, cold here, snow like rain. Can’t keep the coffee or even the dog warm. But I’m gasket scraping some kind of automotive blue sealer.
I will be cheering for Ross Chastain. He really knows how to drive through a corner.It's rained out...tomorrow sometime (maybe?)
Check your Autozone/O'REILLYs/Advance Auto stores for loaner or cheap rental.I’m tempted to spin “something” abrasive in the jugs with my drill. But don’t have that “something” in hand yet
I cannot see why that would not work fine.The effort, if I understand it, is to bed the rings.View attachment 262129
Are you ready for this?
Hand honed ! Turns out some food cans are just right in diameter to fit an XS650 bore .
If a guy wraps the correct of duct tape around the can before one wrap of emory cloth that fit is perfected !
Yes, I had a real fun time getting just the right scoring on the original bore (low mileage) cylinders to feel fine about the reassembly. I’m looking and it seems only the rings are new. Original pistons just had their domes cleaned.
I’m actually just fine with this as I’ve only owned stock XS’s and at least this engine is cleaned inside.
I’m going to post a cam chain pic here as it appears to be original DID ?
Anyway, everybody watching should understand that I’m assembling a “street legal gravel road burner” here and am not concerned about longevity. If I like the bike maybe another day I’ll hop it up more properly.
So that hone job , was for fun
This SCM gasket kit does have some good ones but there is also a question about the head gasket marked 1.50mm ? Well thats .059 and thicker than a stock .040 ? I think?
What do you think about that ?
-RT
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Honing serves two purposes....I cannot see why that would not work fine.The effort, if I understand it, is to bed the rings.
How do they turn the edges of the cylinder fins like that?
The stock CR is rather low. Cut a gasket out of heavy duty aluminum foil for an increased CR and a modest performance improvement. YRMVCalled the po, rings & chain only.
Good to go.
Now how thick should the head gasket be?