Oil leaks 89 900 ss

discussion about the 750 Sport and '89/'90 900SS, which share many mechanicals with the Paso series
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Just fitted the revamp dash and gauges , ordered some much needed stuff from s/d germ any, gone from no work to 7 days a week till December .
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New coils are in and waiting on a lot of stuff from o/s to button up the mechanical side of things
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Stay healthy and get rest while you go at 7/wk. Take extra care to avoid losing focus. :-)
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Yeah thanks mate it's a bit crazy , working a swingstage painting external 25 level building in perth but at least its giving me the money for finishing the Duke so happy days
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Recently got my new s/ hand lights and go switches and still waiting for lots of bits from s/d Germany , some parts on backorder and don't want the double postage, and the fork bling not politically correct but same as a Mk 3 lemans I had with the 38 mm marzochis and polished aluminum legs
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I get the fcr 41's tomorrow so I have polished the inlet ports
Internally and externally, I'm still waiting on many parts from Germany S/D , they are damn slow but if they can find some obscure bits I'll be happy, like those tapered rubber hoses to the engine breather, new indicators and a couple of small bits, I guess the choke lever will become spare parts to keep with the mikuni which I will keep working on
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When I get the new clutch locator piece I will remove the clutch cover and see about getting some pictures of exactly how the Barnett plates sit and fit
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why did you polish the inlet ports? The surface shouldn't be too rough but it shouldn't be polished either.
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Brutally honest would be cause I'm not as clever as I thought I was and a mate suggested that move, on the bright side I only used some scotchbrite and water so maybe didn't alter the surface that much, I'm living and learning , thanks your knowledge seems endless
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HIGHWAY89 wrote:on the bright side I only used some scotchbrite and water so maybe didn't alter the surface that much, I'm living and learning , thanks your knowledge seems endless
Yeah the surface roughness helps with fuel/air mixing (micro turbulence). port matching is a bigger issue because repeals can change the air speed in undesirable ways. standard green scotchie is pretty smooth though... actually just realised i don't know if everyone uses the same colours for scotchie grades: green, cleaning things - grey, taking the gloss off paint (about the same as dry 600 grit) - red, taking paint off (about the same as dry 400 grit)?
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Thanks bluey maybe some lite I used the old red stuff, carburetors turned up today
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Do you recommend refitting these inlet ports or trying to source a non vandalized set
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Oh my, look at those beauties, I can hear the intake roar from here!!
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