Yeah...and single spring too. I think I will be ok to swap em.....just wanted to seek the wisdom of the wise.
Thanks...Ian
-----Original Message----- From: Karl Kologiski [mailto:kkolo-@earthlink.net] Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 10:59 AM To: Loopfram-@topica.com Subject: Re: Ambo/Eldo head compatibility
From what I have read the later ambo's (late 70-71) share the same heads as the eldo's. The early ambo's had the heads similar to the V700 with smaller valves.
Skip & Jane Kologiski Bird at The Wheel Vintage Motorcycle Stuff http://home.earthlink.net/~kkologiski/bird.html Central Florida Reps for the MGNOC (Moto Guzzi National Owners Club). ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Adkins" <ianad-@linkamerica.net> To: "Loopframe" <Loopfram-@topica.com> Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 9:16 AM Subject: Ambo/Eldo head compatibility
Hey All,
Was wondering if I could bolt on my Eldo heads from my Police project
while
I repair the head from the Ambo?
Intake valve was indeed bent. Needed to hammer the thing out. From the
looks
of it the valve could have fused to the guide (since there was
some brass
tightly fixed to the valve stem) and that is what kept it
open...allowing
the piston to hit the valve and bend it. Not sure if this is the case because the valve was closed when I pulled the head.
I'm still not sure which was first to go. The push rod bending
causing the
valve to bend (see previous email explaining my theory) or vice versa. A
bit
of a mystery. Possible there was a lack of flow of oil to the
top end too
but there was lots of oil up top when I initially pulled the rocker
covers.
Not sure whether to look for something else. At any rate I am happy in
some
ways because I think the damage could have been considerably worse.