200 HP Chase Begins .... Now Completed 14 Months In. WooHoo !!

Idaho Red Rocket 3 said:

Hi Sonny, What do these pieces do and how are they used ?

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Sleeve replacement. Holds the sleeves in place. Bolts in place.

Bernard Vinet said:

I know I'm opening a can of worms , but what kind of oil do you use & what grade .

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Mobil 10/40 racing 4T and a wix filter. Have run nothing else. Cam ladder is smooth no scratch marks.

Got my machine shop guy to give the cylinder bores a quick honing today. He spent about 10 seconds in each hole and they turned out looking great. The scratches in cylinder 1 are gone. Happy Day.

Idaho Red Rocket 3 said:

Got my machine shop guy to give the cylinder bores a quick honing today. He spent about 10 seconds in each hole and they turned out looking great. The scratches in cylinder 1 are gone. Happy Day.

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Nice going Mr. Bill

Today I cleaned the top of the the block and jugs then went into the cylinder bores cleaning all the honing crap out. Actually found one of the little balls from the hone wedged between the bottom of the bore and the crank counter weight. Looking good.

Worked on the clutch today. Got 20 MM longer clutch spring bolts. Needed proper washer for them. Could not source any locally so my son the machinist cut the heads off the stock bolts to remove those washers and then drilled the hole to tight tolerance for the new longer bolts. Worked out well.

On vacation this week so going to work on the bike every day.

Today's work started with going out to find a small oilier pump can. Went to the local independent tool store. Sold out. They sent me to NAPA and I found one NOT made in China. Made the purchase and came home to test it. No joy. Would not pump oil. Took it back to NAPA for a refund. They did not have another. Their store about 4 miles away had some in stock. Went there and got joy. Then even more joy when it worked when I got home. @Justdad came over to help me do this work. His help made the job much easier for do.

OK time to get to work. I began by using some 800 grit Emory paper and a shoe string to polish (dress) the con-rod journals. 2 of them had a tiny line showing. A little fiddly to get it set up in each hole from the bottom. But it worked out quite well. The journals looked great afterwards.

Next to install the new con-rod bearings and the pistons into the block. The con-rod bearings were easy, but the piston install was painstaking. Started with #3. We had a lot of trouble getting all the rings to compress properly in the cheap HF ring compressor which was a bugger. After several trial and error attempts, we finally figured out the technique. I had to guide the con-rod in from the bottom while Justadad pushed in the pistons. #2 and #1 went in quick and easy. I used lots of oil, and 2 kinds of assembly paste to keep it all lubed well.

Later following the instructions in the book I lubricated and then torqued and did the finally tighten of the con-rod bolts. Torque to 14 NM then give it a final tightening turn of 120 degrees. I had to make the degree wheel since I did not have one. Used some cereal box cardboard and a plastic lid from a pint of cottage cheese to draw the circle. Cut the circle out with scissors. I then used a square, a precision measuring scale, a sharpie, and a box cutter to finish making the marks needed and a square hole for the breaker bar to pull it around. It went well.

Idaho Red Rocket 3 said:

Used some cereal box cardboard and a plastic lid from a pint of cottage cheese to draw the circle. Cut the circle out with scissors. I then used a square, a precision measuring scale, a sharpie, and a box cutter to finish making the marks needed and a square hole for the breaker bar to pull it around.

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Wasn't this in a Macgyver episode?

Nice progress!

This was the video of MacGyver

Justdad said:

This was the video of MacGyver

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Working on the Rocket would be a pleasure with these guys around, I like the laid back attitude and the old school methods used to work around any problems………keep the videos coming guys.