This Weekend I Will Mostly......

PsychoHippy · Jammy Git Joined: 01 Jul 2002 Karma :

Be changing the engine on the ZZR. I have the workshop manual (finally), and I have 4 1/2 days off, so it's time to get it done!

If anyone feels the burning desire to come and get thier hands dirty (or come and laugh at me) then I would be more than happy to see you. Food/Beer/Beds will of course be available to anyone that does come, as will a whole range of expletives you've probably never hear before! Laughing

Wish me luck, and I'll be putting photos up here throughout the process (I hope).
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california_rookie · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Aug 2004 Karma :

Good luck and best wishes for a positive result! Thumbs Up

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JonB · Afraid of Mileage Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Karma :

Have fun! Lots of sweating it out then. Laughing

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PsychoHippy · Jammy Git Joined: 01 Jul 2002 Karma :

OK- time for an update.
So far everything has been going according to plan Cool

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All the fairings and the petrol tank came off first - that was the easy part done. Next it was time to remove the radiators (oil & water), this resulted in a wonderfully slippery mixture getting spilt on the floor Embarassed

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Once this had been cleaned up, it was time to start on the exhausts. Both mufflers came away nicely (although one bolt snapped), and the downpipes came away from the manifold without any problems - although all 8 nuts need to be replaced as they are rusted to buggery.
Next came the realy fun part - the carbs. These were more than a bit tricky as there wasn't much room to operate, but with a little patience, alot of swearing and the loss of a 3mm alun key, they came away very easily.
At this point, the light was starting to get crappy, and MrsH had got home from work so I called it a day. I have some pictures that I wll put up here as soon as I've downloaded and edited them Smile

All in all a sucessfull day - lets hope it carries on this way.
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california_rookie · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Aug 2004 Karma :

Can't wait to see 'em. Glad to hear nothin' exploded. Thumbs Up

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Ade067 · Scooby Slapper Joined: 21 Apr 2004 Karma :

So what happened to the allen key?

Did you have a tantrum like I do and throw it as far as you possibly can and then spend hours looking for it again? been there,done that Very Happy

I find walking away and having a fag helps Thumbs Up

Oh and for the benefit of you guys in the USA that means smoking a cigarette NOT giving another guy one up the rear ok Laughing

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PsychoHippy · Jammy Git Joined: 01 Jul 2002 Karma :

Unfortunately things didn't go quite as planned over the weekend Sad

No problems with anything that I managed to get done, but 3 days of crappy weather put paid to the rest of the work. Thumbs Down

I now have to hope that the weather is better next weekend, and that I can get the majority of the work done then.

As for the fate of the alun key - no, I did not have a tantrum (Come on, I'm a hippy, I don't loose my rag). I managed to drop it when I was removing the carbs, and it dropped into the depths of the engine outer bits (technical terms see Smile

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aqualung1 · Trackday Trickster Joined: 15 Jul 2004 Karma :

the one thing it shows though, why as motorcycle entusiasts do we have to suffer so many stubbon bolts/ snapping stripping threads/heads etc... the Japs obviously dont want anyone to tinker

allen sockets for the socket set are a godsend
good luck with the rest of the job
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Robby · Dirty Old Man Joined: 16 May 2002 Karma :

Also, only fix it if it really needs doing.

Chuffing head gaskets.

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Tarmacsurfer · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Jun 2004 Karma :

While I think about it, which breaker did you get the ZZR12 motor from Mr.Hippy? I'm looking for a ZZR11/12 exhaust at the moment and having f**k all luck Confused

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mr jamez · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Aug 2003 Karma :

Old British built cars are the worst Laughing

If you so much as look at a bolt the head shears off.

PsychoHippy · Jammy Git Joined: 01 Jul 2002 Karma :