Top end rebuild v2.0

duncanstives

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Sep 11, 2009
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The time is coming for reassembly. No manual but everything on disassembly was pretty simple so I figure how can I go wrong?

That said I am looking the avoid gotchas like what I did during dissasembly (breaking the nut off the power valve). So far the only thing I am not sure about is getting the air out of the radiator hoses after reassembly.... What else to watch out for?

Thanks.

EDIT: Oh yeah... Forgot to ask: What do soak all the bits in to get carbon and gunk off (KIPS parts and stuff)? I have everything from water to ultrasonicly agitated, boiling, highly concentrated hydrofloric acid available... I am guessing water is too weak and too oxidizing and any kind of acid is probably out because of coatings.... Acetone? Toulene?
 

DBragg

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Oct 31, 2005
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Just did the top end on my 220. If you have a brass wheel brush that you can put in your drill, the KIPS stuff is pretty easy to clean up. No soak required.

Even if 2T's are easy to overhaul, a manual is a good idea. Just my .02

Happy wrenching.
 

motopsycho87

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Dec 26, 2010
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Any proper degreaser will do, even oven cleaner.

And with regards to the nut on the shaft, on mine, i just took the circlip off the end and rotated the shaft free, no need to undo the nut