Subject: RE: Wish my Ducati motor was this easy to work on.
Author: Rich Zink
Date: Feb 20, 2001, 11:17 AM
Post ID: 1705527080
1) The bearings have seals on the outside of them that pry (carefully)
out. Plan on replacing them, which means get the parts before you do it.
2) If I had to pay for it I would say you could skip the Riders manual.
It is pretty informative on basic tune up (timing, valve adjustment, carb)
stuff though.
Rich
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From: Peter Scheer [SMTP:plsc-@tycoelectronics.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 11:09 AM
To: 'Loopfram-@topica.com'
Subject: RE: Wish my Ducati motor was this easy to work on.
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Rich
sounds very similar to the "exploratory surgery " I did in the past
9
months. I didn't get into the engine though
But now 2 more Q .
you say you regreased the wheel bearings. They looked sealed to
me, fr.
and rear . These are the ones that the inner race does not move
relative to
the outer race without a pre-load.
I was told the axial force is supplied when you by tighten the axle
bolt.
This allows the bearing to rotate freely.
Anyway, I am real curious how you got into there.
Second one, you mention a Rider manual.
I have Guzzioloy and the factory shop manual and the tips book. Is
this
Rider manual worthgetting? from where?
Thanks a lot
Pete
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> Pete, I have only had mine since July of last year. But
thanks to
> Guzziology and the Rider and Workshop manuals, in that time I have
had
> both
> wheels off, cleaned the hubs and brake shoes, polished and greased
the
> brake
> cams and regreased the wheel bearings. I replaced all of the
cables.
> Changed
> all (rear-end, transmission, fork and engine) fluids. Rebuilt the
carbs.
> Put
> in new points, condensor, cap, rotor, plugs and plug wires. I
flushed the
> tank, Kreemed it and replaced all of the fuel lines. And now the
top end.
> I
> need to do engine seals sometime soon. I would say I probably
needed to do
> about 10% of this stuff but it has been fun and educational. And
the fact
> that I didn't know all that much about the rest of it's thirty
year life
> outside of me being the third owner. My leakdown test you ask?
Well since
> I
> neglected to do it before tearing into it (knowing the left head
gasket
> leaked anyway) I just (start laughing now) sprayed carb cleaner in
the
> intake and exhaust ports while I had the heads off. The exhaust
valves let
> the cleaner leak through the seats and the intakes didn't :-). And
after I
> ground (the exhaust) and lapped them, neither did. I did mic the
valve
> stems
> and guides though.
>
> Rich
>
>
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> Rich this is good news for a new loop owner like me.
> The other thing about these is that the cylinders are even
tilted
> outward to
> make access and wrench turning maybe even easier than BMW.
> whats your
> simple leakdown test?
> Pete
>
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> > Over the last week I pulled the top end off of my
Ambo to
> fix a
> > right side base gasket weep and almost blown (well it
leaked till
> warmed
> > up)
> > left side head gasket. So, I replaced all of the gaskets
on both
> sides
> > (base, head, o-rings, intake and exhaust), replaced the
piston
> circlips
> > and
> > replaced a hacked short cylinder stud (what did you do?
Previous
> owner). I
> > reground the exhaust valves and seats as they failed my
quick and
> dirty
> > leakdown test, lapped in all of the valves, checked the
chrome
> (looks OK
> > to
> > me) bores, torqued and then (a day later) re-torqued the
heads and
> set the
> > valves. Not even bad fitting the cylinders back on 4 ring
pistons
> by hand.
> > When all said and done a couple of seconds on the starter
button
> and
> > Voila,
> > the sound of music to my ears! The only area of note or
concern
> found was
> > a
> > sleeved left side intake guide which I can only assume was
the
> outcome of
> > a
> > busted pushrod the previous owner reported happened on a
trip. I
> don't
> > consider myself a great (hell or even good) mechanic but
it's fun
> working
> > on
> > this engine as opposed to the other Italian in the garage.
Maybe I
> should
> > sell my Alazzurra and build an 850T Hot Rod? Hmmmmm.
> > Rich
> > PS. Hey Mark @ MG Classics. Do you ever bother to shim the
valve
> springs?
> >
> >
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