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[Dr. Frankenstein]

Here's the inside:

Cylinder Crack 2 by Dr. Frankenstein1, on Flickr


What do you think...

[Dr. Frankenstein]

Appropos of nothing, here's the CA95 I got running - yes, running...!

Honda CA95 BEFORE by Dr. Frankenstein1, on Flickr


Honda CA95 Engine Upon Opening by Dr. Frankenstein1, on Flickr

Honda CA95 Piston by Dr. Frankenstein1, on Flickr

Honda CA95 Rotor by Dr. Frankenstein1, on Flickr

Honda CA95 by Dr. Frankenstein1, on Flickr


And yes, believe it or not it runs pretty well now. I'm trying to find the time to tweak it for my wife for springtime.

[revlover]

So what did you do about the crack???

[Dr. Frankenstein]

Nothing, yet - but I figure the odds are good that if I put that cylinder head back in As-Is, the cylinder skirt will heat up, expand, and probably snap right off and fall into the transmission.

Apparently I have what we call a 'work stoppage'. (sigh). At least until I can find another (affordable) lower cylinder head.


It's Always Something, y'know...?

[Geoff Hastings]

Blimey, I was disappointed when the engine I bought had a couple of rusty bearings and a patch of rust on one bore. You've certainly got a job on there.

[Dr. Frankenstein]

Actually it wasn't that bad. It kept me off the streets, and I love bringing back neglected, unloved bikes.

But if you're talking about the red one above, that's running now, believe it or not! It took about a year, maybe 18 months, but it was a happy day when I rode it out of the garage and up and down the street. Re-did the seat myself and everything. It's not a show bike, but I just love hearing old engines run again after God knows how long. Yeah, rust doesn't scare me much anymore..:)


It's surprising powerful, too. I was only getting about 55-65 lbs compression out of it until I took it to my professional machinist; he just reground the valve seats and with new valves it now pulls over 150 per cylinder! I Did have to replace the cylinder head, though; as you can see in the pics it was pretty much toast.

[G-Man]

Great job with the pictures!


For the cracked liner, get a replacement barrel. The fins can be dreadful.

Stand the barrel upside-down on blocks and hear=t with a blow torch. The liner will drop out. Swap the new liner(s) into your old barrel.....

G

Actually it wasn't that bad. It kept me off the streets, and I love bringing back neglected, unloved bikes.

But if you're talking about the red one above, that's running now, believe it or not! It took about a year, maybe 18 months, but it was a happy day when I rode it out of the garage and up and down the street. Re-did the seat myself and everything. It's not a show bike, but I just love hearing old engines run again after God knows how long. Yeah, rust doesn't scare me much anymore..:)


It's surprising powerful, too. I was only getting about 55-65 lbs compression out of it until I took it to my professional machinist; he just reground the valve seats and with new valves it now pulls over 150 per cylinder! I Did have to replace the cylinder head, though; as you can see in the pics it was pretty much toast.