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- Thu Feb 28, 2019 12:15 pm
- Forum: Custom Projects/Restoration
- Topic: Where to start - putting it back on the road
- Replies: 208
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- Thu Feb 28, 2019 10:33 am
- Forum: Custom Projects/Restoration
- Topic: Where to start - putting it back on the road
- Replies: 208
- Views: 40735
Re: Where to start - putting it back on the road
Today I managed to get my hands on another compression tester.
And.....
100psi all round, not perfect but acceptable I believe?
Now, to crack on with the leak down test.
Cheers,
Paul.
And.....
100psi all round, not perfect but acceptable I believe?
Now, to crack on with the leak down test.
Cheers,
Paul.
- Sat Feb 02, 2019 6:32 pm
- Forum: Custom Projects/Restoration
- Topic: Where to start - putting it back on the road
- Replies: 208
- Views: 40735
Re: Where to start - putting it back on the road
There's a leakdown tester amongst this lot somewhere...... https://i.postimg.cc/T19yXFWY/20190202-130137.jpg There it is...... https://i.postimg.cc/Bbs8k4bV/20190202-135516.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/jdxwhxGW/20190202-135522.jpg Obviously the 10 bar gauge range was a deliberate mistake! I only put 0.5...
- Sat Feb 02, 2019 2:16 pm
- Forum: Custom Projects/Restoration
- Topic: Where to start - putting it back on the road
- Replies: 208
- Views: 40735
Re: Where to start - putting it back on the road
Can you give us a pic of the tester you are using now? https://i.postimg.cc/N03281cY/20190202-141119.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/nVY97jwb/20190202-141141.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/RZbHFkpW/20190202-141149.jpg I re ran comperssion on all 4 cylinders using my drill on the flywheel nut and got 45 psi on t...
- Fri Feb 01, 2019 9:09 pm
- Forum: Forum Alerts
- Topic: Show your support!
- Replies: 66
- Views: 44678
Re: Show your support!
Pennies sent.
On the receiving end of help.
Again.
Thank you for the site.
Again.
Paul.
On the receiving end of help.
Again.
Thank you for the site.
Again.
Paul.
- Fri Feb 01, 2019 7:40 pm
- Forum: Custom Projects/Restoration
- Topic: Where to start - putting it back on the road
- Replies: 208
- Views: 40735
Re: Where to start - putting it back on the road
I hope so, although they weren't the cheapest.sounds like cheap faulty testers?
Sorry, what would that indicate? Worn rings/bores?You can try putting oil in each cylinder and testing again. If the numbers rise you have found your problem.
Thank you,
Paul
- Fri Feb 01, 2019 3:20 pm
- Forum: Custom Projects/Restoration
- Topic: Where to start - putting it back on the road
- Replies: 208
- Views: 40735
Re: Where to start - putting it back on the road
Well today I did another compression test... Both left hand cylinders showed 45psi again, as all cylinders did before I took the top end off. And then the tester failed, so I took it back to the shop and it was replaced. I suspected that the tester was faulty and giving a low reading, so having a re...
- Thu Jan 31, 2019 7:41 pm
- Forum: Custom Projects/Restoration
- Topic: Where to start - putting it back on the road
- Replies: 208
- Views: 40735
Re: Where to start - putting it back on the road
Some advice, if I may. You may, I'll always take advice...... I was wondering about a comp test on the bench but figured it was going to be too difficult to get the motor sat sturdily enough. Maybe my drill on the flywheel nut will have enough power to turn the motor with the plugs removed? I measu...
- Thu Jan 31, 2019 6:03 pm
- Forum: Custom Projects/Restoration
- Topic: Where to start - putting it back on the road
- Replies: 208
- Views: 40735
- Thu Jan 31, 2019 2:15 pm
- Forum: Custom Projects/Restoration
- Topic: Where to start - putting it back on the road
- Replies: 208
- Views: 40735
Re: Where to start - putting it back on the road
Ready to go back in.
Again.
Again.
- Thu Jan 31, 2019 4:41 am
- Forum: Custom Projects/Restoration
- Topic: Where to start - putting it back on the road
- Replies: 208
- Views: 40735
Re: Where to start - putting it back on the road
That was my understanding too, thanks for clarifying.
- Wed Jan 30, 2019 7:02 pm
- Forum: Custom Projects/Restoration
- Topic: Where to start - putting it back on the road
- Replies: 208
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Re: Where to start - putting it back on the road
Well, today I got back in the garage and measured everything on the top end. Then I measured it again. Everything is well within tolerance. So I've made a start putting it back together. Again. I read somewhere that crankcase seals can affect compression. I'm struggling to see how that might be so, ...
- Mon Jan 14, 2019 4:51 pm
- Forum: Engines
- Topic: Squish setting
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1204
Re: Squish setting
Dave,
The manual says you should get 128 psi.
Working towards that with my own bike.
Cheers,
Paul
The manual says you should get 128 psi.
Working towards that with my own bike.
Cheers,
Paul
- Fri Dec 28, 2018 9:23 am
- Forum: Electrical & Wiring
- Topic: Ignition coils
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2410
Re: Ignition coils
Phildu, Thanks for that, I don't have any way to test the cdi on another bike unfortunately. I do have another cdi, but I can't remember why I changed it. As silverstrom says, at the minute I have the top end off due to very low compression. Maybe I'll look into my "old" cdi and see what w...
- Sat Dec 22, 2018 7:27 pm
- Forum: Custom Projects/Restoration
- Topic: Where to start - putting it back on the road
- Replies: 208
- Views: 40735
Re: Where to start - putting it back on the road
Yes, I'm using the workshop manual. In the engine build section there's no reference to an expansion ring, or any differences between the rings. But I did find a better description in the appendix. So I'm confident that the rings were installed correctly. They've never been upside down! I was kind o...