Hey all, it's been awhile since I've posted anything. I blame it on the cold weather... I'm not sure where I left off, so I'll just start writing.
Over the winter I've acquired a replacement cylinder (& pistons), cylinder head, cam, and cover as well as the chain slipper/tensioner. So basically 1/2 of the engine. I also finally looked at the oil system and I'm pretty sure that the cause of the lack of oil to the top end was because the filter was completely clogged and caked. I'm waiting on the special socket to remove it completely in the mail. Everything else looked pretty good. I'm not sure if the replacement cylinder I got really needed to be deglazed, but I figured since it was all apart that I would go ahead and do that. Also have new rings in the mail. Otherwise, I'm just waiting on a chance to get the top end soda blasted. The jugs came from a diff engine then the head and cover, so i just wanted them to kinda match up as far as oxidation. I wanted the raw aluminum look but I'll just see how they look after blasting. If they still look off I'll just paint them.
Also had to get a new starter since when I opened up the one I had, just a bunch of pieces fell out... Anyway... That's the updates so far... I'm going to start posting more again, so stay tuned! Thanks!
I promise to start posting more eye candy pictures... Haha, I just post ugliness... :-\
I wish I would've taken a photo before I started picking all of the packed crud out of here...
Here's just some of the initial bits from the oil filter... I can say that this little centrifugal invention did it's job really well.
New (to me) cylinders deglazed
What I found when I opened up my starter to inspect the brushes...