My 701 saga

[AlexR 2,984]

52 minutes ago, kpinnc said:

This bleeping hood is gonna drive me to drinking. But I think it's almost ready to paint. 

 

...Almost. 

 

Little dings and stuff all over it. Two holes drilled for headlights by somebody and the bottom of the tombstone had to be completely rebuilt. 

 

Almost... 

 

 

As long as I had spent on my hood, after I painted it, I wished I had spent just a little more time on it.

[ebinmaine 79,106]

13 hours ago, AlexR said:

As long as I had spent on my hood, after I painted it, I wished I had spent just a little more time on it.

 

Seconded 

[kpinnc 18,377]

14 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

Seconded

 

Well this hood has been primer coated about 5 times, each after finding another ding to tap out and fix. Actually got another coat today. But it looks pretty good right now. I'll go over it tomorrow with 800 grit and scope it over once more. 

 

And I've made up my mind on the fuel pump. Now I have to figure out where to put the thing. Not alot of room on a 701 to hide an electric pump... 

 

 

 

 

Edited Monday at 01:17 AM by kpinnc

[WHX?? 56,833]

1 hour ago, kpinnc said:

. Not alot of room on a 701 to hide an electric pump... 

 

Then don't I'll send you a orginal. 

Signed

The Purist. 

[kpinnc 18,377]

21 minutes ago, WHX?? said:

Then don't I'll send you a orginal. 

Signed

The Purist. 

 

I would stick with original if I could get a rebuild kit. My luck must be bad and I got tired of waiting. 

[WHX?? 56,833]

What kind is the orginal? Vacuum? The style with the off set lever? I hoard them i can look see what I have.

[sqrlgtr 3,012]

9 hours ago, kpinnc said:

 

I would stick with original if I could get a rebuild kit. My luck must be bad and I got tired of waiting. 

kp, I rebuilt the one on my 701 with a kit from thenandnow, it was the vacuum style (no Lever). BTW I didn't go back and reread whole thread so I may have already mentioned this before.

[kpinnc 18,377]

12 hours ago, WHX?? said:

What kind is the orginal?

 

This is what came off of it. I'm not opposed to a pulse style either. I've just not had any luck with the then and now vendor for a kit. 

 

Edited Monday at 03:26 PM by kpinnc

[kpinnc 18,377]

3 hours ago, sqrlgtr said:

thenandnow

 

Spoke with someone first time I called, emailed pics with no response. Called back for two weeks and got voicemail. Left messages and emailed again several times. No response. 

[sqrlgtr 3,012]

wow never had any trouble getting a hold of anyone. I talked to a female a couple times and she was very knowledgeable and help full, I hate that you are having so much trouble. Here is a pic of the kit I got from them for the Vacuum style pump. I couldnt find a pic of pump after repair but it did have the priming lever on it like the one you have pictured.

Edited Monday at 03:42 PM by sqrlgtr

[sqrlgtr 3,012]

ya know I may have my pumps mixed up and the vacuum may have came off the 856. I rebuilt 3 in a row ( 701,856, and c160)and every one of them where a different style .

Edited Monday at 03:45 PM by sqrlgtr

[Handy Don 16,748]

36 minutes ago, kpinnc said:

I'll be happy to take that piece of junk (with the quite desirable priming lever) off your hands! Send it on by mail (I’ll reimburse the postage) or to the Show with @953 nut!

[WHX?? 56,833]

I rebuilt a lot of them and never had to order a then now. Diaphragm in the jungle is about it. Always thought the then ones were a little pricey for what you get and yes I can be a cheap bastage. 

They gotta be really bad not to be able to save. 

 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F1XYDS4B?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_5

 

Yours looks excellent Ken. 

 

 

 

 

 

[kpinnc 18,377]

8 minutes ago, WHX?? said:

I rebuilt a lot of them and never had to order a then now.

 

I ordered one. We'll see how it goes. Mine has all kinds of internal shenanigans with that primer lever. 

 

9 minutes ago, WHX?? said:

Yours looks excellent

 

Yeah it's already cleaned up. 

 

Big blog of gunk when I removed it. 

[WHX?? 56,833]

Lemme know you need help. Did I mention I hoard them... 

1 hour ago, Handy Don said:

with the quite desirable priming lever) 

I got one or three of them but none with 

the offset cam lever. I bet the bodies interchange. 

 

I gotta get off my @$$ and do that pump tutorial one of these days. 

Edited Monday at 05:07 PM by WHX??

[sqrlgtr 3,012]

Big J is right if all u need is diaphragm go with jungle but thenandnow is only place I know u can get everything else. The ones I rebuilt were full of trash and was causing me problems with keeping carbs clean even after new fuel lines and cleaning tanks out. It was like half of old fuel lines was in there, little black granuals of junk..

[kpinnc 18,377]

1 hour ago, sqrlgtr said:

anyone. I talked to a female a couple times and she was very knowledgeable and help full, I hate that you are having so much trouble. Here is a pic of the kit I got from them for the Vacuum style pump.

 

All those parts are in mine as well. 

 

For two or three weeks they were only taking calls on Monday and Friday, and instructed buyers to email. 

 

I may try again at some point but it was holding everything up and I got tired of waiting. 

[kpinnc 18,377]

On 6/7/2026 at 10:19 PM, WHX?? said:

Then don't I'll send you a orginal. 

Signed

The Purist. 

 

Ok, I got a jungle site kit from your link and installed it. The fit was pretty awful but once all closed up it does pump pretty strong. I'll install it once the paint dries. Once completed, I can finally test run the rebuilt K161. Fingers crossed, prayers sent. 

 

And though I am definitely NOT a purist (got nothing against it, but nothing down here isn't butchered), I am happy with this particular machine being at least close to what it should be. 

 

I'll save the electric for the Vanguard that goes on the black hood...