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She may be old but she'll do :)


« Reply #1740 on: June 07, 2017, 06:57:06 AM »

boy thats a cool tool to use.....







Fantastic.......so, is this tool a forum loaner???
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« Reply #1741 on: June 07, 2017, 08:41:11 AM »

I would like to  have a tour of your shop sometime Kevin.
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« Reply #1742 on: June 07, 2017, 08:20:55 PM »

anytime, everyones welcome to check out the bikes, the old stuff and the vaporblasting just give me a call
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« Reply #1743 on: June 11, 2017, 04:00:30 PM »

Got home from coffee and screwed the yellow Duc back together.

Then Mrs. Twin and I rode to White Rock for a fish and chip lunch.
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« Reply #1744 on: June 14, 2017, 03:44:34 AM »

Rebuilt the forks on my 350 twin. They were rusted stuck inside the gators so were ground down and painted.




Next up is sorting dragging brakes. How exciting!  Cry
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« Reply #1745 on: June 14, 2017, 06:54:27 AM »

anytime, everyones welcome to check out the bikes, the old stuff and the vaporblasting just give me a call
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The wrist pin finally showed up? 

A question on the tool Scotty.  Do the pistons move inside the tool so that you can slip the cylinders over?  And what is that wire thing under your gasket?
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« Reply #1746 on: June 14, 2017, 10:21:43 AM »

My guess is, the wire keeps the pistons in place while the ring compressor is installed.
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« Reply #1747 on: June 14, 2017, 08:22:01 PM »

yup they are for keeping the pistons in line, the tool has tapered tops to aid the cylinders slipping down, easiest set of pistons i ever installed
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« Reply #1748 on: June 14, 2017, 08:31:05 PM »

 Were the stock rings 3 pce ?     looks like it only presses from two sides.
 Not encircling the rings.
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« Reply #1749 on: June 14, 2017, 08:43:48 PM »

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Yes, they were.

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« Reply #1750 on: June 15, 2017, 06:56:34 AM »

yup they are for keeping the pistons in line, the tool has tapered tops to aid the cylinders slipping down, easiest set of pistons i ever installed

Did you use gasket sealer on the bottom gasket?  I may want to rent the tool when I try to do mine again.  First time was pretty easy but I forgot the barrel o rings and had to pull it apart.  I started with 2 & 3 at TDC and slipped them into their barrels.  Then lowered the cylinders and rotated the crank to bring 1 and 4 up and into their barrels.  I used loctite 515 on the lower gasket, with a bit of grease on the underside to prevent it from baking onto the case.
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« Reply #1751 on: June 15, 2017, 10:47:05 AM »

Bill, I don't think greese/sealant is really necessary, but certainly won't hurt.
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80 Kz1000 C
99 Triumph Tiger 900
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« Reply #1752 on: June 15, 2017, 12:55:11 PM »

I've had issues with the head gaskets and since it's an even bigger job to tear the engine down if it leaks I don't want to take any chances.  I use grease on my valve cover, but it comes off fairly often.  The bottom gasket...not so much.
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My Sweetums rides a 2019 Suzuki DR650
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« Reply #1753 on: June 15, 2017, 01:13:11 PM »

Better not to tear the base gasket, when pulling the head.
So are rings 3 piece?
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« Reply #1754 on: June 15, 2017, 05:39:01 PM »

Yeah, I tore the base gasket while trying to bring it back up over the studs.  I ordered two and they just arrived today.

The old rings are 3 piece.  The new ones are 5 piece.  The oil ring has 3 parts to it...a top, a bottom and a middle that allows the oil to go back inside the piston and into the sump.  The top and bottom pieces are identical thin sections.  I don't really like the setup much because it complicates things trying to put it all into the cylinder.
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Past rides include a 1973 Suzuki GT380 & a 1975 Kawasaki Z1B

I currently ride a 1975 Kawasaki Z1B - Classic Plated
I also ride a 1980 Kawasaki KZ 1000 LTD - Classic Plated, and a 2006 Honda Goldwing with a Daytona 2+2 sidecar

My Sweetums rides a 2019 Suzuki DR650
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