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Amboman
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It would be best if the replacement piston assemblies weighed the same or very close to the same as the original piston assemblies. In the case of my V700, the Asso pistons were slightly lighter than original. I had the crankshaft rebalanced partly due to that. I haven't heard anything about when Gilardonis will be available again. I get the feeling it could be quite some time. Asso pistons have been available on ebay via seller "valtermotousa", but it seems his stocks are dwindling. I don't know of another source, but it might be worth contacting this company: http://www.thekingofpiston.com/index.php?lang=en
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Charlie
'69 Ambassador,'71 Ambassador,'73 Eldorado,'75 Eldorado police,'76 Convert,'77 Morini 3 1/2 Strada,'81 Ducati 500SL Pantah http://www.AntietamClassicCycle.com |
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PMVERN
Falcone Joined: 01 Oct 2018 Location: Lincoln Status: Offline Points: 49 |
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I hope you're all managing to get out on your Loops now we've got a little more freedom.
I've managed 1500 miles since the second rebuild, and all's well apart from various oil leaks. The one that's foxing me the most appears to be coming from around the exhaust area, it's not the head gasket. Has anyone had similar issues. Cheers' Paul. |
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Paul-l
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I’ve had the oil feed banjos weeping on mine - that runs down in that kind of area
But perhaps there’s a split on the head allowing oil from the rockers through?
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Paul
V7 Loop and a V35 to look after |
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Ken-Guzzibear
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Not familiar with loops do they have the blanking plug in the head as per the Tonti bikes? That oil ring around the blanking plug kinda opposite the plug can fail getting oil around the head, the copper washers on the oil feed need annealing had to do mine twice.
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Dave P.
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Yes, loops do have the blanking plugs which can be a source of leakage. A fresh crush washer and a lick of Wellseal on the threads soon stops that.
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PMVERN
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I'll check out the blanking plug, I never thought of that.
The banjos are fine, and as for the split head, I hope not. cheers, Paul. |
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PMVERN
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It's has been a while since I last posted, the main reason is because the bike has been running well.
As regards the last problem, it was the blanking plug, I just popped a new o ring on, problem solved I was just wondering if anyone has fitted Greg Benders wiring loom, it is certainly a quality item and looks very straight forward. I also got his additional relays that protect the starter circuit. Cheers, Paul. |
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Ken-Guzzibear
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You would be surprised how many people ignore the blanking plug, think it is the rocker gasket and overtighten the rocker covers.
That blanking plug leaking allows oil to go everywhere, a small amount of oil looks way worse that it appears.
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Paul-l
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Yes, I’ve put one of Greg’s wiring looms on mine. Fitted a treat.
I got him to add a few extra wires to it as my bike has indicators and a second pair of horns added at some point. It’s so much better than the twisted wire wrapped in insulation tape that most of the joints were before! The light switch on mine he recommended using a conductive epoxy as the plastic can melt when soldering - it’s expensive but cures with a hair drier. If you want I could try posting enough to do those joints.
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Paul
V7 Loop and a V35 to look after |
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PMVERN
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Hi Paul,
epoxy glue arrived today, thankyou very much cheers, Paul. |
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PMVERN
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Half way through fitting Greg's wiring loom - I realise I'm going to need a fuse block in the headlight, mine's ropey.
A long shot, has anyone got one they would sell me or know of a decent alternative, Thanks, Paul. |
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