Thank you sir, thats a big help! Yes, I do have the comet clutch. I havent had time to get back to this sled, but first plan to get the carb cleaned up, the new fuel pump in place, and new fuel lines. We will see where I stand at that point.

No worries if you dont get around to it. I actually ordered a mikuni style pump since it face mounts, should be easier to plumb that and ensure i have a good pump (Ill order an actual mikuni if it proves to be questionable, but the legit pump was over a week out, so a knockoff it is). I did order th...

Well, it runs. Got the pull start and pulley removed to inspect the points. Everything under the pull start is still gold (zinc plated) and spotless. The points werent corroded, but I gave them a couple passes with a points file, then regapped to spec. Got it back together and found spark on the rig...

Great, thank you.

Thank you both for your input! I did read a thread or two with the same recommendation, to replace the crank seals. How deep into the engine are we talking? From my quick peek around, it appears to be the seals on the outboard side of the crank, so right behind the flyhweel/stator/points stuff and o...

Sled build date 9/74 Machine SN 030616M Kioritz CCW engine I recently acquired a non-running JD 600 from a friend of mine that hasn't run in a number of years. It is in quite good shape, has a mountain of compression, and just about 500 miles on the odometer. This is certainly not my first rodeo wit...