Well, got her on Saturday and I started taking her apart.
I ordered a service manually and hopefully I can get all the parts I need to finish. The motor has compression and does turn over freely. My cousin said it was running strong before he had issues getting it in 2rd, them later problems getting it in neutral. I kicked it over with the plug out and it does have spark so technically it should start when I'm done.
I'm going to make a list of all the parts that I need before I start buying anything just to make sure I can get them.
So far, I'll need a water pump cover since a piece of the lower front of the cover where the mounting screw goes in is missing. Looks like something hit it. I might try using aluminoid welding sticks and try to build up that area so the screw can sit nice and flat to seal everything.
The stator looks like it has some type of oxidation that should clean off.
Supposedly the carb was rebuild. It looks clean for sitting in shed for 8 years.
And this is what happens when a bike sits for so long...a family of mice decide to move in....found 4 dead inside. It was not pretty.
Another pic:
I was able to see inside the cylinder looking through the exhaust port and it looks good so far. I can see little vertical wear lines on the piston. The top of the piston looks normal too.
I was surprised that I saw the cross hatching on the cylinder. Would this mean it had a top end job done? Or should you see cross hatching normally?
Anyway, it might be awhile before it's all put together and running. With 3 kids, finding time might be a challenge.
dinky,
