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Here is how thrashed one of my donor engines was. This is very bad too. The engine had been rebored but who knows what the story was behind the pistons. They were probably reused! Someone knurled them horribly. All of the chrome plating is worn off of them which means they are totally ruined. All of the knurling is a total joke to try and create more of a seal between the piston and the cylinder. Whoever rebuilt this engine totally screwed the owner over.
Can you say, slapping pistons and oil blow-by? They probably just put new rings in it and called it a rebuild engine! 
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08-13-2009, 02:28 AM
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Having just finished my rebuild (well, it's never finished) I can say that you should definitely do yourself. Smithers' tutorials got me through it. There are enough of us on here now that have done it and enough of us with service manuals (grab one if you can find it cheap but don't spend 50$ on a reproduction) that it should be easy. It's a blast to work on. Some of us also have a fair number of spare parts in case something obscure does get lost. Be careful... but before you get raked over the coals on ebay, let us know.
Also in response to that last photo... wow... Maybe it was an honest mistake and on the last oil change he got a bag of sand confused for oil? The knurling though... man...
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08-13-2009, 04:06 PM
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Follow up....
That is what I am trying to tell my hubby. I am going to have him take a look at it. Then let him decide if it is something he wants to take on. He is very capable, I will wait til my manual comes then let him take a look. But until then, I'm gonna park her. Too bad too because the weather here in CA.....awesome! If it comes to needing new valve guides, you guys know where to get a hold of those? Oh and about the rings and piston job that the bike had BEFORE I bought it, not too sure on that one right about now, the seller "bought" me some new ones and is in the process of sending them to me. Real nice guy, and I feel badly not really putting stock into what he said he had done to the bike, but the case doesn't even look like it's been opened in 20 years. I could be dead wrong, and maybe the rings didn't sede, but something doesn't sit right with all the smoke. I heard Ohio Cycle might be able to order the valve guides but I'm just putting it out there to see if you guys know anyone else. Thanks for the help and info. It is good to have a sounding board.
Kellie Last edited by KellieLyne; 08-13-2009 at 04:10 PM.
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