Replacing cylinders

[blueeagle]

Just wondering if anyone out there has fitted new cylinders to a GS 1000 (or similar) engine block. I have found new cylinders on the net so it must be a job you can do. I have a good block with damaged cylinders and a damaged block with good cylinders. I'd like to make a good one up out of what I've got. Any info would be appreciated.
Cheers, Blueeagle.

[SqDancerLynn1]

They can be replaced You would have to have a machine shop do it. It's an Interference fit

[rphillips]

I think you are calling the cylinders, what I call sleeves. Remove the "O" rings from the bottom of the sleeves. Put the cylinder block, with sleeves, up-side-down in an oven, set up on bricks, so there is room for all four sleeves to fall out. Turn the oven on Hi. when the alum. block expands, more & faster than the steel sleeves, the sleeves will fall out. The replacements will drop right in, while the block is still hot. Having the replacements in the frig, will let them go in quite loosely. be sure top of sleeves go all the way in, & are flush with top of cylinder block. Careful, not to burn your fingers.

[blueeagle]

Thanks for the help and the safety tip. I hope it's as easy as it sounds. Winter's fast approaching so the time is right.
Cheers Blueeagle.

[Guest]

The sleeves will have to be pressed down after the block cools down. Chances are very good that the bores will not be round when it cools off.

Jay