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Dazza215:
I sent my head, barrels, rocker cover etc to the vapour blaster. Currently waiting for the call to collect them.
I feel like an expectant father. Surely this is not right!!!

Ive never gone to this level of restoration before, So chaps, when I get them back, what do I need to ensure before putting the engine back together?
Thanks in advance

Nurse Julie:
Make sure every single grain of glass bead is removed from all the oil ways you can find, and the oil ways you can't find and ensure no engineered surfaces have been damaged during the process.

mike the bike:
After having my engine cases vapour blasted I was careful to remove every scap of glass beads from the oilways, I run a tap down every tapped hole, in short, I was paranoid about glass bits damaging the internals so I was scrupulously clean when reassembling it.
Fast forward seven years.   I went to replace the camshaft with one that wasn't worn and the first thing I noticed was loads of swarf and glass bits.   The head, rocker cover, crankshaft, shells, oilpump are all now scrap.  My theory is that the glass beads were lurking up a dead end oil path in the bottom crankcase, like the one that's got the plug in behind the alternator.
Luckily I had a spare dismantled engine which is now not far off ready. 
Hope you fare better than I did.

Nurse Julie:
Lucky you did have a spare Mike  ;D. Just one piece of glass bead can wreck a beautifully restored engine  :'( :'( :'(

Dazza215:
Thanks both. I was going to go over the oil ways with a maginfying glass and carb cleaner and compressed air and, and, and.......
I'm just praying that the guy does a good job and he knows about these things.
I will check everything but i am still neurotic about ruining my engine. lol.  :-[

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