyone has an
Can kicking around that will fit this unit Let me know


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I have the exact same sled but no can for it (stock pipe/can-yes i have that), i do have a spare set of twin pipes though (with can).

I will make you a deal, buy my sled and i will give you all the extra parts i have for it also.



 
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I appreciate the offer but with my current work situation I am not In a position to buy anything, hopefully this doesn't last too long.


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