Right, what I'm suggesting as a possibility is swapping the good sleeves into the better cylinder casing. I did this on my CB650 engine.
CALfeRacer said:Bumping this thread instead of making a new one... taping everything up to go out for media blast and noticed this. It’s where the chain tensioner mounts. Should I just slather some JB weld in there or is this Toast?
I do have another set of cylinders, but the bores are gross and would need to be bored out for the bigger pistons (unlike this set of cylinders).
How hard was that? I assume throwing them in the oven to pop out sleeves and then freezing the good ones to put back in?irk miller said:Right, what I'm suggesting as a possibility is swapping the good sleeves into the better cylinder casing. I did this on my CB650 engine.
I’ve already blown up one engine going 70, and I’d like to avoid doing that againSONIC. said:Agreed. If that little chunk breaks off and lodges in the transmission at 70mph you'll really be wishing you had not put it back together that way lol
irk miller said:That was the first time I swapped sleeves. Every other time, I have sent them out to be bored. On the 360s, i take it as an excuse to do the GS piston 378 bore. It really is pretty quick and easy. I have kilns, so I put it in my kiln until the thermo couple read 350°F. The cylinder body was up on refractory bricks to where the 3 good cylinders were directly on top of the bricks and the bad cylinder was open underneath. A very light tap with a brass hammer and the bad sleeve slid right out. I had the good sleeve in the freezer just long enough to be ice cold to the touch, so not a crazy amount of time. Same deal. Heated the body up to 350° and dropped the cold sleeve right in. It took zero effort. Just slid in.