Didn’t enter the car for display judging for Newcastle Nationals this year, starting become an old car now with Ange driving it every where.
Once again had a great time at the Nationals but didn’t holiday much after and returned home over 2 days.
Rolled into Wodonga on the way home and she wasn’t running so good, missing and running rough at idle.
Back home in the shed, motor out, dismantled, honed, re-ringed, new timing chain cover, another set of reco’d heads, new lifters, new inlet with ceramic coating, 3 months off the road and Ange has finally got it back. After 20,000miles on that rebuild, I hope it lasts a little longer this time.
I’d had these heads since the eighties and the engine rebuilder missed the cracks on the out side so they’ve been leaking slowly since 2006.
With the motor out I had an oportunity to repair the brake fluid damaged paint on and behind the steering box. Plastic master cylinder cap had cracked and lost fluid.
New inlet had a couple of trips to be coated, I wasn’t happy with the finish in the deep recessed areas.
The ceramic coating on the pipes have grey’d off but they’re still clean and tidy, maybe next time.
Its back on the road, Ange is happy and I should get back to my projects. The bike needs a little lovin too.
R.