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after a bit more running. heat seems about on par with before. needle stays in middle to 3/4 range. still can't rev above 10 000 consistently....
thanks, the smoke is gone now.
I decided not to do any improvements. Just got new gaskets. only problem now is heaps of white smoke (steam?) is blowing out the exhaust. Could...
sorry brad, I was responding to the post above yours. Reason for not getting new rings is I was quoted something like $100 for a set of rings...
got pretty much the same bike as you. it's black too. top speed around 80-90 km/h. I'm working on a solution.
I was referring to the ball hone specifically but any info regarding deglazing and honing without using high precision machines would be valuable.
that's where it all gets a bit strange because my original problem was that I couldn't rev above 10000 under load, it would just start to gurgle...
Thanks for all the tips and sorry for not replying earlier, i've been too busy taking the enigne apart. I ended up getting the shims off precision...
thanks, no wonder i couldn't find them, was searching in NSW
wasn't able to find southern cross motor sports in yellow pages or the internet after a quick search, do you have a link
I don't think I want to invest that much in the bike to do it the proper way. the cheap way sounds ok but is there a reason i need to touch the...
did you get your bike sorted. I just took the head off my engine and my valves were all caked up with carbon deposits so it could likely be that....
Thanks, I was hoping it was something simple like that.
haha it's starting to take over my life, been doing nothing else but work on the bike for the last few days. still on holidays so it's ok. might...
ok took head off and found combustion chamber covered with black carbon deposits, top of piston also covered with black carbon deposits. [img]...
after the saga of valve clearance testing decided to check the compression of the cylinders. they are all stuffed. 1 is less than 50 (minimum...
Does anyone know whether the engine knows not to fire at the end of the exhaust and fires for the compression stroke?? in relation to...
Thanks for that bit of info, I was really wondering about how to use feelers properly. I'll probably ring the shop tomorrow, fix the clearances...
combine 72 and 73 and you'll end up with what happened to me today. Not one of the smarter things i've done. I tried to push start the bike...
Anyone got a few left over from a previous shim change? I need 8 shims in the range 165 to 170. I've got 8 shims if you want to swap or I'll...
