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I started a thread on the Hydra-Glide forum regarding my '48 FL. It starts out with the frame (which is covered here already) and now I've commenced tearing down the engine.
I was daydreaming about nice summer days and cruising down the road when I tore the heads off to prep for the re-furbished HeadHog replacements when it hit me!!! Well, it was a delayed reaction but it warranted digging further. I didn't notice the grooves in the bore until after I posted a picture and Cotten spoke up. I overlooked them but the camera flash didn't!! I took a better look and sure enough they were there. I pulled the cylinders and they are grooved front to back on the both of them. When I say grooved, the pictures make it look worse than it is. When running a finger around the inside it is barely noticeable. Still it ain't right and will need some attention. Maybe a hone will do it? I also had a fair bit of trouble getting the barrels off. When the gaskets were glued down whoever put it together used some super dandy stuff!!! They were on there good!!! Unfortunately he gooped a lot on and it dripped down a fair ways. When I finally freed them I noticed some loose particles here and there which leads me to believe there's a possiblity that some of that junk could have dropped inside.....
I had some rags stuffed in the holes just as soon as I could fit them in but if anything broke loose it would have happened before the flange was free I'm thinkin'
Check out the pistons..... The bottom edges of the skirts are a little jagged.
Note the case itself has a pretty jagged edge.
It doesn't look like it was rebuilt that many miles ago. Any theories in the "why" category? I was told that it sat for extended periods of time. I'm wondering if it wasn't kicked through now and then if the pistons didn't fuse themselves to the cylinder walls??? Did it grab on the road at some point?
Here's some shots of the heads...
Cotten mentioned that I had an exhaust rocker on one intake. It's funny tonight I decided to check the side play and three of them were .011" and that misplaced exhaust rocker was .019"!!!
I was bumming out a bit wishing that I didn't see this stuff but I'd rather catch it now when the damage is minimal. It felt a little weird not posting my ramblings here so if anyone has any comments/advice, good/bad or otherwise it's always welcomed.
I was daydreaming about nice summer days and cruising down the road when I tore the heads off to prep for the re-furbished HeadHog replacements when it hit me!!! Well, it was a delayed reaction but it warranted digging further. I didn't notice the grooves in the bore until after I posted a picture and Cotten spoke up. I overlooked them but the camera flash didn't!! I took a better look and sure enough they were there. I pulled the cylinders and they are grooved front to back on the both of them. When I say grooved, the pictures make it look worse than it is. When running a finger around the inside it is barely noticeable. Still it ain't right and will need some attention. Maybe a hone will do it? I also had a fair bit of trouble getting the barrels off. When the gaskets were glued down whoever put it together used some super dandy stuff!!! They were on there good!!! Unfortunately he gooped a lot on and it dripped down a fair ways. When I finally freed them I noticed some loose particles here and there which leads me to believe there's a possiblity that some of that junk could have dropped inside.....
I had some rags stuffed in the holes just as soon as I could fit them in but if anything broke loose it would have happened before the flange was free I'm thinkin' Check out the pistons..... The bottom edges of the skirts are a little jagged.
Note the case itself has a pretty jagged edge.
It doesn't look like it was rebuilt that many miles ago. Any theories in the "why" category? I was told that it sat for extended periods of time. I'm wondering if it wasn't kicked through now and then if the pistons didn't fuse themselves to the cylinder walls??? Did it grab on the road at some point?
Here's some shots of the heads...
Cotten mentioned that I had an exhaust rocker on one intake. It's funny tonight I decided to check the side play and three of them were .011" and that misplaced exhaust rocker was .019"!!!
I was bumming out a bit wishing that I didn't see this stuff but I'd rather catch it now when the damage is minimal. It felt a little weird not posting my ramblings here so if anyone has any comments/advice, good/bad or otherwise it's always welcomed.
Seriously though, thanks Sarge.
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