flatdog
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Whew, thats a relief for OP.
Result!
Result!
didnt think there were any mistakes I hadnt made at least once, but this is a new one!
apologies for the huge photo
Its a PITA trying to get it so you can see it clearly in a new tab and then capture and add a photo in mobile mode
In fact I gave up, e mailed it to myself and got up and went onto the PC
Bloody Technology
I would say it tookl a lot of patience (and nerve) to get those in there like that!!
On those Errors you thought you'd seen them all??
I once got a call from a guy Could I have a look at his R80RT Mono as it was running very rough, i asked would it make it to my place and he said yes but slowly
Turns out that he'd changed the diaphragms and connected the throttle to the choke and vice versa on one side !!
Looks like the collets are fitted back to front?!!
They should be in the valve retainer and not sitting proud like that
You can see the valve springs are half compressed already!
Edit yes they are !! See attached Pic
What say you all ? Do I have a get out of jail card?
Someone must have used the longer pushrods for the bigger engine !!!
CheersJust goes to show a picture is worth a thousand words...
Well done for spotting it DrFarkoff.
I would have thought the collets would have fired themselves across the shed the moment the spring compressor was released.
But now an even greater problem looms.
How do I explain this in the pub on Friday? An update will be expected.
What say you all ? Do I have a get out of jail card?
Some of the best brains in S London have stood in my garage perplexed.
Well then..............Bingo!! All in and turning over wonderfully.
Where do I start? The obvious hiding in plain sight. Yes a rookie error, but I'm no rookie. Rebuilt top ends many times. I cannot even think of an excuse. And no, there was no patience or nerve required to fit them, it was way too easy. Maybe this was the issue. But as in all things somebody has to carry the can. And I dont see anybody else in the garage!
A big thank you to all who chipped in but particular thanks to Dr Farkoff for nailing it. The only saving grace is nobody can see my blushes.
But now an even greater problem looms.
How do I explain this in the pub on Friday? An update will be expected.
Do I
a) Fess up immediately at the first pint (catholic guilt) and suffer the cold sober stares of disbelief, followed by mockery and humiliation?
or
b) Drag the conversation to the fourth pint using politics and footy as cover, then casually drop it into the conversation? This may result in slightly inebriated offers of sympathy which I can gratefully accept. They will have shot their bolt and it will be difficult to return to mockery the next day.
What say you all ? Do I have a get out of jail card?
Let him who is without hidden guilt cast the first stone . . . .
Like putting the 4th gear pinion onto an Airhead Gearbox Output Shaft the wrong way around - it looks good, feels good, all goes together properly BUT WON'T CHANGE GEAR .
I'll only do that once as I'm now paranoid about it .
Bob.