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[Pjkr44]

yeah that sound doable. I might find a temporary garage spot for a week or so.
Just need to get some moneys for the engine.

 

thanks guys for all your ideas, I'm sure I'll post more questions while swapping the engine. Cheers!

[fixitsan]

Yeah blue smoke is oil

 

An engine swap isn't such a big deal to be honest, certainly easier than a strip.

 

Wouldn't want to do on the road, but if you have a sheltered driveway at least, you should be able to drop the current one out fairly quickly and then get the new one in.

 

I'd say a weekend for the swap is feasible - lots of tea and biscuits to keep energy levels up, and maybe a day or two pencilled extra to sort any tweaks etc out.

 

+1

 

Take lots of photos along the way, to check where every bracket, pipe clamp and wiring harness goes.

 

Remember that your old engine still has value if there is nothing else wrong with it. You can recoup some of the cost of the replacement engine by selling the old one, with an honest description of course

[Pjkr44]

That's two valid points, Fixitsan. Thanks, will do just that.

Thanks

[dablik]

Sounds to me like you want to keep the bike, hassle one of your mates with a bit more knowledge to help out, you'll manage an engine swap easy, i'm always hassling people for knowledge and to make you feel a bit better, myself and aircooled dropped a mk1 engine out of the bike in 15 mins flat, i have a witness   

[Pjkr44]

Sounds to me like you want to keep the bike, hassle one of your mates with a bit more knowledge to help out, you'll manage an engine swap easy, i'm always hassling people for knowledge and to make you feel a bit better, myself and aircooled dropped a mk1 engine out of the bike in 15 mins flat, i have a witness 

 

Yep, my mates won't get away without helping me out. I make awesome saus'n'mash, they won't say no to that..... for a bit of help

[thelodger]

Would a replacement engine come with carbs ?   I'm a bit concerned that you could still have a problem if you have to reuse your current carbs.

[Pjkr44]

My carbs, according to my mechanic, are sound. Have been recalibrated and cleaned and all.. which brings me to a question - I will probably need to recalibrate them again after engine swap, yes?

[Nog]

You'd need to balance them just in case, but it's not a big deal compared to everything else you've got going on.

[Pjkr44]

Ok, I can deal with it. Thanks

[dandywarhol]

Have said mechanic have a close look at the emulsion tubes for ovalling. Doesn't take them long to wear and cause rich air/fuel ratios and possible cylinder wear through oil dilution. The one on the left is oval at the top

 

[Pjkr44]

Have said mechanic have a close look at the emulsion tubes for ovalling. Doesn't take them long to wear and cause rich air/fuel ratios and possible cylinder wear through oil dilution. The one on the left is oval at the top

 

The emulsion tubes are ok, def not the culprit. But thanks for info, I'm sure this will be good to know in the future.