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This solved the problem.  Thanks, again.   

Double thanks to Chuck and Tuck for the info.  Good to know about the bolt on replacement.  A drilled rotor is on my to do list and this info is helpful when I get to it. 

Brilliant!  I'll give it a shot.  Thanks to both of you.   

You gotta start somewhere - and at least you have a start.  My rd existed w/o a seat for two years - but I still enjoyed riding it!    You're right about the hobby angle -- it is a continuous journey!

'76 RD400, I removed the front wheel to install new tire.  I reinstalled the wheel and now the wheel won't spin freely - the brake seems to be holding the disc.  I did not touch the brake while the wheel was off.  I believe the wheel went on correctly and is centered in the fork.  Should I remove the caliper and try to compress the piston?  I've made some sort of rookie mistake.  Thoughts?

Yes, Striker, I meant crankcase.  I swapped out the petcock for a Pingel I got from EC (Pingels are top notch--I run one on my HD custom chop). 

I will heed everyone's advice about pulling the plugs and kicking it over w/o power to clear out any fuel that seeped into the crankcase.

Thanks-

Funny you should ask, I just dropped one into my '76 RD400 on Saturday -- bought it at O'reilly's (Super Sport GTX5LBS) and it fits perfectly.  Good price, too.  (https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/b/power-sport-agm-6113/battery-accessories-16452/battery---automotive-16864/battery-12836/aa237490c00e/super-start-power-sport-agm-group-size-btx5l-bs-battery/gtx5lbsj/6546209?q=superstart+gtx5lbs&pos=1) 

Good luck,

My '76 RD400 has been on a bike lift for about six months and this week started to smell like gas.  Before I put it on the lift, I did not drain the carbs but I shut off the fuel petcock and ran it until it died (figuring that mostly emptied the carbs). 

Two questions:
1) Thoughts about what is causing the gas smell--do you think there was enough gas left in the carbs to leak into the engine oil? 
2) What do each of you do before storing a bike for more than a month or so? 

Cheers,

I asked the "what weight fork oil" question about a month ago and the consensus seemed to be 20wt, unless you are using emulators then 15wt.  Here is a link to my post and the replies:
http://www.2strokeworld.net/forum/index.php?topic=1443.msg11882#msg11882

Looks great!  It must be a deep sense of personal satisfaction too know you built nearly every damn bit of that bike!  Well done. 

'76 RD400 with stock forks.  The parts manual in the Tech section of this forum says 10, 20 or 30 weight oil in the forks.  I see fork oil on the shelf for different weights (5, 7 and 10).  What weight fork oil do you use?   (This is NOT meant to devolve into a debate about what type of engine oil is best) ;)
Thanks in advance. 

If you have a recommendation for a Dallas TX (or near there) two-stroke mechanic or shop, please PM me.  OR reply here (if that doesn't violate forum rules about posting personal info).  Thanks!

Thanks, everyone. 

Can I run the BT45s without tubes on a stock 1976 RD400 wheel?  They are tubeless tires, but will they work on stock RD wheels without tubes?  If "yes" then why use tubes - any added benefit? 

I apologize for the simplicity of this question.  I promise I searched the old posts.  I looked at old posts and saw Chuck's recent post with a link to Amazon for tubes to run on the RDs.  I am confused because HVC and Economy Cycle sell tires without tubes, etc.

Thanks in advance.