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[naitram]

sorry to hear about the set back on the project

[Twolanerider]

Found it! 

Got the pedal Pete.  Thanks again.  Really appreciate it. 

Going to go out in the shop this afternoon and see if the pedal has magical powers.  Wrap it in a horse hair shirt, do a naked dance around the Road King, cast runes and wave the pedal over the bike while doing a compression restoration chant.

Should work ?

[mjb765]

Got the pedal Pete.  Thanks again.  Really appreciate it. 

Going to go out in the shop this afternoon and see if the pedal has magical powers.  Wrap it in a horse hair shirt, do a naked dance around the Road King, cast runes and wave the pedal over the bike while doing a compression restoration chant.

Should work ?

Couldn't hurt....

[Twolanerider]

Couldn't hurt....

No kidding.  The little bitch has compression now.  Huh, go figger ?

Ok, I doubt it was the naked dance with the new brake pedal.  But I'm not saying it wasn't....  Here's what's up so far.

Maybe it's not so bad after all.  Was taking the afternoon to mess with the bike.  After lunch pulled the tank, rocker box and rockers.  Hadn't screwed up the pushrods.  They were where they belonged.  Compression check again showed about 25 in that hole.

Hooked up the leak down tester and it held about 90 PSI in the hole real well.  Intake and exhaust sounds were good and could hear just a little bit by the rings.  Nothing frightening though.  Did another compression test and got 125.

Story given to me was that the engine had been sitting since 2006 or 2007.  Must have a sticky valve?  Just hit the valve stems with a heavy spray of aerosol cleaner and letting them set for a bit.  Will then put the rocker assemblies back on and watch the valves work when spun by the starter.  Then try another compression check.  

Maybe it's no so bad.  Keeping the finger crossed.

[naitram]

sounds like some good news

[Twolanerider]

sounds like some good news

Hope so Neal.  Just walked back to the desk in the shop after working it through a bit more.  Lower box and rocker assembly back on after the valve stems had been soaked 30-45 minutes.  With the rockers working front hole now has 160 pounds compression. 

Rechecked back hole since had only taken a quick glance at the gauge when checking before.  Back hole consistently showing close enough to 160 as to make no difference.  So they now appear to be a nice even pair of holes.

Will finish getting it back to the point of trying to run it again.  It still may not.  But at least I feel better now that if it doesn't run it's a sensor or other problem to track down outside the engine.

[mjb765]

Hope so Neal.  Just walked back to the desk in the shop after working it through a bit more.  Lower box and rocker assembly back on after the valve stems had been soaked 30-45 minutes.  With the rockers working front hole now has 160 pounds compression. 

Rechecked back hole since had only taken a quick glance at the gauge when checking before.  Back hole consistently showing close enough to 160 as to make no difference.  So they now appear to be a nice even pair of holes.

Will finish getting it back to the point of trying to run it again.  It still may not.  But at least I feel better now that if it doesn't run it's a sensor or other problem to track down outside the engine.

Sounds like good news......and--not that I needed to know-----but I guess it's good that you have a nice even pair of holes

[Twolanerider]

? 

Well.....   (gulp).....

[Twolanerider]

Well chit.  Now have to make a run to the bike shop.  Came back to it after taking a celebratory beer break and started to button things up on/around the tank.  Yanked a wire out of the four pin terminal housing to the gas gauge.  No spares here. 

I don't care.

The bitch runs !!

[Fired00d]

? 

Well.....   (gulp).....

Hot damn!!! Can't beat that for your 40,000 post. You probably need to change some undergarments I detected a little hint of excitement when the bike fired up.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[mjb765]

Congratulations!!!   IT RUNS!!!!


Now...does it move

[SneakyPete]

The bitch runs !!

I say it took a kick in the azz by SEEG brake pedal to get a SERK to run!  Your welcome! :-)

[spydglide]

Aw Man, that scooter just had to mess with you a bit, didn't it?  They all have their own traits (and I think you've got a real Bitch with this one). Glad you got her running and it was nothing that some yankee know-how couldn't make short work of......  har.  spyder

[Twolanerider]

Hot damn!!! Can't beat that for your 40,000 post. You probably need to change some undergarments I detected a little hint of excitement when the bike fired up.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

Hadn't noticed the post.  But guess it's fitting that the memento of the first start up should have something like that going on. 

She runs !




Bike shop didn't have the terminals and connector that was needed after all.  Not sure I've got the right die to make those crimps anyway.  That's itty bitty.  Screw it.  Going to put a Deutsch connector on it.  Better plug anyway and I can button it up tonight.  Little bigger plug but I'll get it hidden well enough. 

Vroom vroom.

[Twolanerider]

Congratulations!!!   IT RUNS!!!!


Now...does it move

Not yet.   But soon MJ.  Nothing there that worries me though.  Will spend a bit more time with it this evening.  Want to run the engine through a couple of heat cycles and get the original (cheap crap start up) oil (I was using only to flush the motor) out of it.  With Pete's brake pedal showing up today that was the last of parts I think it needed to. 

Few hours of tidying things up, finishing some small details and making a good solid front to back pass of fasteners to make sure everything is tight and it's ready for a maiden voyage.  Would have to blow off several things I need to get done tomorrow to ride it tomorrow.  So, surely, that won't happen.....