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Another John

In article ,
wrote:
If that doesn't work, I may just modify the air
cleaner with a gas blow lamp permanently attached to it so I can implement
Another John's lifesaving tip each time I start it - without needing to grow
a third arm!

[Just to lay credit where it's due: My own tip was to use the
specifically-bought Sure Start (aka Easy Start) spray ... the bit about
using gas (and therefore virtually without cost) came from another chap
in this group (was it The Natural Philosopher?). Thomas P also told us
that you can squirt the "rocket assistance", whatever it might be, on to
the air filter without taking it off, which will save me some faffing
about in future :-D ]

Also Al: you never said to start with that:
As a fellow ex-tinkerer and owner of several British twins (1953 BSA Golden
Flash, highly customised, plus a couple of Royal Enfield twins and one 350cc
Triumph twin) I rebuilt engines on three occasions,

.... eee well! So you actually LIKE taking engines apart! Have fun --
I'm more of a arty-type myself :-)

John