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Diamond in the rough?

Started by bhh1989, March 01, 2021, 08:41:29 AM

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bhh1989

I've had my eye on this motor for over 10 years at the junkyard but he always wanted way too much for it.  This trip I discovered the situation there was only getting worse - pigeons. 

It turned over still.  After he gave me a much more manageable price of $150, I manage to.. uh hum.. scrape out enough to get a socket on the head and remove it - STD bore.

Took the plunge.  I'll follow up after some serious poo removal.

The Red Scourge

'76 Yamaha RD400C
'71 Kawasaki G3SS
'88 Honda CBR400RR
'90 Yamaha FZR400/600 hybrid

m in sc


SoCal250

75 Yamaha RD125B   75 Yamaha RD125B (project)
75 Yamaha RD250B   75 Yamaha RD200B (project)
73 Yamaha RD350     77 Yamaha RD400D   79 Yamaha RD400F  
91 Yamaha TZR250R  89 Yamaha FZR400   05 Yamaha FZ6   
05 Yamaha XT225TC  82 Honda MB5  02 Aprilia RS250 Cup (sold)

AAAltered

1971 R5
1976 RD200
2022 Moto Guzzi V7 850 Special

bhh1989

Quote from: AAAltered on March 01, 2021, 01:08:20 PM
Is that "stuff" corrosive?

I've always heard it can be, especially to raw aluminum. Plan on plugging holes and spraying it off this evening. From far away.

m in sc

id put that thing in the bed of the truck and hit the automatic car wash like 7 times.  maybe 8.

Hawaii-Mike


Czakky

That's love right there.... damn!

SoCal250

The epitome of "polishing a turd"   :dawg:
75 Yamaha RD125B   75 Yamaha RD125B (project)
75 Yamaha RD250B   75 Yamaha RD200B (project)
73 Yamaha RD350     77 Yamaha RD400D   79 Yamaha RD400F  
91 Yamaha TZR250R  89 Yamaha FZR400   05 Yamaha FZ6   
05 Yamaha XT225TC  82 Honda MB5  02 Aprilia RS250 Cup (sold)

rodneya

Quote from: SoCal250 on March 01, 2021, 04:24:05 PM
The epitome of "polishing a turd"   :dawg:

Polishing a turd after pressure washing it first

85RZwade

I can tell you that chicken shit is very corrosive...I'd buy the BIG jug of WD-40 on the way home from the car wash...
I post waayyy too much

soonerbillz

WOW! 
And I thought some of my projects were rough...

sav0r

The diseases in there may change the world.
www.chrislivengood.net - for my projects and musings.

bhh1989

Motor cleaned up fine enough!  I think the poo actually helped strip the crummy rattle can paint job so that's a plus.

Engine now 100% broken down and dried off.  Unfortunately I am not the first to crack this one open - had at one time had a detonation and was rebuilt, however it was all correctly assembled and seemed to have been a good job.  Crank bearings are way tired but not the rod bearings  :umm: