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Pretty nice barn find!!!!!

Frank Z came by and we set the engine up on the bench. Has some damaged valve stem issues and needs the valve seat refreshed. Got those issues addressed and the new stem seals in and move on to the lowere end..clean pickup screen and degrease the bottom of the engine and frame. Pics to come soon.
 
Took the camera today and snapped some pics of the engine progress. Found some problems that will need addressed though. One of the rocker arms was setting off center on the intake valve and hammered that valve stem pretty nastily. The adjuster was toast too. The other intake valve showed signs of being hammered on quite a bit too. Let these pictures be a lesson that you gotta keep the valves adjusted!! It rattled like crazy when we first got it started and some adjustment did quiet it down considerably, but till i cracked the cover off I didnt know how badly things were inside. Bothe exhaust valves look like they are about as clean as one would expect for only 11,oo miles on an engine. Got the head degreased and scrubbed up a bit. Valve seats appear very good but I will be borrowing my buddy Randys cutters and refreshing them ever so slightly. Here the pics of the project as it stands now..



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Aint nothing that cant be fixed...gonna be 16 bucks for the cam chain link and adjusters ( the only way to get the cams out is to cut a link ). Dont ask me why they did it that way but the service manual say that you need to cut it. I have priced the 2 intake valves and that will be around 160.00..looks like it gonne be a while till the engine is redone but i am sgrounging up as many side jobs and anything else i can. FIRST THOUGH..Is to get these medical copays caught up and THEN finish the engine.
 
Saved the link ED...easily the best prices I think I will EVER find and on new parts at that. Now to get to saving some coin. Hope to have the work done and the frame simple greened for spring next year.
 
Heads and jugs sand blasted today. Cases degreased and paint stripped to bare metal and all is ready for fresh paint. Still need to order 2 valves and the valve stem seals.
 
my other bike

my other bike

so much fun!!
 

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Ole gam is gonna be down a while till this misaligned adjuster issue can be resolved..See OTHERS QUESTIONS thread about " Can Cast Rocker Arms Be Rebent ". AND I will need to find the change to buy the 2 new intake valves.
 
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I think I read in a post of yours that you're not too fond of Boulevard Suzuki,
but they also sell Yamaha parts if you didn't know. Just sayin.
 
My COMPUTER isnt letting me even access them for some reason. I too am not fond of a 3 week turn around time when I order something. They can keep their stuff. I was mostly using them as a parts fiche place anyways.
 
Took me just over 3 hrs to strip and poilsh the engine cases and the sprocket cover..Next step is to repaint the inlayed Yamaha lettering and the surrounding circles.



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Inlaid areas now repainted. Check out how out of allignment the letters are on the one cover..seems that the adjuster and valves arent the only things askew!!!




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Jeepster...its all I can do right now...had the materials and time which dont cost anything. So, what little i can get done i do.
 
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