This did cross my mind but any more effort expended for tampering would have been further used or mentioned as well to get the price downward. People with questionable ethics are too lazy in general.

Also to consider. Say I need a new battery. So I go test drive a car and switch batteries or whatever. Some idiots even try to break cars on so called test drives or want to see how fast it will go. Can leave you in a hell of a situation if they just leave a scene and you did not really even know who they really were.

My episode of the week. Told a young fellow staying with us that he could use the Honda 100 dirt bike when he got tall enough for it. Got it out of storage and it started and ran but not quite right as the needle valve was not closing tight enough.

So I told him it needs a laquer thinner bath to dissolve and burn the dried gas residue in the carb. So when you get back we can drain the tank and get some thinner into the carb.

When he comes home the bike is on a trailor. I asked him why. He said a couple of guys took the carb apart to clean it out. They seemed to know what they were doing. At this point he passes me a tube that they broke off inside the carb. This is just great.

We have moved on from a laquer thinner soak on an intact carborator to a probable major carb internal situation. All I told him was I would now get to the bike when I had time but if the tube is broken off flush with the casting another carb may be required. Plus the competent guys that tried to help you would not have a replacement gasket set on hand and we have no Honda dealers in our area.

Fortunatly when I looked up the parts layout of that carb it was the overflow tube they snapped off. May be fixable but will not know until I get In there. I did not want to over react and get the episode out of proportion. Even though it pissed me off somewhat. He meant well and had no intent plus he learnt something.

My cheapest out is a Chinese aftermarket carb from china for 22.95 including mailing. But I am concerned about the jetting and quality. There would also be no parts available for it. New Honda carb is about two hundred delivered. Other used Honda carbs are a bit of a crapshoot. Will cross that bridge when I get the original carb apart and if it is not repairable.