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Offline Air4Life

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Flooded carbs?
« on: February 14, 2012, 07:32:24 AM »
Carbs not only got flooded, but they altogether floated away.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140703000985

Description:

"BMW R65 for parts. Flood bike, not sure of condition of parts."
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sold:
1983 33.8 E. Oil & Trans ?
Batt 10/06/2011
33.2 Head 35.5 (I0.005) ?(E0.009) 35.5
RearT 35.5 Spline 7/12 &
T.O.Bearing
C.U. Paste 5/12

Offline Bob_Roller

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Re: Flooded carbs?
« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2012, 08:25:01 AM »
I'll make a guess, that it was  a victim of hurricane Katrina .

I think I would pass on this one  !!!!!!!!
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Re: Flooded carbs?
« Reply #2 on: February 14, 2012, 01:23:46 PM »
I'm sure you could have it shipped, but the auction says local pick up only. There must be a hundred bucks worth of stuff there. I'm curious what the inside of the transmission looks like. Ugh
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Offline donbmw

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Re: Flooded carbs?
« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2012, 03:17:20 PM »
I am going to watch this if no one gets this when closer to the end I may take it. It is just down the road from me.

Don
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Offline montmil

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Re: Flooded carbs?
« Reply #4 on: February 14, 2012, 05:46:41 PM »
Did Katrina unscrew the right-hand exhaust nut? The flood surge was rather salty gurgling into that cylinder. However...

...seller lists Ruston LA as his base. That's about fifty miles east of Shreveport so well north and outside the Katrina impact perimeter... unless he hauled it north.

Could be worth a C-note, Don.

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