Subject: RE: Ambo/Eldo head compatibility

Author: Ian Adkins

Date: Mar 21, 2004, 8:34 AM

Post ID: 1716357029

-----Original Message-----
From: Karl Kologiski [mailto:kkolo-@earthlink.net]
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 10:59 AM
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: Re: Ambo/Eldo head compatibility


From what I have read the later ambo's (late 70-71) share the
same heads as
the eldo's. The early ambo's had the heads similar to the V700
with smaller
valves.


Skip & Jane Kologiski
Bird at The Wheel Vintage Motorcycle Stuff
http://home.earthlink.net/~kkologiski/bird.html
Central Florida Reps for the MGNOC (Moto Guzzi National Owners Club).
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Adkins" <ianad-@linkamerica.net>
To: "Loopframe" <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 9:16 AM
Subject: Ambo/Eldo head compatibility

Hey All,

Was wondering if I could bolt on my Eldo heads from my Police project

while

I repair the head from the Ambo?

Intake valve was indeed bent. Needed to hammer the thing out. From the

looks

of it the valve could have fused to the guide (since there was

some brass

tightly fixed to the valve stem) and that is what kept it

open...allowing

the piston to hit the valve and bend it. Not sure if this is the case
because the valve was closed when I pulled the head.

I'm still not sure which was first to go. The push rod bending

causing the

valve to bend (see previous email explaining my theory) or vice versa. A

bit

of a mystery. Possible there was a lack of flow of oil to the

top end too

but there was lots of oil up top when I initially pulled the rocker

covers.

Not sure whether to look for something else. At any rate I am happy in

some

ways because I think the damage could have been considerably worse.

Ciao...Ian