Subject: RE: New Guzzi Eldo owner
Author: oger wells
Date: Apr 4, 2005, 3:49 PM
Post ID: 1718647687
"...you can lap them yourself for cheap"
Excuse me be what is lap and how do i do it? The valves look intact but
i have not removed them yet so i dont know if the seats are bad. Lots
of carbon build up which make me think this is why the bike was taken
off the road a long time ago. I dont see any peeling of the cylinders.
They look good me. I would like to have a guzzi expert take a look at
them and the pistons, cam, etc. for they seem good and i dont have a
micrometer and i am new to the guzzis.
Thanks for the advice
Eric
brian c wrote:
Since the motor is apart, definitely check the cylinder walls- if they are scored badly/ peeling ,etc, you will need to replace them and I suggest the Gilardoni sets from MG-Cycle- with pistons and rings too- more economical than sleeving. I use a small plastic bristle brush and engine degraser to get the carbon deposits off- if there are no chunks missing from the valves and the seats look good you can lap them yourself for cheap- I would get the carb rebuild kits. Make sure the cylinder heads have good threads for the exhaust headers. Put some inline fuel filters on when you replace your fuel lines. Check the u-joint condition and the rear wheel splines if you are splitting the engine/tranny you can check the clutch, starter ring gear etc. |