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The Black Knight...Sunny ride was ALMOST a success ;)
taysidedragon:
Oh bigger! 😣
trek97:
--- Quote from: taysidedragon on November 27, 2018, 12:57:57 AM ---Oh bigger! 😣
--- End quote ---
YES!!! To put it nicely. LOL. ;D
But it actually went more like this....
OH HOLY &*$) #@($(($) &#@%&. &!)(#@@)#. !!!!! ;D
trek97:
I jumped on this matched pair, top and bottom case.
Ive bought from this seller in the past and have never been disappointed.
So, now I have a few days waiting for the cases to ship, I dug into the carbs.
All the brass soaking in carb cleaner.
The bodies spent an hour in the heated ultrasonic bath with Pine-Sol
Ensuring all holes are clear and clean.
I prefer to keep and re-use all factory brass.
However, I found the kit brass to be sized differently than factory, so the new o-rings wont fit the factory stuff.
I ended up fitting the new brass I needed to. And keeping what factory brass I could.
All of the overflow tubes are in good shape, no cracks. Thank goodness.
Floats straightened and properly adjusted.
Found I couldn't fit the new kit A/F adjusters as they were made improperly. (threads too small diameter for a proper fit.)
Fresh and ready, w new Stainless Steel bolts to compliment the engine.
And finished polishing the spokes...
trek97:
Case arrived right on time.
Along w some new toys.
my buddy loaned me his nice caliper.
New blades and aluminum tensioner arm from DSS
Got busy cleaning. I was able to pull all but 3 of the head bolts. Keeping them all labeled so I could replace them as original.
And w enough flipping and turning gave them a full soak in the ultrasonic. ;D
Chased all the threads to ensure they are in good shape and clean.
Now ready to disassemble the engine.
I had trouble breaking the jugs free. So I used the old Indian trick.
move pistons 2 &3 to BDC. Then add an inch of alcohol and light.
The alcohol will burn off after several minutes. Then a couple taps w the dead blow...viola. Easy Peasy.
Video...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0_rerU_Ymw
Then took my daughter to visit the Reindeer. haha
Then, having some fun w it all. Took a fancy ARTSY FARTSY shot
Checking bearing fit with plastigauge. Found it fill between .038 and .051mm. Just inside factory build spec. 8)
Amateur cross hatching.
New rings gapped perfectly at .040 :)
Pisotns cleaned up nice w the fresh rings installed.
Used the Dremel to remove the casting marks on intakes.
One million new O-rings and oil unit.
Valve lapping, Being careful not to over do it.
before
after
before
after
leak test w alcohol 30 minutes or so.
trek97:
Ready to make the swap.
Found all shift forks in great condition.
Pistons w new rings were a snug fit.
It was a tight working space w the 4 cylinders, Fitted w new grudgeon clips.
Back in frame for finishing.
Out w the old in w the new.
AND thats when I find the tensioner arm had slipped from being fully compressed to fully sprung.
Looking back through my pictures I found I had the tensioner bolt turned the wrong way and this let it slip past the lock bolt. ARGH >:(
Back out of the frame and apart. UGH!!!
WRONG!!!
CORRECT!!! Woohoo. The mark on the head MUST BE FACING OUTWARDS with engine upside down and bottom case pulled off.
Cleaned and re-applied the Hondabond. Letting it dry about 30 minutes before reassmbly
Back into frame again. LOL. ;D
New O-rings for the pipes.
Liberal coat of Zpaste.
Spinning with drill to ensure proper oiling. And make sure transmission shifts through all gears smoothly.
Video...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSEuudpb48U
Another artsy fartsy.... ;)
Static time adjusted
Coated all bolts w teflon thread sealant to prevent galling.
valves adjusted
And back to where I was.
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