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No not the band. I was given a 78 1000C roller with an engine in the frame about 10 years ago. There were no spark plugs in the engine when i got it and i didnt put any in. Figured i would use it for spare covers or whatever may be salvageable. Buddy wants the frame so i decided to strip it down and store parts yesterday. Thought the crank and trans would surely be rusted solid.
I wasnt surprised when i took off the head to find the thick rust in the cylinders and valves. But surprisingly the lower end and crank were just full of grey sludge.. nothing rusted at all!! So seeing that i changed plans. Now at some point itll be rebuilt with a big bore kit. Cams and shim buckets also look like new. I soaked cylinders with PB Blaster and heated the holes with a propane torch till the oil boiled and no movement. Even tried a little muriatic acid soak to see if it would eat the rust enough to free pistons but all it did was turn piston tops black. The cylinders looked like the valves. The picture shows them after wire wheeling and scraping with a knife.
Thought I'd share some pics. Mind you i know i got luckier than all get out to find the inside so nice. My plan is to set the case on some wood blocks with the crank dangling down and just hammer the pistons out the bottom. Dont care about the pistons as they will be replaced. I just need to get the cylinders off.
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I wasnt surprised when i took off the head to find the thick rust in the cylinders and valves. But surprisingly the lower end and crank were just full of grey sludge.. nothing rusted at all!! So seeing that i changed plans. Now at some point itll be rebuilt with a big bore kit. Cams and shim buckets also look like new. I soaked cylinders with PB Blaster and heated the holes with a propane torch till the oil boiled and no movement. Even tried a little muriatic acid soak to see if it would eat the rust enough to free pistons but all it did was turn piston tops black. The cylinders looked like the valves. The picture shows them after wire wheeling and scraping with a knife.
Thought I'd share some pics. Mind you i know i got luckier than all get out to find the inside so nice. My plan is to set the case on some wood blocks with the crank dangling down and just hammer the pistons out the bottom. Dont care about the pistons as they will be replaced. I just need to get the cylinders off.
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