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OAP Ted's CB400F2 rebuild - engine not run for about 12 years.
Laverdaroo:
eagerly awaiting news ;)
Laverda Dave:
Once the exhaust system is on Ted all the big jobs are done and the wait is nearly over👍.
What are you going to do for the next project (you have to think ahead to the next one😉).
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
--- Quote from: Laverda Dave on March 27, 2022, 11:03:48 AM ---Once the exhaust system is on Ted all the big jobs are done and the wait is nearly over👍.
What are you going to do for the next project (you have to think ahead to the next one😉).
--- End quote ---
I do have a spare engine so I might strip that down and rebuild it (when not fishing) - not sure tbh. Bonus would be I have a better idea of the costs involved plus the confidence to do the job.
Then there might be the Phase 2 option if I want to pour more money into the existing project and tidy up more areas.
Iastly I have our Mercedes R129 that we have had for 19 years that I could tinker with if I was desperate for things to do.
Nurse Julie:
Getting very close now Ted by the sounds of it.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Nice warm day again so fitted he exhuast system with silicone sealant where front pipes enter the silencer.
Just as I thought I knew what I was doing I realised I had not fitted the front pipe clamp over the pipe after getting number 3 pipe into the silencer. Struggled to get it out of the silencer again - re-fitted - did not make the same mistake with No 4 front pipe.
With spark piugs out I cranked engine over with starter until oil light went out - it took a little longer to go out than expected but once it went out it was quick to go out again pretty much straight away on the button.
Looks like it might be Friday before I can do the ignition timing then get the petrol tank fitted - inching achingly closer!
There was a time I would have worked until midnight to get the bike running today - Wendy is on Holiday so I need to keep a perspective and be patient its been over 19 months . This morning I took my fishing tackle out of the garage loft ready for another summer distraction.
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