Fired up the old girl, no leak from the base gasket and no hammering of pistons against the incorrect head gasket. I'll never use jobber parts again for significant parts of an engine rebuild. Honda OEM gaskets and o-rings are obviously more expensive, but a no-brainer in the grand scheme of things. Lesson learnt there.
There's a bit of noise however still, sounds like something labouring, I pulled the valve cover and checked valve clearances - a lot of them are quite a bit looser now that the engine has cycled than they were when I rebuilt the engine. I'll try and get a vid uploaded. Can valve clearances create engine noise? I'll also check the three starter clutch bolts to see if they've loosened. I know I tightened them during the rebuild but anything's possible.
There's a bit of noise however still, sounds like something labouring, I pulled the valve cover and checked valve clearances - a lot of them are quite a bit looser now that the engine has cycled than they were when I rebuilt the engine. I'll try and get a vid uploaded. Can valve clearances create engine noise? I'll also check the three starter clutch bolts to see if they've loosened. I know I tightened them during the rebuild but anything's possible.
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