Sunday, April 22, 2012
Valves and airbox
The old oil was run out of the cold engine so as not to move debris around and left to dribble whilst working elsewhere, filter out and washed too:
Valve clearances were checked and found to be 0.1mm on inlet and up to 0.15 on exhaust. I'd rather the exhaust were loose than tight so they were left alone. Whilst in the head cover I popped a dribble of oil onto the rockers to lubricate as the engine hasn't been run in ages. This was worked in with a few turns of the crank as the tappets were checked.
A new air filter. Easy to write but it took ages. I'll bet they built the bikes around the filter housing at the factory. Is it possible to do this job without disturbing the carbs?
A few litres of fresh 10W40 was run in and the level needs to be checked before starting the engine. It is only fine adjustment so it won't be a disaster if I forget!
Valve clearances were checked and found to be 0.1mm on inlet and up to 0.15 on exhaust. I'd rather the exhaust were loose than tight so they were left alone. Whilst in the head cover I popped a dribble of oil onto the rockers to lubricate as the engine hasn't been run in ages. This was worked in with a few turns of the crank as the tappets were checked.
A new air filter. Easy to write but it took ages. I'll bet they built the bikes around the filter housing at the factory. Is it possible to do this job without disturbing the carbs?
A few litres of fresh 10W40 was run in and the level needs to be checked before starting the engine. It is only fine adjustment so it won't be a disaster if I forget!
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