When I first got this 1978 Suzuki GS750, it had a hole in the lower crankcase that I patched with some high temperature epoxy. Well, that lasted a couple of years, and it started leaking. It turned out that it was cheaper to buy another engine than to replace the lower crankcase.
I got a running 1978 GS750 engine, but there were some signs that it wasn't what it seemed. It had oil cooler pipes, the covers were all chromed, hmm...
Well, after a lot of cleaning, the engine was swapped in and everything was buttoned up and tested. The starter motor is a little weak, but the engine will start on the weakest of kicks on the kick start. Hmm...
It's got torque, and it growls like a 900cc... Hmm.. I mighta lucked out and picked up a bored out rebuilt motor. It smoked real bad on #4 piston, but after it got hot, the smoke went away. I did put a little seal conditioner in the oil to help the valve seals plump up a little. After all those weekends of wrenching, I AM going to ride.
While the engine was being swapped out, I did a quick paint job that I signed 'Infidel'. That's my left hand print on the top of the tank. Red and yellow should be bright enough for most other drivers to see me coming.
Thursday, May 10, 2007
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