peteGSX
Zuk's Rock!
Re: 1949? Ducati Cucciolo T2
Pulled the oil filler cap tonight and there was definitely oil inside, so got the sump plug off and drained it:
Cleaned up the oil filler cap and sump plug:
One of the guys over on the GSR pointed out the Cucciolo is actually a pull rod motor rather than a push rod, and I was able to see why for myself tonight after I cleaned around them:
And if you look close you can see they appear to have worn into the cooling fins either side:
I'm guessing there's some wear on the rod arms where they attach to the head, so might be some more sleeving required there.
I'm not sure how much further I'll be able to go at the moment until I source a tool to get the flywheel cover off.
It's a two prong tool like you use on an angle grinder but it has different spacing to the one I have here, so I'll have to work that one out yet.
Pulled the oil filler cap tonight and there was definitely oil inside, so got the sump plug off and drained it:
Cleaned up the oil filler cap and sump plug:
One of the guys over on the GSR pointed out the Cucciolo is actually a pull rod motor rather than a push rod, and I was able to see why for myself tonight after I cleaned around them:
And if you look close you can see they appear to have worn into the cooling fins either side:
I'm guessing there's some wear on the rod arms where they attach to the head, so might be some more sleeving required there.
I'm not sure how much further I'll be able to go at the moment until I source a tool to get the flywheel cover off.
It's a two prong tool like you use on an angle grinder but it has different spacing to the one I have here, so I'll have to work that one out yet.