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Old 12-20-2002, 08:33 AM
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Yes, you can easily scorch your paint next to the sidepipes. You need to be able to slip the palm of your hand between the pipes and the body. During initial motor fire-up, they often run a bit hotter that they normally would. I put a 16" fan on the ground, on each side, pointing at the sidepipe body exits to keep cool air blowing through there, during the first fire up.
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In a fit of 16 year old genius, I looked down through the carb while cranking it to see if fuel was flowing, and it was. Flowing straight up in a vapor cloud, around my head, on fire.
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