Recent content by Durtymax

Well it has been awhile since I've posted anything, but here is a little update on this project.The hardtail is welded on with the rebuilt engine back in. Some splicing with the wiring mess and it fired up on the 4th kick! Now that I know it runs, I can either move on to the pma with a pamco, or...

You guys are the coolest.

Does this look like something that should be addressed?

Great! I was worried for a minute.

Lots of good info in there, you guys all make this look so easy. I was trying my hand at some soda blasting today, and I uncovered some concerning areas in the heads. Just under each intake valve is a large area that doesn't look right... I'm not sure what I would call it, but here is a picture...

No kidding... I'm going to go stuff my nose in the service manual for a while. Thank you

Well it doesnt take a feeler gauge to see that this is well over 4 thou. Calipers read 74.39, thats a far cry from 74.949.Well that sucks.

I just hit it a little harder and it popped right out. These rockers don't seem too bad... then again what do I know. What about these cylinders, should I just try honing them?And last question, what does the 001 on the outside of the cylinder mean? Thanks

Thanks, I gave it a few good whacks yesterday with an 8mm socket as a punch. I just wanted to check before I hit it any harder.

I pulled the sump plate and filter, it was torn but there really wasn't any metal in it. The round oil filter seems to have caught most of it. The tranny worked before, so maybe I am getting ahead of myself, about splitting the cases. I just don't want to have to comeback in 2 months and work...

And this is when I confirmed the burning of oil. The head gasket was doing exactly nothing. Also notice the cam chain guide is missing the part that contacts the chain. looks like the rings are bad too. Now the question is, do I crack the lower part open to see just how bad things are.

Alright, I am going to need lots of help and advice throughout this project. Things are looking a little bleak. I had a hunch it was burning oil, because there was so little in there when I got it and the spark plug on the rh side turned completely black after about 10 minutes of running. The...

Hopefully I can pass the parts along to someone who is doing a restoration or needs to get their ride fixed. There are a lot of good pieces, and I would hate to see them go to waste.

If anyone is interested in seeing an amature bite off more than they can chew, you should enjoy watching this project unfold. This was a week or two ago. Didn't run but it turned freely. Trying to start it just resulted in gas being dumped all over. After messing with the floats, I got it...

Yeah, if I let too much time go by I'll wish I had started documenting it. Thanks for the push, I will start one.