Number 9 - What was and what shall be

Post by **CMSMJ1** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 10:40 pm

Aye, good to be getting on it.

@ Jim - Aye, not my Husky though - it is a mate's - 350 2T beast. Too cool.

I'll be fitting that motor tomorrow all being well - should be rolling maybe by the weekend, no Cosford I'm sorry to say.

@ Ricky - that is my arse warmer....

Post by **CMSMJ1** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 4:55 pm

Motor is in the frame..just about. should get it running soon...

Post by **Drunkn Munky** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 5:00 pm

Whoop Whoop No.9 lives again!

Post by **ibby4585** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 5:02 pm

Well done mark. Cracking read this Thread, proper NC ownership.

Post by **CMSMJ1** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 8:19 am

Well...the motor, which was a cheap old lump, is not healthy.

I removed the plugs to drop a touch of oil in the tops to turn it over by hand. No1 plugs came out, stinking and rank. Such a nasty smell....

I dropped a touch of oil in the tops, whipped off the timing cover and got to turn it over.

It was a touch stiff for half a turn, but came free and then at nearly a full turn there was a feeling in the breaker bar - a bit of a clunk.

Turned it some more...and it was freeing up nicely but same point in the revolution - clunk. So...I think it is fucked,

Any ideas? with it being bang on each 360 degrees I suspect that No1 is fecked.

Anyways - I now have 4 engines on my bench.
1> ex race engine, No1 piston buggered and head ruined - am fairly happy the bottom end is good
2> no9 original engine - runs, but has impending bottom end failure.
3> half engine - no provenance - could fit heads and find it works...or not
4> "new" engine - as above - something is pretty wrong with it.

I reckon that sticking no4 engine heads onto the no3 half motor might be an option - but no guarantee of success. I only have one set of headgaskets...and would rather get this right first time.

The joys of NC30 ownership..not ridden mine for over 6 months now..getting on my tits.

Post by **Drunkn Munky** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 8:43 am

Thats a bummer, no easy option there, is no.3 the half engine i gave you? if so i wouldnt trust that is ok, it was just thrown together from spares left over from a engine build (not by me), plus doesnt that bottom end have mismatching pistons? 3 vfr and 1 rvf?

What about no.4 heads on no.1 bottom end?

Post by **CMSMJ1** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 8:53 am

Aye, I'll get some motor stripping and see what I can see. If No1 motor is OK then I need the piston for No1 from another motor. I'll practice some removals on the No3 motor (and get your piston back to you)

Will see what can be done - Sure our man Geoff will have a motor some time that I can go and see running and help him whip it out the bike!

Post by **Drunkn Munky** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:07 am

Ive got loads of spare vfr pistons, rods and other odd and sods should you need em, think ive got some heads too but not sure if there complete or not. Your welcome to em for free should you want any mate.

Post by **CMSMJ1** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:15 am

Cheers DM

I've got a fair few odds and sods - got to get motivated and sort it out..so will get dismantling this week and go from there. Should be sorted....!

Post by **Tim400GB** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:30 am

No1 bottom with no2 heads and no3 bottom with no4 heads is the way I would go.

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