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Old 11-07-2017, 11:57 AM   #134
Ariel Red Hunter   Ariel Red Hunter is offline
 
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Originally Posted by Ironmike View Post
Got the motor back together. The valves ended up fitting fine. Did 3 10 min heat cycles per Duncan racing then changed the oil. Adjusted valves. Have 153 psi as of now. Good thing I cleaned out the filter under the side cover. That thing was CAKED with grim/crap. Gonna start riding around the yard to break it in more. Sounds pretty smooth for a push rod motor. After I know it's running good I'll start working on the details. Exhaust it def on the list.
If, as you say, the centrifigal oil-refiner was full of grime and crap, that device is what saved the rest of the engine. Just imagine what that engine would have been like without that thing being on there...ARH


 
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