Honda-SOHC

My brother is visiting me in the morning to help me lift out the engine - it will be more a case of him lifting with me directing the process.

I am wondering does anyone know the approximate weight of the engine minus the sump, head & block ?

My BiL Dave made a socially distanced visit today and told me about this firm.

https://triple-s.co.uk/

He has just had a load of Yamaha RD250 frame parts powder coated in the original gloss black with some parts done in the original matt finish. They arranged for a courier to collect the parts they reported back to him that all was well after they had removed the old paint with no corrosion issue. Parts delivered back by same courrier in bespoke cardboard packs to prevent damage All parts were properly bunged/masked up with superb finish at reasonable price.

They do a special primer coat to prevent corrosion issues with a hot application before the full colour coat & heat treatment.

He is now getting some Gold Finished Steering parts  on his  Ducati done. They knew all about the 4 or 5 different shades of gold they used at the factory & can match to suit his particular model year.

I suspect others here might know about Tripple S but worth repeating - they don't do gates mainly bikes & other automotive stuff.
They also will powder coat fuel tanks!!

Whilst cleaning up my camshaft top cover I noticed that the screw that holds the cable in place was badly mauled - thankfully loose as no cable came with the bike - this makes me a tad suspicious.

Looking at the drive gear it has the colour of a fibre / or slightly rusted gear - there is an oil seal at the top according to the parts manual.I am wondering if it would be sensible to replace the seal plus can it be removed easily ?

I can't find anything in my manual or in 'NJ' rebuild about it though I might have missed it whilst speed reading most of the 36 pages.
I have removed the retaining clip that sits above the rev counter drive gear so far gentle pulling has not enabled me to remove the drive gear. The inner part where the retaining clip sits rotates easily enough so not sure what's stopping me from pulling out the drive gear ?

Will heat treating the casing after painting damage the gear itself if I cant remove it maybe not a good idea to bake the camshaft cover as I do not want to risk any distortion ?

My manual states a suitable 10 mm should be used to withdraw the rocker shafts.

Firstly are all 10mm bolts the same thread or is there a fine & coarse option? I have as yet to buy a selection of useful metric bolts so any suggestion as to suitable length is welcome.

I have finally begun to strip down the bike ready for removing the engine.

I'm struggling to remove the steel box frame that makes up the battery box & air filter box. Can this be removed from the frame without taking out the rear wheel?

There is a hardened rubber section around the oval air filter box that has been all painted over with Hamerited is this part of the air box or does it come off?

So far I've not managed to get it out - is there a secret way?

The bulbs in the Pilot Light Unit are not like ordinary car bulbs - is there a type designation so I can get replacements or even better is there an LED unit that fits & is suitable?

Any links much appreciated please.

I have a lifetimes accumulation of nuts, bolts, washers,spacers etc all A/F thread with even a few Whitworth & BSP.

Whenever I need a nut or bolt for the Honda I only have a selection I bought from Aldi few of which fit even though they are metric
E-bay sell SS selections for £45 !!.

Can anyone recommend a selection pack for my garage that would be useful in my time of need?