I would expect compression numbers to come back up once you start riding it.... Get the rings moving around a bit. It will likely pop, bang & smoke a bit on the first ride or two! 
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Hello folks!
As school is coming to a close for the semester it's going to be time to start working on this bike again! I recently got the opportunity to have my engine dipped / sandblasted by a local speed shop. I'll be going home in a couple weekends to break it down and bring it in for them to look at. The top end is very manageable to strip down, but I'm honestly a little intimidated by the lower end. Do you guys think I need to tear into the lower end and break it all the way down to get it cleaned up? I really would like to but I don't know if I'll be able to get it all back together
As school is coming to a close for the semester it's going to be time to start working on this bike again! I recently got the opportunity to have my engine dipped / sandblasted by a local speed shop. I'll be going home in a couple weekends to break it down and bring it in for them to look at. The top end is very manageable to strip down, but I'm honestly a little intimidated by the lower end. Do you guys think I need to tear into the lower end and break it all the way down to get it cleaned up? I really would like to but I don't know if I'll be able to get it all back together
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PROGRESS! - Finally!
PROGRESS! - Finally!
Good news everyone, I've come home from school and spent the past week tearing into the engine. I got it off the bike with some help from a friend. So far, the top end has been successfully disassembled. BBC Speed & Machine in Lyndhurst, NJ is currently dipping the top end and honing the cylinders. In the meantime I started digging into the lower end. With some effort, I got the stator cover off as well as the clutch cover, I removed the clutch, and I'm getting ready to split the case. Oh yeah, and I discovered the source of my problems with the bike turning over!! I had to wrap a couple of the fuses in aluminum foil (bad idea) and it turns out that a bunch of wires from the stator going to the reg / rect melted. I'm really not sure what I was expecting.
So the next step is to split the case. Unfortunately, I keep trying to remove these screws behind the clutch and they are horribly stuck. They are at dangerous risk of stripping at this point. Is it necessary to remove these or can I just go ahead and pull the crankcase tightening bolts and wrench it off?
PROGRESS! - Finally!
Good news everyone, I've come home from school and spent the past week tearing into the engine. I got it off the bike with some help from a friend. So far, the top end has been successfully disassembled. BBC Speed & Machine in Lyndhurst, NJ is currently dipping the top end and honing the cylinders. In the meantime I started digging into the lower end. With some effort, I got the stator cover off as well as the clutch cover, I removed the clutch, and I'm getting ready to split the case. Oh yeah, and I discovered the source of my problems with the bike turning over!! I had to wrap a couple of the fuses in aluminum foil (bad idea) and it turns out that a bunch of wires from the stator going to the reg / rect melted. I'm really not sure what I was expecting.
So the next step is to split the case. Unfortunately, I keep trying to remove these screws behind the clutch and they are horribly stuck. They are at dangerous risk of stripping at this point. Is it necessary to remove these or can I just go ahead and pull the crankcase tightening bolts and wrench it off?
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1978
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:dejection: of course! Don't know why I didn't think of that immediately... Haha well I'm attempting again tomorrow night so I will post some photos!
I know why.
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Looks like you're making some good progress, looking great.
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