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Hey all,
Thanks for all the help in the past, I am going to need some more now
When working on the bike, I spent a lot of time on everything but the engine. Now that I have the parts bike engine taken apart, I am thinking of rebuilding it as part of a winter project. I have never done any engine work so please forgive me if the questions seem basic. Anyway, here it goes:
When I got the parts bike, the bike was sitting outside for almost a year under a tarp. Carbs were off the bike and I gave it a few kicks to check compression in the engine. I got readings of about 130 each side, which I think is not too bad for the condition it is in. Flash forward to now, I have the top end in pieces. I was thinking of just stopping here and having parts "just in case", but a recent find of an almost NOS cam guide made me consider a rebuild. How do you check out the size of the pistons? Do I need new piston rings? Do I need to hone the cylinders? Do I need new pistons too?
Thanks!
Thanks for all the help in the past, I am going to need some more now
When working on the bike, I spent a lot of time on everything but the engine. Now that I have the parts bike engine taken apart, I am thinking of rebuilding it as part of a winter project. I have never done any engine work so please forgive me if the questions seem basic. Anyway, here it goes:
When I got the parts bike, the bike was sitting outside for almost a year under a tarp. Carbs were off the bike and I gave it a few kicks to check compression in the engine. I got readings of about 130 each side, which I think is not too bad for the condition it is in. Flash forward to now, I have the top end in pieces. I was thinking of just stopping here and having parts "just in case", but a recent find of an almost NOS cam guide made me consider a rebuild. How do you check out the size of the pistons? Do I need new piston rings? Do I need to hone the cylinders? Do I need new pistons too?
Thanks!