NorazDad
NorazDad
A lovely Sunday ride ended in disaster when I blew my engine. I took the engine out and proceeded to dismantle the top end. When I got to the core, I found I had holed a piston and snapped the head off an exhaust valve and cracked the cylinder sleeve. I found the pieces in the crank case.
So I started making a list: new valves, mikes new piston, ring and jug kit, valve stem seals, gaskets, cam chain, cam chain guide, etc.
So, I'm fixing to clean up the combustion chamber, lap the valves, etc. what solvent do you guys recommend, oven cleaner, paint stripper, what?
My next big question right now is, will I need to hone the cylinders before I install the new pistons and rings?
I've got pics to add to this thread which I will add from my main computer.
I've read much of everything posted on rebuilding the top end, but I am open to any early advice and I hope some of you gurus will chime in along the way.
Thanks in advance.
So I started making a list: new valves, mikes new piston, ring and jug kit, valve stem seals, gaskets, cam chain, cam chain guide, etc.
So, I'm fixing to clean up the combustion chamber, lap the valves, etc. what solvent do you guys recommend, oven cleaner, paint stripper, what?
My next big question right now is, will I need to hone the cylinders before I install the new pistons and rings?
I've got pics to add to this thread which I will add from my main computer.
I've read much of everything posted on rebuilding the top end, but I am open to any early advice and I hope some of you gurus will chime in along the way.
Thanks in advance.