I didn’t pay a whole lot of attention to this part of the bike during the strip down, I suppose partly because it was removed early on and partly because it isn’t that complicated and appeared to be in good nick. However, when it was […]
Oct 082012
Jul 062012
My original plan is aborted. (isn’t it always…sigh). Since I had gotten the engine to run relatively easily (he says now that the bruises are fading), I thought I would leave the engine alone for this year (2011), aside from a bloody good cleaning […]
Jun 292012
Similar to the thermostatic valve test only less thread and more wires. I still need the pot of water and the means to both heat the water and measure the temperature of the water in real time. I don’t want to totally submerge the probe […]
Jun 222012
Tested the thermostatic valve (thermostat) according to the workshop manual. I’m testing this now while it is easier (while engine out of the frame) so that if/when I start the engine again I can have better confidence in the coolant system if I have temperature […]
Jun 182012
Feckin’ fiddly job this. The carburetor had to be cleaned up a bit when I first got the bike just to get the engine to run, so I reckoned it could do with a proper deep cleaning to be sure of running right and […]