The Jimbonaut
The Jimbonaut
Hi from Montreal, new guy here embarking on his first restoration/build project, and excited by the challenge.
Well, after a week (I'm no mechanic it should be said) I got her running =)
New battery, cleaned the carbs (not gonna eat your breakfast off them but good enough for starters - they'll get a rebuild later), new sparks, new gas...running like, well, not a charm, but running.
Today I ran into what may be the first snafu...following the Honda Inspection chapter in the owners manual I wanted to check the cam chain. The tensioner bolt and lock nut on the front of the engine came off way too easily and once it was out I could see some torn up metal shavings on the threads. I looked inside the hole and sure enough, the thread on the inside of the engine housing is completely stripped. Little pieces of metal in there too. That can't be good.
Any suggestions on what to do next?
Well, after a week (I'm no mechanic it should be said) I got her running =)
New battery, cleaned the carbs (not gonna eat your breakfast off them but good enough for starters - they'll get a rebuild later), new sparks, new gas...running like, well, not a charm, but running.
Today I ran into what may be the first snafu...following the Honda Inspection chapter in the owners manual I wanted to check the cam chain. The tensioner bolt and lock nut on the front of the engine came off way too easily and once it was out I could see some torn up metal shavings on the threads. I looked inside the hole and sure enough, the thread on the inside of the engine housing is completely stripped. Little pieces of metal in there too. That can't be good.
Any suggestions on what to do next?