Recent content by chrisbags

Thanks lads - I'm off to amazon to score a clamp! Will report.

Hey ek It turned then seized. I pulled the starter and it turned, I cleaned up the armature for good measure. Y'all right me how to rebuild a starter a couple years ago so it was easy to see the connections are good but there was carbon on the armature which I carefully removed with a pencil...

Thanks guys, I agree Joe it doesn't sound good to me either. I'll grab a pic of what you can see through the starter port where the motor meets the gear. It moves but it's just strange, admittedly im not a mechanic so may not be best one to judge. This just feels shady to me.

Wing Nuts! Don't ask me how but I have outdone even myself this time: I pray the gods of gold wings might save me from myself yet again. I went to start max to begin my flush/fill and oil change ritual and the starter seized~ I did the usual rituals of tapping the starter with a block of wood...

GOOD IDEA!

Thanks guys - I forgot one other thing, disconnect the plug leads. that would be a good idea. Should I remove the plugs? I was thinking take them out but then leave them in their homes loose to keep debris from falling in but allow any backpressure out.

OK stupid question guys. I have been studying the actual process of the timing belt changes and Dan's awesome video on head gasket change - but in terms of tear down here's what I see - please tell me what I am missing: - Remove crash bars - 1. Open timing cap/Stator cap - in my case I'll use...

I'm pickin up what you're puttin down Joe - 10-4. Don't go ruining a perfectly good set of bolt holes. I'll find something less important to practice on. Thanks Joe!

Thanks boys! I should have thought about the rear wheel but that's why I ask! Tap and dies, check! Harbor freight here I come.

OK fellas - I have new timing belts, timing belt cover gaskets, an entire upper end vesrah gasket kit, a can of copper coat, a good torque wrench, new oil & filter, distilled water to flush the radiator and new coolant to refill it with when I'm done...oh, and a chicken in case I need to make...

Gotcha. Leave water pump because it's OK, do both heads at once. Is it too tricky to try to mill the heads yourself to try it first time? Videos make it understandable, it's the touch I'm concerned about. Tanks guys!

Thanks guys, I talked to a wingnut friend of mine here in Delaware and he suggested that I consider doing a new water pump and timing belts at the same time - makes sense to me as i really don't want to have to tear this thing down again anytime soon - question is this - should I consider doing...

Thanks slab I'm spending some quality time on YouTube tonight, have to go to DC tomorrow night so it may be a few days but I will be asking for help guaranteed!

No worries I'll figure it out! Seems like I have a bunch of stuff to do before I even get to the main event - that is where I'm gonna focus first because I'm not kidding when I say I have never seen inside the motor except if you count looking through the oil window and down into the top of the...

Watching this right now, it's awesome Dan - got one for taking the head off and the thing apart too? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoTwRfyWylE