diamond in the rough #2, rebuild of a FLHS
#31
05-28-2013, 08:13 PM
Did your machinist THOROUGHLY scrub those cylinders after boring them? I would scrub them again for assurance. Get a bucket filled with HOT water and dish soap, put a cylinder in the water and using a good bore sized brush scrub the hell out of them about 4 times. Then rinse with hot water and immediately blow them dry including the passages and then oil.
I learned the hard way on this years ago. I had a "75 Sportster that I had the local Harley dealer bore my cylinders and fit pistons to. I pulled them off then reinstalled after getting them back. I only lightly cleaned with some carb cleaner, figuring the shop had cleaned them. Well, after I got out on the interstate and up to speed (and temperature) the thing seized up. Fortunately it started back up but it knocked bad and both cylinders were scored and the pistons junk. The shop blamed me for not cleaning them and I got to pay a second time for pistons and honing. Now I don't do any rebuild without a severe cylinder scrubbing.
I learned the hard way on this years ago. I had a "75 Sportster that I had the local Harley dealer bore my cylinders and fit pistons to. I pulled them off then reinstalled after getting them back. I only lightly cleaned with some carb cleaner, figuring the shop had cleaned them. Well, after I got out on the interstate and up to speed (and temperature) the thing seized up. Fortunately it started back up but it knocked bad and both cylinders were scored and the pistons junk. The shop blamed me for not cleaning them and I got to pay a second time for pistons and honing. Now I don't do any rebuild without a severe cylinder scrubbing.
Can't remember any issues in the past like that. But I'll give them another cleaning for good measure. Didn't really consider it, but I've never used this machine shop before. Ill see him this week and will ask what his process was.
Thanks
Mike
#33
05-29-2013, 02:41 PM
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06-30-2013, 10:19 PM
#35
11-30-2013, 11:30 PM
I apologize for letting this thread fall off. My regular computer went down and life got busy.
So I finished the bike and enjoyed the hell out of it for a while. Then the expense of having a baby settled in and I decided to sell it. Surprisingly sold in 3 days.
I picked up a neglected ironhead to chop up and keep myself on 2 wheels. That project is on the back burner for now. Our son was born on Veterans Day and has kept me busy.
Here's a start up video of the shovel when I was selling it
Here's Michael, well worth the trade off. I'll buy another touring bike in a few years after we move.
Here's how the shovel turned out. Ran and rode beautifully. I can't wait to buy and build another. By far my favorite harley. I will get one with hard bags next time though
The ugly ironhead (sportster). Going to chop the back half of the frame up and make a custom little chopper.
So I finished the bike and enjoyed the hell out of it for a while. Then the expense of having a baby settled in and I decided to sell it. Surprisingly sold in 3 days.
I picked up a neglected ironhead to chop up and keep myself on 2 wheels. That project is on the back burner for now. Our son was born on Veterans Day and has kept me busy.
Here's a start up video of the shovel when I was selling it
Here's Michael, well worth the trade off. I'll buy another touring bike in a few years after we move.
Here's how the shovel turned out. Ran and rode beautifully. I can't wait to buy and build another. By far my favorite harley. I will get one with hard bags next time though
The ugly ironhead (sportster). Going to chop the back half of the frame up and make a custom little chopper.
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12-01-2013, 07:13 AM
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