Question about whether I have air forks or not.. hopefully an easy answer

[DGXSER]

Jeremy, if you have the forks pulled out of the trees, you have half the work completed to change the fork seals. It is a simple process, and the seals are maybe $15 depending on shipping. So, I would recommend changing them now, it will REALLY suck if you get the bike all put back together and then you find you need new seals when oil is leaking.

[fredintoon]

Hey guys I got the caps off there and they ARE air forks but when I tried to bleed the air out nothing came out. The guy that had the bike before me was a complete idiot and I think he got this bike out of a field. The fork oil I drained (it started raining hard so I had to quit and cover her back up) was nasty looking and was probably the stock fork oil from 1979. I dunno if the forks will hold air yet but i hope so because I don't really want to change the fork seals anytime soon unless necessary.

Hi Jer,
working outside is not the best way.
I know that not everyone can bring the bike into the house but perhaps you could borrow the use of a shed?
That said, let me add to the recommendation that you change the fork seals now rather than later.
Also, a complete teardown & clean would be good. there's most likely 30 years worth of crud inside there.