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You're takin' a well-deserved beatin' here (heheheheh!), but it's (mostly) good advice. No kiddin', I'd move it outside for the test run. I'm a firm believer in ANY shop (or kitchen, for that matter) havin' an adequate fire extinguisher, so be sure to have a clear path to one of those. Before you put any fuel in her, crank her a few times (OUT OF GEAR, please!) keepin' an eye for sparks, especially at the switch and on top of the starter. If there's much of a downhill slope to your driveway, you might need to put a couple or three gallons of gas in, enough so that you can see gas flowing into the sediment bowl, but don't fill it until you know the system is tight. It's much easier to drain a small amount from the tank if you have to make repairs. If, as you get tinkerin' and adjustin' after it's been runnin' for a while, don't neglect to add fuel, A fella I know personally (Odd! Can't think of his name , but I think it started with an S.) once devoted an embarrassin' amount of time chasin' the reason for his engine shuttin' down while adjustin' his timin', when the only problem was that the tractor had run out of fuel. Equally embarrassin' things are forgettin' to open the valve on the fuel line or (Horrors!) turn on the ignition (Why is all that gas drippin' from under my carb??). Of course, once runnin' properly, she'll need to go for a test spin. 2nd is a good gear for a first run. Don't even think about road gear for now. If there's any appreciable traffic in your neighborhood (I think you're in town, not out in the country), you should spend as much time looking over your shoulder as ahead. Yield (pull over, stop, wave by (if safe after checking ahead) anybody that runs up on you. I've no idea what the law is in California, but if the constabulary is particularly or overly present in your town, I wouldn't venture out far or often without a triangle on the rear, just to be legal. Happy Motoring!
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