simple top end rebuild
#32
02-18-2015, 09:39 AM
Seems like it's my day to thank everyone,going down the list.The top end came out very good after the advice I got here.Heads were a mess,three leaking valve seal and a burnt exhaust valve.Made a rough set of torque plates out of 1"plate,used all thread and pulled them to 60lbs torque,no distortion.New rings,new valve (found a used one)reseated them with all new seals and good to go.Thanks everyone this was a good project for a good man in a bad spot.The party afterwards was great as he had no idea we were doing this.Cant really thank you guy's enough.
#33
02-18-2015, 10:52 AM
Seems like it's my day to thank everyone,going down the list.The top end came out very good after the advice I got here.Heads were a mess,three leaking valve seal and a burnt exhaust valve.Made a rough set of torque plates out of 1"plate,used all thread and pulled them to 60lbs torque,no distortion.New rings,new valve (found a used one)reseated them with all new seals and good to go.Thanks everyone this was a good project for a good man in a bad spot.The party afterwards was great as he had no idea we were doing this.Cant really thank you guy's enough.
Kudos to you and the crew; hope the bike runs well with no issues.
#34
02-18-2015, 11:12 AM
Exactly. 1 Qt. every 2000 miles is not excessive. I'd run it until it used about twice that amount. You can buy a lot of oil for the cost of even a budget tear down...
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