Roxy: Mystery Solved (Thanks, Yahoo Group)

Ah-ha, so first you set the points gap by adjusting the points themselves, then you adjust the timing by rotating the BASE PLATE. 

Clymer could have done a much better job of clarifying that point.

I had to turn the plate pretty f ar clockwise to get it to the "F" mark.  But seemed to work ok.  She started up nicely on one kick at 60 degrees (though I did start her earlier today on 3 kicks).  I'll see how a 2-day cold start goes...

Roxy: Tune Up

Did most of a tune-up on Roxy.

1. Wipe down, general inspection
2. Chain slack = 3/8"
3. Brake inspection = tightened up the rear brake
4. Check air cleaner and fuel lines
5. Spark plug
1. Gap = ok
2. Condition = black and carbon deposits
6. Valve clearance
1. Intake = ok
2. Exhaust = tightened from .003" to .002"
7. Points
1. Condition = ok
2. Gap = was 0.508 so I tightened to 0.4, but then to fix the Timing, I had to go back to 0.5
8. Static Timing
1. Was retarded (to the red mark), so I set it back to "F" mark, but that caused the points gap to open up to 0.5.  How do you reconcile that?  [edit 7/27/15: this means the points themselves are worn and should be replaced]

Skipped a few things:

• Check batt voltage
• Lube chain 

Astrid: It's All Connected

Finally took the last step of hooking up the tank to the carb.  And ran her for a few minutes after that...

Everything hooked up nicely, though it's a somewhat untidy arrangement.  Wonder how you could clean it up if this were a real show bike.

Astrid: New Fuel

Attached the new filter/cutoff to the tank, both main and reserve.  Tested the reserve line by running plain water through it first (seemed to clean out some old evapo-rust).  Then ran gas through it a few more times.  The gas seemed to clog up the second time around, but then started to flow. 

Don't plan on using the reserve line much, but just trying to clean the gunk out of the bottom before filling the tank permanently.

Astrid: Prepping Filter and Cutoff Switch

Made up a pair of these.

Also tried to sop up the gunk at the bottom using forceps and blue shop towels.  Worked fairly well, actually.