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Hey classics fans. I'm hoping to get my DT175E restarted and out for a break in ride today and I'm not quite sure on a few things. Here's where I'm currently at: -All new electrics back on the bike and a quick check shows that when I turn the key, my tail light light and rear turn signals work along with the flasher light on the tach, and horn just makes a click when I press the button. I'm guessing that I need to create a better ground for the front flashers as I only grounded them to the handlebars and not the frame like I did on the rear, and the horn is probably dead from rust. -New piston and rings in a freshly honed cylinder. I put a new cylinder base gasket in and coated it with Yamabond 4 semi drying liquid gasket, but have since noticed in the forum that I should have left it dry. Anybody know if this will cause any compression issues or problems? Should I leave all remaining gaskets dry except the magneto? -About to install a new copper head gasket. Regarding the raised ring that just goes around the cylinder opening- Does it need to face up or down? And, is plain old high temp/ high pressure wheel bearing grease ok to coat it with? -Last question, (hopefully), I'm using an aftermarket throttle cable from one of the UK suppliers that is a fair bit shorter than my old one. I tried to connect it last fall and gave up and switched back to my old one without putting much effort into adjustments. Besides the adjuster on the cable, is the adjust plate on the oil pump my only other parameter to work with here? My Clymer manual mentions different adjust shims but I'm hoping I don't have to order more parts. Thanks for any input and wish me luck.