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I am going to look at a 1988 WR500 in the next couple of days. Is there any common problems I should be looking for when I get there? Is there something that I might see that should make me just walk away from the ski? The lady wants $500 with the trailer.

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Definitely, I've got the gauge in the truck already. Anything else? I get the feeling from the reading I've done here that they are fairly reliable overall.

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