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Post by gugne on Aug 25, 2023 10:28:18 GMT
what kind of gasket did you use,an any sealant .H BGM pro silicone green gasket and some grease. I never use sealant only ever grease and it's always been fine. Used the BGM stuff before and never had a problem. I seem to remember you saying that the mono polini are difficult to seal but I thought you meant the head not the cylinder. If it's going to be a shitter I'll change it for something else similar. Got anything good used to sell in your parts bin?
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Post by henri on Aug 26, 2023 10:40:24 GMT
its the old style polini heads that can be tending to warp an blow ,the cylinders are usually good at the base . i'm not a fan of the silicon gaskets ,they are easy to catch an crack .1st thing i'd do is pull the barrel an replace with a normal paper gasket ,an to be safe a smear of 3bond or wellseal.H
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Post by gugne on Aug 29, 2023 8:24:47 GMT
Panic over. Found the leak. It was one the top engine bolt near the cylinder. No washer. Bit of sealant and a washer and it was good to go. Carb, stator, fly and exhaust fitted then filled with oil... nearly forgot! Wired up for a start- Black and red to blue on cdi Blue to earth and earth from cdi to engine case. But NO BLOODY SPARK! Checked the 2 wires with a meter and they are good. I had to use the old plug cap and a new plug I found in the garage because I took all of my plugs to Italy and can you believe that with all the spare part shit in my garage there wasn't one of either hanging about. I've ordered new of both so I'll fit them and see what happens then move onto the next step. If this fails I've either wired it wrong or the stator is not providing power. I have a multimeter but have no clue how to use it apart from how to make a circuit. I guess I should attach it to the black/red from the stator and put the other to earth then spin the stator and it should give a reading but what do i turn the dial to? V, A, Ohm? Help! I wish I'd just gone with a VMC stator and sold this piece of shit.
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Post by gugne on Sept 1, 2023 18:33:25 GMT
HA! New plug and cap and i have a big fat spark. So far so good. Ill be trying to start it on sunday so update on Monday.
Just checked my first photo of this project and its been exactly a year. I think i need to work less.
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Post by gugne on Sept 3, 2023 11:47:43 GMT
It lives! Thanks for your help H!
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Post by henri on Sept 5, 2023 15:49:33 GMT
right it runs , time it up ,an fit in chassis ,an do not change a fucking thing on the ignition side . an we can suss rest of electrics then . H
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Post by gugne on Sept 6, 2023 9:14:05 GMT
right it runs , time it up ,an fit in chassis ,an do not change a fucking thing on the ignition side . an we can suss rest of electrics then . H Ha! No problem chief! That's my job for Sunday morning sorted then.
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Post by gugne on Sept 11, 2023 8:44:47 GMT
What I didn't reveal last time was that I'd forgotten to tighten the fly nut and shortly after I finished the video I started the engine again and it sheared the woodruff key. New one arrived Saturday, fitted it and added some threadlock to the shaft and tightened it up with a dugga-dugga. Started second kick and runs beautifully. So yesterday it was on with tidying things up. Wires from cdi were wrapped with loom tape, fitted engine cowl and fly guard also the bell mouth for the carb. Tightened the rear hub with a dugga dugga and fitted the new split pin. Next week it'll be wheel on, exhaust on and fit it in the frame. Then the wiring shit can start. Can't wait! Oh yes, I also fitted a soft close gas spring to the stand. Cool as! No photos sorry. I'll post a vid when it's up on 2 wheels.
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Post by gugne on Sept 18, 2023 9:06:32 GMT
Wheel and pipe on Engine in Front brake connected and front wheel on Toolbox door fitted Getting there!!!
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Post by gugne on Sept 25, 2023 9:22:01 GMT
Had a 3 tons of logs delivered yesterday so I was too knackered to do any work on the scooter. While waiting for the delivery I had a look underneath at the cables. Seems the outers are about 3cm too long. That said they are stretched arrow straight in the frame so hopefully I can push them back in slightly and create a nice smooth arc instead of the bugger of a job that would involve removing the inners and cutting the outers. Still can't understand how this happened- they were SIP performance cables and were specifically for the PV. Had them before and they were perfect. Anyway I suppose I'll put in the arc and see how smooth they run. Next bit of shit will the the throttle cable. The SIP cable has a barrel on the throttle end and a pip on the carb end, It also appears that the inner wont be long enough to reach inside the carb and the pip means that cutting off the outer won't work as it won't slide off over the pip.
The cable that came with the carb has a pip on the carb end and nothing on the throttle end so it looks like I'll be removing the current inner and hoping the cable that came with the carb slides back up the inner without too much of a problem. I'm also expecting a pig to fly around my garage at the same time.
WTF is it with this build? Stuff that has always gone easily turns into a shitter of a job.
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Post by gugne on Oct 9, 2023 9:03:29 GMT
Well that's f**ked it. Cables attached. Take it off the lift. Press the rear brake ... and it jams. Managed to get it back up but it's still a quarter of the way down so I can't get it out of the frame. So shit to it. I give up. It's going to Dai (if he'll take it on) to finish everything.
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Post by tren on Oct 10, 2023 10:13:59 GMT
You can't give up now your nearly finished.. Leave it alone for a couple of days then get back to it...
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Post by gugne on Oct 10, 2023 10:58:06 GMT
You can't give up now your nearly finished.. Leave it alone for a couple of days then get back to it... I know what you're saying but look back through the thread and see how many times this bastard has gone awkward, on the simplest of things. I've done six or seven ground up rebuilds, some from a box of rusty bits, and this one has been the biggest pain in the arse, especially considering I stripped it down and I was only basically changing the colour and doing a light engine rebuild. I've always enjoyed doing rebuilds but this one has made me dread going into the garage on a Sunday morning: WTF is going to go wrong this time? So, I've had a think for a few days and ..... it's still going to visit Dai!
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Post by tren on Oct 11, 2023 8:12:40 GMT
Fair nuff..looks really nice love the colour
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Post by henri on Oct 11, 2023 8:31:18 GMT
we all have ones that fight us , throw it on the naughty step for a bit ,then have another go . at least try an get some heat onto pedal pivot an see if ya can free it up to yank up an remove the pedal . if not just cut the bugger up til it can be removed ,new ones are only about £20 anyway .H
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Post by gugne on Oct 11, 2023 8:55:38 GMT
we all have ones that fight us , throw it on the naughty step for a bit ,then have another go . at least try an get some heat onto pedal pivot an see if ya can free it up to yank up an remove the pedal . if not just cut the bugger up til it can be removed ,new ones are only about £20 anyway .H I know what you mean H but this one has pushed me too far. It's been going on for 14 months now due to my limited free time (2 hours on a Sunday morning) and I'm starting to hate working on it. Instead of me thinking ah "I'll do these couple of things on it this morning", it's becoming "what the fvck will go wrong today?". I don't want to get so pissed off I never do another so it has to go to Dai. As regards the pedal it seems like it's not jammed through distortion as I fully refurbed it, but its as if something has popped off and is jamming it and stopping it returning fully. Dai can cut it off if he wants- at least he won't end up damaging the body like you know is bound to happen if I do it. Anyway it's not as if I haven't done the lions share of the build anyway- there's just this problem to fix, the cables to adjust, loom to connect and seat and light to mount. I'll post it up when I get it back.
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Post by henri on Oct 11, 2023 9:53:19 GMT
i guess dai is closer to you , but if he cant fit it in ,i could in november/december time .H
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Post by gugne on Oct 11, 2023 10:30:42 GMT
i guess dai is closer to you , but if he cant fit it in ,i could in november/december time .H Much appreciated H. He's only 40 mins from me. Spoken to him and he's having it in next week. Told him he can give it back when it's finished as I know he's busy and his wife is still on the mend. No rush, I can tidy my garage in the meantime.
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Post by henri on Oct 12, 2023 6:05:24 GMT
think ive a idea whats jammed from your description . when you put the cable on pedal did you use the type of cable with just a eye on the end ,thats held by a pin . as pin needs a split pin in it to stop it moving over an catching on brake block , as if it does move it will stop pedal returning .at just about the position you describe . if you take out the bolts you might be able to wiggle pedal forward enough a screwdriver will be able to push it back in . an then remove pedal block an sort the split pin so it dont happen again . H
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Post by gugne on Oct 12, 2023 9:40:03 GMT
think ive a idea whats jammed from your description . when you put the cable on pedal did you use the type of cable with just a eye on the end ,thats held by a pin . as pin needs a split pin in it to stop it moving over an catching on brake block , as if it does move it will stop pedal returning .at just about the position you describe . if you take out the bolts you might be able to wiggle pedal forward enough a screwdriver will be able to push it back in . an then remove pedal block an sort the split pin so it dont happen again . H Just checked the photos and the split pin is in there. Told you this ones a bastard. Thanks for having a think anyway.
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