Re: [St] New Fuel

["John McCarty" <d14108ss@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I found a valve head in the transmission of my 1973 Honda  XL250. When the 
bike was moved it would make a rattling sound. The valve head was sitting on 
the gear clusters and when the gears meshed it would make the head bounce 
around.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <dkamest110@xxxxxxx>
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 1:37 PM
Subject: Re: [St] New Fuel


> Ouch ! ! ! not pretty....but I've seen worse. Good luck
>
> Don Kames
> 03 ST in ILL
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Harwood <Chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thu, 29 May 2008 7:40 am
> Subject: Re: [St] New Fuel
>
>
>
> Since you asked....
>
> http://www.broadcastcsl.co.uk/bikes/Index.htm
>
> Tee hee.
>
> > > > dkamest110@xxxxxxx 29/05/2008 13:19:46 >>>
> Good luck Chris. There's no easy way for the valve heads to get to the
> oil sump. After they "bounce around" in the combustion chamber then it's
> through the piston to get there. What did the cylinder head look like ?
> This usually trashes them pretty good. Well have a fun filled rebuild.
>
> Don Kames
> 03 ST in ILL

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