Oh poop

[chuck hahn]

Dale..just curious, but i dont recall if you had told me what exactly you had found with it..Has been a while since you discovered it..So whats the status now??

[rustybronco]

Let's see, the tank is wrapped up in a soft pad on the top shelf in back. the fairing, seat and NOS fender are on the couch on top the motorcycle bench I made. the side covers are wrapped up in cloth bags on the luggage rack. the carbs, air box, cam cover and the exhaust I bought out of California are in the lean-to. the fairing lowers are on top the second shelving unit. the gaskets are in a box on the work bench, along with the cams, buckets and guides. the head, cylinder and valves are on the make shift work bench (saw horses and door). bolts are in tins next to the bike. and, the engine is all covered up.

just waiting for the stem seals and the o-rings I just bought; then it's back to work.

I "hope" to have it ready in time for Simon and Deb's arrival. wishful thinking?

[chuck hahn]

Sounds to me that i need to go salmon fishing here in a few weeks when they are running the river and spring some fillets over and we can wrench and have some grilled salmon for dinner..

[rustybronco]

It's fighting me tooth and nail. two of the buckets won't go back in their respective bores. I've got one in the freezer trying to shrink it. if that doesn't help, back off comes the head, then I'll try polishing the bore with 1500. it's either that or I'm going to put the head off the spare engine on it.

***edit*** I pulled the head and found where I nicked the bores. I took one of my watchmakers files to the areas, touched them with a little 1500 and the problem is gone!

[rustybronco]

Oh Poop version 2

She's back together and I'm back to square one...

The engine turns stop to stop about 150 degrees. it's timed correctly and the valves aren't hanging. what's puzzling me is the engine spun when the head was off. so I pulled the starter off, pulled the advancer and it still does the same thing. next will be removing the clutch and stator covers for inspection. if I don't find a solution, in goes the spare engine...

[Nessism]

This one is a real head scratcher Dale.

What about something wrong, or caught in the cam chain? If a link is damaged or a bolt or something is caught in the chain one of the sprockets will stop the rotation.

Just thinking out loud...

Ed

[Nessism]

Al righty then...the mystery of the engine won't turn over has been solved...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=166243

What we need now is a video clip of this bad boy firing up! Dale, you have a video camera of some sort?

[rustybronco]

Ed,

Yes I do. it ran when I first got it, no reason it shouldn't again in week or so. (need 4 valve shims)

[Nessism]

Ed,

Yes I do. it ran when I first got it, no reason it shouldn't again in week or so. (need 4 valve shims)

Ran yes, but on three cylinders (considering that valve). Hope you don't have any more surprises.

[chuck hahn]

ED..did he tell you he found the culprit?? The breather hose clip had fallen in the engine and was binding up the cam chain.