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07-30-2013, 09:43 PM | #1 |
Gone Wild
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Top End Kit for a 1982 G1 ???
Well, I have the great 1982 G1. When I did a trade deal on this cart, I had no idea that it was a one off engine.
I have to decide if I am going to have the jug bored 1mm over, OR is there a Top End Kit available for the 1982? I have been surfing the web this evening, and I cannot find one. I cannot even find a new cylinder. I called Plowman today (twice) with assurances (both times) that someone would call me back today. Hopefully someone will call me tomorrow (maybe they were very busy). I have a cycle shop ready to bore my jug once I get them an oversize piston. I am just not sure what to do. Is there a Top End Kit for the ubiquitous 1982 G1 out there somewhere? |
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07-30-2013, 09:48 PM | #2 |
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Re: Top End Kit for a 1982 G1 ???
I've never seen a jug/kit for that year, If the shop will do it for the price you posted in the other thread, go that way.
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07-30-2013, 10:08 PM | #3 |
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Re: Top End Kit for a 1982 G1 ???
That is what I thought. The price is firm on the labor for the bore...$60 and he seems very competent.
I guess I need to order me a piston tonight! Thanks for all the good advice. |
07-30-2013, 10:12 PM | #4 |
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Re: Top End Kit for a 1982 G1 ???
Make sure he has the piston before he does the work. He will need it to size the bore.
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07-31-2013, 10:29 AM | #5 |
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Re: Top End Kit for a 1982 G1 ???
Yes, Mr. Kendrick made sure that I understood he needed the actual piston in hand before he bored the cylinder. When he measured the bore, he was pulling out some serious micrometers. I deal with very detailed stuff in my work and I do have a good eye for detail, but his experience really came out while he was measuring the bore. He was pointing out wear and little dips in the bore that I would have never seen if he did not point them out to me. He was very professional, and I gay-ron-tee you he was not able to get all the grime off his hands before supper (unless he used a belt sander!)
Never trust an mechanic with really clean hands (unless he is a jet mechanic). I am about to order parts: Piston Kit (piston, rings, pin, clips), cylinder base gasket (I tore my other one), and I am going to order new crankcase seals for the heck of it (If I don't use them, I will have them on hand if I need them in the future). My head gasket is new. I would like to order a new exhaust gasket, but it is kind of an odd ball and I have not found one just yet. Is there anything I am forgetting or not considering? |
07-31-2013, 06:50 PM | #6 | |
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Re: Top End Kit for a 1982 G1 ???
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07-31-2013, 07:50 PM | #7 |
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BBQ and throttle shaft
Thanks for the input!
Here are the pictures from my Muffler BBQ. I got that sucker HOT! http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/gas-y...tml#post587220 I was looking at this thread I made a couple of years ago about the throttle shaft bushing. I have some ideas on improving on the concept that I might work on this weekend. I found a couple of items around the lab that might make a complete bushing instead of a slotted one. The slotted one has stood the test of time. http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/gas-y...haft-hole.html About the Upper Rod Bearing??? Is that the needle bearing in the crankshaft or the needle bearing in the piston? I thought I would have to have specialty tools to take apart the crankshaft and to "true it up" as well. Is that the case? |
08-01-2013, 09:03 AM | #8 |
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Re: Top End Kit for a 1982 G1 ???
I was refering to the piston pin needle bearing. True, the crank is pressed togeather with the rod bearing and special thrust washers and must be alighned perfectly.
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08-01-2013, 09:18 AM | #9 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Top End Kit for a 1982 G1 ???
That is what I thought, but I am still greeeeeen with small engine stuff. I am going to pick up a new needle bearing for the new piston.
Thanks! |
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