Excitement is an understatement

I got the engine to turn over!!!! I'm very happy. It took a lot less work than I thought it was going to. The theory was that my mom and I would roll the buggy down the slight incline leading out of the garage. The buggy would be in second gear and I would pop the clutch out, and that would jar the engine enough to break it free. The only problem with this, we found, was that the clutch was stuck (or worn out, haven't decided yet). That put a wrinkle in the plan. What we ended up doing was putting it in 4th and my mom pushed while I sat in it and rocked back and forth. That worked! It only took a second, and then the engine freed up and I rolled on down the hill. I can now turn the engine by hand :) :)

Today I also picked up the battery that ended up having to be special ordered. That was $98 (!), which my mother paid for (thankfully). So, the next thing is to get the keys, and see what kind of shape the electrics are in, and if the motor will catch :)



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