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Message: [QUOTE="pesky nz, post: 1422094, member: 120687"] sort out the fuel leaking and get a side panel so the normal amount of air is available to the air filter and you will probably get rid of the sluggish first 1/4. Remove the stator/left side engine cover an see if the crank has up/down or in out movement, ideal is less then the thickness of one sheet of paper and no oil residue leaking from the crank seal. remove expansion chamber and look up exhaust port you will be able to see machining around the piston if it is still good. You will now have an idea of motor condition . Drain the gearbox oil into a clean container and inspect any sediment transperent oil with no residue is good down to metalic black paint is very bad, grey oil usually not bad just overdue a change. [/QUOTE]