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MO84
Thanks for the report. That exhaust leak thing may be the problem. However, today after about a 10 minute ride to check out a replaced rectifier, I pulled into my shop and put her up on the center stand. At idle I was checking the charging output and I noticed a strange noise I had not heard at idle before. i shut her down and pulled the plugs for number 1 and 3. The plug for 3 looked pretty good. The plug for 1 looked a little rich with maybe some oil residue. HHHmmmm. Started her back up and immedately a terrible clanking/metallic noise from the right valve cover. Sadly she broke both inner and outer valve springs on number 1. At IDLE! Bummer. Scratch my head a while.
Oh yeah. I remember that there was a LOT of rust pitting on one of the valve spring sets when I put it back together after rebuild. My fault. i tried to use a bad set of springs and it got me.
Oh well, I pulled the right valve cover and yep - a hand full of spring parts. So I pulled it all down to the point where I can now pull the head. I really need to check to see if I bent the intake valve for number 1. Not really a big deal. It's just a pain. Because i was trying to get her ready to take trip to N. Carolina next month.
I do now wonder if the "puffing" back through the carb and a little puff out the right tailpipe could have been her way of announcing an impending disaster. Maybe I wasn't paying attention to the old gal. I wonder if the intake valve for 1 was leaking and causing some back flow. How about it gurus??
This bike literally sat in the woods for over 19 years , was totally rust-bound , and locked up. Thanks to Ebay, my local GW guru, and another old carcass of a parts bike. I've got her back at least to a "rider" status. At least until this afternoon. But I'll have all this fixed in a couple days - not REALLY a bad day. I don't know if anybody is interested in any of this but I have a website that i can post some resto pictures to.
Anyway, I'll check the intake valve and install new springs check her out. If THAT fixes the "puffing", I'll let you guys know.
Johnnynogood
Thanks! She's not really too pretty now. kinda like a woman in themorning prior to the makeup routine. It's there.....but. I havent decided if I want to go forward to a full blown restoration or just keep her for those late afternoon rides around N. Florida.
I still need to paint her and do a lot of cosmetic work. This has by far been the toughest resto I have ever done.
Sorry this is so LONG!!!!
Later
Ride safe! OUB