Hawk Resurrection and Revival.

XLsior · 06-07-2023, 04:27 AM

I have to add about another 20min to the 15min cylinder job due to requiring the engine needing to be tipped forward in the XL185 frame to have enough removal clearance for the head and cylinder...

If the XL185 didn't have on open cradle frame i'd have to remove the whole engine...

Now its a 4 engine mount bolt removal, slacken the back wheel and kick it forwards to slacken the chain, remove the bash plate and support the engine on a jack...

photo observation: Those valve recess cuts are much more pronounced then the cuts on my piston top...Is that for cam duration clearances?

06-07-2023, 04:27 AM	#39
XLsior Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Australia Posts: 1,309	I have to add about another 20min to the 15min cylinder job due to requiring the engine needing to be tipped forward in the XL185 frame to have enough removal clearance for the head and cylinder... If the XL185 didn't have on open cradle frame i'd have to remove the whole engine... Now its a 4 engine mount bolt removal, slacken the back wheel and kick it forwards to slacken the chain, remove the bash plate and support the engine on a jack... photo observation: Those valve recess cuts are much more pronounced then the cuts on my piston top...Is that for cam duration clearances?
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