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Hi All,
I've just finished rebuilding the cylinder heads on my 1984 V65. I have upgraded to the later single-spring valve arrangement and hope to put the engine back together tomorrow. Three out of 4 valves were leaking so new valves have been lapped in, the cylinders have been deglazed and...
I need to take another look at my barrels, but yours seem to show considerably more honing marks than mine do. I'll take some pictures for your amusement - will make you feel better about your seized rings!
I've been religiously changing the oil and filter every 1800 miles, as per the handbook's recommendation!
I was actually contemplating changing the rings, and having checked the pictures I took of the compression gauge, I see I was wrong and misread it - I have 115 and 110 psi. So new rings and...
Thnk
Thanks for the feedback - most appreciated!
You say lapping - no need for cutting the seats?
I was able to polish out the worst of the scuffing on one of the pistons, with less than 15 seconds with a Scotchbrite and some lubricant.
I did measure LHS wrist pin and got a very even 19.998...
1984 V65 SP 15k miles shown on odometer...
So in preparation for upgrading the heads on my bike, to a single valve spring system, I pulled the heads, cylinders and pistons yesterday.
I've posted pictures of both pistons which do show some ugly wear on the upper and lower (axis of thrust?)...
I now have all of the parts need to change out my valve springs to the later, small block single spring set up.
Before I do this, I want to check the compressions, but have read a few comments on other forums that suggested the engine should be run for several minutes before connecting the...
1984 V65 SP
I seem to have finally developed the legendary Italian electrical issues on my bike.
Problem started off as an intermittent one but is now permanent. When I turn on the ignition switch, prior to hitting the start button, I don't get any warning lights on the dash - Oil Pressure...
Wow - that is very interesting and very thorough! Maybe the answer is a V65 inner with a Breva outer?
I ordered as set of 4 Nevada (single spring set up & same part number as Breva) so I will measure the free length and see how it compares.
I'm curious to measure the valve lengths when I pull...
Looking for some guidance on the dreaded (potential) stretched valve issue on my V65...
My cylinder head gaskets have been weeping quite a lot of oil so it's time to replace them. Given the possibility of the dreaded "valve stretch" that can result in dropped valve heads and the subsequent...
Hi All,
It's a job I've been putting off as I've read it can be a tricky one with these oil-pneumatic forks. Does anyone here have a procedure for draining the fork oil, and refilling and the correct amount to put in? I don't want to have to pull them apart, but as far as I can tell it's been a...
Interesting suggestion. I couldn't remember if there were even sealing washers on the sump bolts, so I looked at the Parts book and it doesn't show them on the sump bolts. May be a sensible upgrade if I can find some that fit.