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Old 08-12-2004, 07:04 PM   #1 (permalink)
Puddle Runner
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
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Default How screwed is my engine?

1985 GV1200GLF. Got it a couple weeks ago. Ran like a scalded dog. Then yesterday it bogged and died. Won't crank. Tries to fire and then won't. I had just bled the brakes. That's all.

I smell gas in the oil. How %%%%ed is my Madura?