It's not getting any better

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 6:11 pm

Loctite, Loctite, Loctite must remember Loctite.

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 7:18 pm

hahahahaha YEP on the slotted gear AND on the starter clutch bolts LOL.....then back in the bike and on the road.....

Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2016 3:22 am

I found the cam gear bolt. This is looking down the cam chain tunnel through the barrels.

Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2016 4:03 am

Looking at that I would say that the bolt has gone through the chain .................Ouch !

Talked to Tony (herdygerdy) last night about a visit so it just might come off and I can have a look while I'm there or if you have progressed that far, re-degree the cams for you.

Captain

Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2016 7:53 am

I reckon the bolt fell out and jammed in the chain at the crankshaft and that is what stalled the engine.
When I tried to clutch start it that's when the "oh no" happened.

I tried calling Tony today but couldn't get onto him.

Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2016 8:17 am

Here's the tensioner

Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2016 8:19 am

Can't do 2 photos on one post

Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2016 7:07 pm

Id carefully clean it up with a file and run it.

Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 12:33 am

scottx wrote:

I'm going to make some satay now so the bike will have to wait a bit.

Best. Satay. Ever. 👌
Good to see your getting into it Scott. It will turn out better than before.

Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 2:26 am

While it looks like you could get it cleaned up with filing and buffing Scotty, I think I'd be calling up Brent....don't wanna get back in there again.

Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 3:02 am

It's OK, I'm in Sydney next Sat/Sunday and staying with Herdygerdy who lives very close. So will be calling in to see Scott and help him where I can.

Captain

Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 12:21 pm

Captain wrote:

It's OK, I'm in Sydney next Sat/Sunday and staying with Herdygerdy who lives very close. So will be calling in to see Scott and help him where I can.

Captain

Awesome Brent....what a go he's had in the last month with TWO down.....I've been sick for him....SCOTTY!!!! Reinforcements are on the way mate!!!

Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2016 12:11 am

Hi Scotty,

Brent arr. mid pm Sat 07MAY, so may be best to get together Sunday, but with it being being Mother's Day, you may have more pressing obligations...?

Have a think and let me know. Looking fwd to catching up and hopefully helping out.

Cheers..herdygerdy Cool

Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2016 1:32 pm

Gday Tony

I'm not too sure what's happening next weekend. My Mum lives in QLD so I guess if I ring her in the morning I have the rest of the day free. But maybe I should wait and see if we have a family thing or not.

I'll ring you during the week.

The engine isn't at a stage where we can do too much cause I think I need to check the crank for straightness and I don't have the head back yet or any other parts for assembly.

We can still look at it while sitting in a chair and talking, so swing by and have a beer.

Scott

Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 11:42 pm

Not too bad 4 bent valves. 2 in 2 out. No damage to the pistons so a bit of a surprise, but happy to have had the head serviced rather than take the risk and run it with out checking.

It's got them Kibble White valves so it will be a month or so until they get them in.

Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 11:58 pm

Wow its been a month.

The other head which is off the sidecar has 8 bent exhaust valves.

It's taken a while for the dude to pull it apart and inspect it, but at least it's one step closer to being fixed.

Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2016 1:27 am

Been thinkin bout you Scotty wondering how it was going....not good obviously but not devastating....thanks for the update mate, I know you're working a lot. Keep us posted!!!

Wayneo

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 3:43 am

Back at it again. Bearings came in so I am cleaning the cases and going to assemble with new bearings but no crank and send it to be measured.

I need to find out why it keeps eating the outer crank bearings.

I just found a little surprise in the lower crankcase left hand side

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 3:43 am

Another picture

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 6:47 am

Good luck with it all Scott. Good to see i am not the only one that skins their knuckles doing this stuff Wink

Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2016 6:59 am

Bone wrote:

Good luck with it all Scott. Good to see i am not the only one that skins their knuckles doing this stuff Wink

Gday Chris
Thanks for the good wishes. I got the cylinder heads back today.

Hows it going at your end? Quite busy I seem to remember reading.

Have a good one
Scott

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2016 6:21 am

Seeing as it's not a race I glued the cases back together the other day.
Another week or two and I'll get the sump on.

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2016 7:44 am

I recon I'll put the oil pump on before the sump. That way I can watch myself break the little gear thing that is a prick to replace.

Good thinking?

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2016 5:14 pm

scottx wrote:

I recon I'll put the oil pump on before the sump. That way I can watch myself break the little gear thing that is a prick to replace.

Good thinking?

Well, at least its optimistic Laughing

Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2016 9:04 am

Fuck me.

I thought I'd have a go and put the cams back in to get a few more parts off the bench. I went to turn the crankshaft to line up the marks on the timing unit and the poofter only turns a quarter turn and then locks up. I'm now thinking I should have checked the engine turns over a bit earlier on in the piece.

Bummer

Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2016 4:00 pm

Maybe the A cam chain is stuffed in the bottom. It happens. Just pull up on it and gently move the crank back and forth until it unwads and comes up.

Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2016 6:21 pm

I wish it was the cam chain. I hold it up with one hand and turn the engine with the other while shinning a head torch down to the crankshaft and the chain is not bunched up.

This engine makes me sad.
Scott

Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2016 6:48 pm

I know it sounds stupid, but is it in gear?

Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2016 7:38 pm

I've been fooled by thinking the cam chain wasn't fouled before, even though it was. Just sayin.

Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2016 10:51 pm

thx113 wrote:

I know it sounds stupid, but is it in gear?

Fair question for sure. I've been known to over look the obvious, but I checked that it was in neutral. I put the cases back together in neutral so then I clicked it down one into first and then back up into neutral. I have now gone up a few gears and can't get it back down to neutral.