Ski-Doo repair!

Heres a post I bet you thought you'd never see. Today after I got my Pantera started I also started my 1964 Cub Cadet garden tractor and pulled my 1970 Ski-Doo Olympique 12/3 out from where it has sat for nearly 5 years. One thing I was reminded of immediately is how light this machine is, the rated dry weight is something like 295 pounds. Because of that weight I probably didn't even need the Cub Cadet, I could have hauled this by myself. We went all the way around the yard because its hard to turn a sled strapped behind the tractor, and into the garage. The last few feet I put the sled on a furniture dolly so it was very easy to position. Now in my garage I could more easily access what I'm up against. The last time I ran this sled the seat broke loose from its moorings and when I ran it low on gas it sucked crap into the carb. Fortunately I'd fogged the engine good so it's still free. The last I checked the engine was low on compression, around 80# which could be carboned up rings from running too rich a mix and from not getting run hard enough. My plan is to get it running again and take it on the trails in our local state park. I'm told that somebody running something like that early in the season won't be hassled. So I need to place an order with Spaulding Vintage. I need seat clips which I will weld onto the seat frame, and a rubber for the windshield. This sled has a cut down windshield that I really like so I'll keep that. Once I get those installed I'll clean the carb and probably set myself up with a small gas can for testing, then I'll look at the main tank and see what needs doing. If I can run it on that this year I will and next summer look into cleaning and resealing again.