Looks like Lots of fun, I replied to your comment last night but YT was Buggy. Lol. Cool motor build. I just replaced the rear wheel bearing in my Toyota Corolla today and drove it all over the place in the country. No more tractor wheel sound and great gas mileage to go to the farm and buy fresh harvested vegetables. Cheers. Your project looks cool. I am trying to dig back to the motorcycles again after car repairs.
i was tired and grumpy yesterday, fun it was not ! i didn't envy your flange repair the other day, it looked like one of those jobs that needed double jointed wrists to get at. personally i much prefer the motorcycle work over the car stuff, everything is much ore accessible. i'm still waiting to watch you fix that beautiful little Yamaha you picked up a couple of years ago, do that one first !!
Thanks Andy. collets are a pain, i cant understand how they dont just behave and sit in the grooves like good little engine parts. starting to feel a bit more human after a good nights kip, i sure a day a work will ruin that LOL
Not seen any other of your vids but the fact that the seal came off again 'easily' begs the questions how easily did the old ones come off, and did the new ones stay on after you started the engine? As far as I was aware, the inlet suction in the chamber is sufficient to easily pop off any inlet seal not securely fitted behind a lip on the guide designed for this very purpose. I would have thought that once a seal is correctly and securely fitted behind any such guide lip, subsequently removing it would instantly destroy it in the same way the collet lip of the valve stem does on fitting that (and why a 'condom' is supplied in the kit). Obviously, once blown off, all oil above the valve gear has free passage through the valve guide and into the chamber, potentially creating a 'Gotham City-look' to the entire neighbourhood once the engine's running.
I'm confident that the seals are still in their intended positions as after over 6000 miles, there is no oil loss and dip stick levels remain very consistent. the exhaust only smells of unburnt fuel rather than the distinctive smell of lubricating oils. I agree that my error was less than optimal but the new seals were very pliable compared to the rock solid originals. They also had lubricant to help ease the passage of the seals onto the guide. Every job I do is a new learning experience.
Looks like Lots of fun, I replied to your comment last night but YT was Buggy. Lol. Cool motor build. I just replaced the rear wheel bearing in my Toyota Corolla today and drove it all over the place in the country. No more tractor wheel sound and great gas mileage to go to the farm and buy fresh harvested vegetables. Cheers. Your project looks cool. I am trying to dig back to the motorcycles again after car repairs.
i was tired and grumpy yesterday, fun it was not ! i didn't envy your flange repair the other day, it looked like one of those jobs that needed double jointed wrists to get at. personally i much prefer the motorcycle work over the car stuff, everything is much ore accessible. i'm still waiting to watch you fix that beautiful little Yamaha you picked up a couple of years ago, do that one first !!
Take a rest you need the right head on ( no pun intended) for this type of work
Lol
Well done mate one job I really hate is putting them collets on hope you feel better soon
Thanks Andy. collets are a pain, i cant understand how they dont just behave and sit in the grooves like good little engine parts. starting to feel a bit more human after a good nights kip, i sure a day a work will ruin that LOL
If there is one thing your video's need, its more motorbike cat. Viva Nimbus (Zortan)
yes, more Zortan needed BUT less cat hair in the valve train
Not seen any other of your vids but the fact that the seal came off again 'easily' begs the questions how easily did the old ones come off, and did the new ones stay on after you started the engine? As far as I was aware, the inlet suction in the chamber is sufficient to easily pop off any inlet seal not securely fitted behind a lip on the guide designed for this very purpose. I would have thought that once a seal is correctly and securely fitted behind any such guide lip, subsequently removing it would instantly destroy it in the same way the collet lip of the valve stem does on fitting that (and why a 'condom' is supplied in the kit). Obviously, once blown off, all oil above the valve gear has free passage through the valve guide and into the chamber, potentially creating a 'Gotham City-look' to the entire neighbourhood once the engine's running.
I'm confident that the seals are still in their intended positions as after over 6000 miles, there is no oil loss and dip stick levels remain very consistent. the exhaust only smells of unburnt fuel rather than the distinctive smell of lubricating oils. I agree that my error was less than optimal but the new seals were very pliable compared to the rock solid originals. They also had lubricant to help ease the passage of the seals onto the guide. Every job I do is a new learning experience.
do you have a video of you removing the stem seals?
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@@richardjweeks cool thanks mate