C5 Install

[brianinpa]

And the saga begins.

Yesterday was my projected start date but my scheduled 4 hours at the Orange/White DIY moving company turned into an all day event because a :sensored: :sensored: :sensored: :sensored: co-worker decided to not show up for work! :rant: It must be nice to be 20 and not care about others that you work with or commitments. :rant: There! I feel better now that I got that off of my chest!

So, rather than getting a start yesterday, today is the day. I got home from work, and mamma didn't feel like making dinner so we had to go find someplace to eat. That seems to be happening a lot as we get older. :smilie_happy:

So instead of getting started as soon as I got home from my "real" job, I was only able to get started after dinner, so no real progress other than running the engine one last time on that old tired ignition system to get the oil warmed up so it will drain easier, empty the fuel lines and carb, and heat the exhaust header studs so I wouldn't snap any off, and in that respect, tonight was a success. Oil is drained, headers are loose and the fuel system is empty. Thankfully none of the studs broke so I am over the first hurdle.

My starting points are:

Fuel economy - 35 mpg
(all in 5th gear)
35 mph = 2400 rpm
40 mph = 2600 rpm
60 mph = 4000 rpm
65 mph = 4400 rpm
70 mph = 4700 rpm
75 mph = 5000 rpm
80 mph = 5400 rpm
85 mph = 5600 rpm

This gives me something to compare it to when I am done (not that I am too concerned) :mrgreen:

 

[Omega Man]

opcorn:

~O~

 

[Steve83]

Good luck, and enjoy the project! We'll be watching...

 

[joedrum]

cool just go slow and think it through ... :clapping: :clapping: opcorn:

 

[mcgovern61]

Brian, if you still have the engine in the bike, take the plugs out and spin the starter for a few revs to get the oil out of the clutch. Can get another 2 - 3 pints of oil out and not have to wear it!

 

[dan filipi]

If you have any questions at all, ask.
Paul is just a phone call away also.

 

[wilcoy02]

You will love it.

 

[wilcoy02]

You will love it.

 

[brianinpa]

The engine removal is progressing along nicely. I just have the drive shaft and the mount bolts to go, but it is dinner time! I had to work last night, so no progress at all made yesterday but tomorrow is a day off from the real job so I have all morning to work on this. While pulling parts off, I started messing with the spark plug wires and I was thinking: "I need to be careful while taking these things off since they are so old... wait a dang minute! I don't care about these coils and wires so who cares if the wires get damaged, so out they came, the easy way! :builder:

In the process of working on removing the left horn and the bolts from the left side of the fan shroud, I found a black tar like substance but it is no longer sticky. After looking, it appears to have come from this:

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• brianinpa
• Apr 10, 2014

So, what is the silver thing in the middle of the picture?

 

[zman]

Silver thing is the ignitor, should be 2.

 

[brianinpa]

Well there are two stacked right next to each other. Now to look and see if I need new parts. Not sure why it would have been leaking other than it got HOT.

 

[zman]

brianinpa » Thu Apr 10, 2014 3:07 pm[/url]":1mh71tz7]
Well there are two stacked right next to each other. Now to look and see if I need new parts. Not sure why it would have been leaking other than it got HOT.

Yea..They get hot, You may be taking them out using the C5..I never looked at what you pull when you install the C5 but I would think those go too so you may not need them.

 

[Steve83]

The ignitors will not be used with the C5, so nothing to worry about.

 

[brianinpa]

Well that saves me from having to read through the installation instructions... Thanks Steve!

 

[wilcoy02]

You mean I can get rid of the ignitors? What else can be done away with??

 

[brianinpa]

One of my other hobbies is Vintage tools and several years ago, I box a box-lot of old tools at an auction. The only reason I bid on it was for a pair of snap ring pliers that was in the box. Tonight, that money became "money well spent." The cir-clip came off in about 5 seconds time. It took longer to get the boot out of the way than it did to get the ring off. So, if you ever see a pair like this, don't pass it up:

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• brianinpa
• Apr 10, 2014

And now the cleaning can begin because it is kind-of dirty!

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• brianinpa
• Apr 10, 2014

 

[zman]

brianinpa » Thu Apr 10, 2014 4:10 pm[/url]":2lsqev7d]
One of my other hobbies is Vintage tools and several years ago, I box a box-lot of old tools at an auction. The only reason I bid on it was for a pair of snap ring pliers that was in the box. Tonight, that money became "money well spent." The cir-clip came off in about 5 seconds time. It took longer to get the boot out of the way than it did to get the ring off. So, if you ever see a pair like this, don't pass it up:

IMG 20140410 185648 812

• brianinpa
• Apr 10, 2014

And now the cleaning can begin because it is kind-of dirty!

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• brianinpa
• Apr 10, 2014

Sweet tool..If I had ever seen one I would have bought it..I have a good collection of snap ring pliers, I need a pair of lock ring pliers for an upcoming transmission rebuild.

 

[joedrum]

wow looks naked now ... nice tool to work with ... :builder: :lust: :hihihi:

 

[brianinpa]

I just wish I had known where it was at when I did the forks, but it was in hibernation. :smilie_happy:

 

[Steve83]

Old school tool - cool!