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Yes that's right, it's done! It's been a hell of a day, I can tell you that for sure. I'm so glad it's over and I hope I'll never have to do it again on this bike.
While wrenching on the bike I experienced almost everything that could go wrong. Here is a quick list.
1. My helper got away before I had the chance to ask him for help. I did everything alone.
2. As you can guess, piston rings got out of the cylinder.
3. I forgot to put back a dowel while reassembling the head.
4. Cam chain went off the sprocket in the engine (which I noticed when I was trying to time the engine.
5. Had a hard time figuring out how the tensioner was working.
6. Found the bike on his side when I came back after having a glass of water. Oil spilled everywhere.
7. Got burnt by sun.
8. Got burnt by my girlfriend flat hair iron while looking for sun block cream.
9. Spent a whole day (from 9 to 6) on a job that I thought would take about 3-4 hours.
On the positive side
1. The base gasket have been changed.
2. I learned a lot from my mistakes.
3. I have now a better understanding of my bike.
4. The bike started of the first time after the rebuilt.
5. Engine seems to run smoother???
6. First test ride went really well.
I also discovered that the black material I once found in the oil while doing an oil change was the old base gasket that was slowly disintegrating itself in the engine.
Lastly, I want to thank B-dub for making a really good tutorial that was really helpful through the entire process.
And if that can be of some help for someone who's planing on doing the job by himself alone like I did, may I suggest that he didn't try to keep the timing by using a zip tie on the sprocket/chain. Handling it alone is a really pain in the arse and gave me bad results. Retiming the engine is really easy compared to that.
Have a good day and don't hesitate to change your base gasket by yourself if you need to. You'll be really proud of you at the end of the day ;-)
While wrenching on the bike I experienced almost everything that could go wrong. Here is a quick list.
1. My helper got away before I had the chance to ask him for help. I did everything alone.
2. As you can guess, piston rings got out of the cylinder.
3. I forgot to put back a dowel while reassembling the head.
4. Cam chain went off the sprocket in the engine (which I noticed when I was trying to time the engine.
5. Had a hard time figuring out how the tensioner was working.
6. Found the bike on his side when I came back after having a glass of water. Oil spilled everywhere.
7. Got burnt by sun.
8. Got burnt by my girlfriend flat hair iron while looking for sun block cream.
9. Spent a whole day (from 9 to 6) on a job that I thought would take about 3-4 hours.
On the positive side
1. The base gasket have been changed.
2. I learned a lot from my mistakes.
3. I have now a better understanding of my bike.
4. The bike started of the first time after the rebuilt.
5. Engine seems to run smoother???
6. First test ride went really well.
I also discovered that the black material I once found in the oil while doing an oil change was the old base gasket that was slowly disintegrating itself in the engine.
Lastly, I want to thank B-dub for making a really good tutorial that was really helpful through the entire process.
And if that can be of some help for someone who's planing on doing the job by himself alone like I did, may I suggest that he didn't try to keep the timing by using a zip tie on the sprocket/chain. Handling it alone is a really pain in the arse and gave me bad results. Retiming the engine is really easy compared to that.
Have a good day and don't hesitate to change your base gasket by yourself if you need to. You'll be really proud of you at the end of the day ;-)
but only with help
