chewy999
Well-known member
Hi there again and I have got the engine in half and steadily cleaning all the old gasket compound off the mating surfaces that a previous owner must have got in bulk! As I have said before, it has been interesting so far, but I have found bolts missing as well as o-rings, and rubber goo running along the bottom joint of the engine! I was told that the bike had had an oil leak, but it 'had been fixed'! Sure most of you will have a similar story.
As I have said before, when I got the bike, I had big dreams for it, but after seeing the price and availability of parts, I had to have a rethink. My plan now is to do things in stages, (years), and this year I want to get the engine back together, with maybe the front/rear covers powder coated. The actual engine halves aren't to bad, so may leave them. I also want to get the tank cleaned out and recoated as I got the carbs working before the engine strip. All that will cost quite a bit as I want to use genuine o rings and oil seals as well as Honda head gaskets,
I do have a couple of questions;
1. As the engine is stripped down, I was thinking of changing the primary drive chain, but they are hard to find, and about £150! Has anyone known them to fail, and is changing one a 'nice to do', or a 'need to do'?
2. When you join the engine block back together, the manual says apply gasket compound, but it is not clear where to. That may sound strange, but do you put it on EVERY mating surface, or just the outer ones?
Hear from you soon,
Jon
As I have said before, when I got the bike, I had big dreams for it, but after seeing the price and availability of parts, I had to have a rethink. My plan now is to do things in stages, (years), and this year I want to get the engine back together, with maybe the front/rear covers powder coated. The actual engine halves aren't to bad, so may leave them. I also want to get the tank cleaned out and recoated as I got the carbs working before the engine strip. All that will cost quite a bit as I want to use genuine o rings and oil seals as well as Honda head gaskets,
I do have a couple of questions;
1. As the engine is stripped down, I was thinking of changing the primary drive chain, but they are hard to find, and about £150! Has anyone known them to fail, and is changing one a 'nice to do', or a 'need to do'?
2. When you join the engine block back together, the manual says apply gasket compound, but it is not clear where to. That may sound strange, but do you put it on EVERY mating surface, or just the outer ones?
Hear from you soon,
Jon