Subject: Re: Piston Problem
Author: mike skaggs
Date: Aug 30, 2000, 8:20 AM
Post ID: 1702166163
I "believe" the spigot part of the cylinder will not fit into the Eldo
case....there is also the balance issue....
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: Brendan Swords <bmsw-@cs.com>
To: <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2000 7:36 AM
Subject: Piston Problem
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| great, with one exception: a loud "tapping/banging" noise from the right cylinder above 3000 rpm. I thought it was a valve train issue, so I |
| the rocker arms, which were a little wobbly feeling, and put new bushings |
| them. That didn't help much, so now my belief is that it is piston slap. A couple of people confirmed my opinion - and the fact that the noise diminishes when under load, either accelerating or decelerating, seems to bear this out. In any event, I'm prepared to replace the cylinders and pistons. I've located a lightly used set (on ebay) that are billed as |
| @ 88 mm bore. My question is - will I need to do anything significant to |
| heads or carburetors to accomodate the increased displacement, or should |
| just be a case of installing the new cylinders/pistons and making mixture/idle adjustments? Anything I should watch out for in the disassembly/assembly process or is it staightforward? Informed advice would be greatly appreciated. Regards, Brendan Swords Wilton, CT '73 ElDorado '77 BMW R100S ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want.http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics |
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