Finally found time to do some work on the engine. It's just been sitting on the table at the workshop for almost six months. Was really looking forward to getting my rookie hands dirty, but I was soon to regret that. The plan was to get the head, cylinder and engine block disassembled. Unfortunately things took quite a bit longer than expected. The engine hasn't been disassembled in over 20 years so we had our work cut out. With the cover of the head we got started. To get the cam-chains of, we had to remove the cam-shafts. Wasn't difficult, but its important to keep track of the bolts and assemble everything as it was, after the chains are of the sprockets. Picture 1. On picture 2 the cam-shafts has been removed and the chains are out of the way. Next we loosened the twelve domed nuts, in a diagonal pattern starting nearest the chaintunnel (as per the haynes manual) Getting the head off was a tedious and time consuming job, but with careful tapping and some patience we finally got it loose enough to lift it away. On picture 3 has just come of, and next a close up of one of the pistons :-( I was shocked to see all the carbon on the pistons. Wondering if taking the engine apart was such a good idea afterall. Might have been happier not knowing, and just kept riding :-) But there was no turning back.
In my next post i will reveal why, we never got to the block. The cylinder really made us work hard and almost give up. And some vids to :-)
Finally found time to do some work on the engine. It's just been sitting on the table at the workshop for almost six months. Was really looking forward to getting my rookie hands dirty, but I was soon to regret that. The plan was to get the head, cylinder and engine block disassembled. Unfortunately things took quite a bit longer than expected. The engine hasn't been disassembled in over 20 years so we had our work cut out. With the cover of the head we got started. To get the cam-chains of, we had to remove the cam-shafts. Wasn't difficult, but its important to keep track of the bolts and assemble everything as it was, after the chains are of the sprockets. Picture 1. On picture 2 the cam-shafts has been removed and the chains are out of the way. Next we loosened the twelve domed nuts, in a diagonal pattern starting nearest the chaintunnel (as per the haynes manual) Getting the head off was a tedious and time consuming job, but with careful tapping and some patience we finally got it loose enough to lift it away. On picture 3 has just come of, and next a close up of one of the pistons :-( I was shocked to see all the carbon on the pistons. Wondering if taking the engine apart was such a good idea afterall. Might have been happier not knowing, and just kept riding :-) But there was no turning back. 
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