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I have a blue spruce on the front lawn roughly 60 to 70 feet tall and always dreamed of renting one of those to do it up as a giant Christmas tree.

Hey and it breaks down for compact storage.

Leaky valve seats is one thing you can lap in very easily by your self and lapping sticks are cheap (basically just a piece of wood with a suction cup on the end) or you use Puc,s suggestion and using another valve. I just find the lapping stick easier. Make sure you get one were the diameter of the suction cup flattened out is less than the dia. of the valve but not too much smaller Hand lapping does not remove too much material and less than a valve grinder does so you should be pretty safe. Keep the cup and valve surface dry and clean so the cup maintains a good hold and use the lapping compound sparingly. The only compound that does the work is that remaining on the mating surfaces. the surplus just makes a mess and harder for the cup to stay stuck to the valve. You still however want to make sure there are no cracks in the head. Aluminum heads crack easily if the engine was ever severally overheated so it would be my recommendation to have them properly tested. If you prefer to cut corners stay as much on the cheap as you can than at the very least remove all valves (number them so they go back in the same hole or stick them through a length of card board matching their position with the position on the head from were they came). Clean the head thoroughlyd then turn the head upside down and fill the water jackets with gas or diesel fuel Try not to dribble any on the head outside the water jackets you want to keep the rest of the head clean and dry. Then let sit over night and check for traces of fuel that may indicate a crack. I prefer diesel fuel to gas because it leaves a more visible trace than gas due to it not evaporating so rapidly and it is still thin enough to leak through any cracks. You can also lightly dust the head with talcum powder after leaving it sit and then gently blow it away. The dry powder will clear out but any wet powder will stick indicating a leak.

I know who you are and I think you should feel ashamed of yourself for those initial comments. Freebird works hard on this site. Hey @Freebirddo I get any extra points for this suck up ?

Well from my point of view and this is just me I tend to agree with signatures not being displayed on the cell phones. As you stated when it comes to little screens they clutter up pretty quick. I also find it interesting how when you click on a post it puts you right were you left off the last time you read that post.

I did notice that @Freebird and I thought that was great because like you said the old way was subject to the correct spelling and format.

I am inclined to agree with Marcarl. There was a tech bulletin out years back that the second gear was an issue. Yamaha was repairing these under warranty at the time and the tech was required to place the two punch marks after the repair to indicate that the repair was performed

I agree with @Flyinfool and there fore have never been a big fan of these. You need to consider that solder joints are only truly reliable on new and/or very clean wire. If the integrity of the soldered connection is not as good as it should be you may end up with resistance in the connection. Under a heavy enough load that poor connection will heat up and in many cases the solder will melt and the connection will come apart. In the trucking industry wiring is an on going battle specially in places like here in Ontario were salt is used on the roads in winter. So like wise I am not a fan of the one piece crimp connector with heat shrink because often times when you crimp these the insulation gets pierced and as a result I have seen many of these turn green and fall apart. The most reliable form of connection I have used is the bare crimp type butt connectors and for very severe conditions I will prefill the connector with dialectic grease (in a pinch silicone brake lube or Vaseline also work well ) I then slide a piece of dual wall with sealant heat shrink over the connection (slid on to one of the wires prior to making connection ) I have never had this type of connection fail on any equipment regardless how severe the environmental conditions it is exposed to. Crimp connectors; ask @Marcarlwhat my preference is. I once threw out his cheap Walmart specials and replaced it in his tool box with an extra pair I had in the truck LOL. I prefer the type made like the ones made by Klien, Channelok or stake-on.

No Idea as yet. Just know I want to take advantage of the nice weather if the forecast holds true

I am Happy and the next few upcoming day's look even happier since I foresee some MC millage being added to my odometer.

Please forgive me for the above post, If it was out of line. It was never meant to open Pandora's box and start a controversial thread. I don't know enough about American politics to have an opinion one way or the other. I only wanted to express my sincere hopes that however the vote goes, that at the end of the day, it's the American people as a whole in health and freedoms that walk away from this election as the true winners in the long run. I also apologize to you @Freebirdit was never meant to hijack your thread. Best Wishes to all of you.

So far no snow here

What does that all mean.

Read again I offered you superior not substandard, hot fresh brewed coffee! In case you don't understand the word superior which you seem not to it means better than good.

Got it thanks again

Stars? there's stars? Maybe one star means your number 1. You are in my book. Besides How can anyone rate a site when your not even done fine tuning it. If I can be patient and give it some time to prove itself anyone can. Now get some ZZZ's before you fall of the chair. So far its looking great BTW.

Fortunately I do a lot of wood working so I have a good supply of wood shavings and sawdust - Cost .........NOTHING and works great. Only down side is it won't have the same fire resistance as commercial floor dry products but if I manage to use my head right (yeh I do manage to pull it off once in a while ) that has not been an issue on the odd occasion I needed to use a torch or welder.

Not my fault if you can't wait a few minutes for superior hot fresh brewed coffee and feel the need to settle for substandard coffee which you don't drink when you get here anyway because your busy talking to Marita. Your lucky she has a soft spot for stray's.

Looking good so far boss. And I am not even as confused or as intimidated as I feared I would be. Great job hope you take the time to slip in a few ZZZZZ's while your at it. Oh still can't figure out how to turn this [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] back into its former picture in my signature line.

What makes you so sure that you aint the 1st one you put on your ignore list

So Because @Marcarlis a subscribed I have to put up with him calling all the time asking if the coffee is on yet. I'm gonna need to study on that

It does seem the only time the middle class or blue collar segment of our society catches a break is when we have a minority government. This same group of members of society seemed to get pushed aside and ignored any time we have a majority government regardless who the ruling party is. Go Figure.

Puc I get the give me liberty or give me death thing but I do believe it means to fight for your liberty and with the tools and weapons you need to do so. Not lay down your arms, turn your back on the enemy and allow yourself to get shot down because you think they will just walk away. You take every possible measure you can, to defend yourself against the enemy. In this case covid is the enemy with masking and social distancing being the weapons in this battle. Putting your head in the sand and refusing to take proper steps to protect yourself and loved ones from this enemy is not fighting Its expecting the enemy to just get up and walk away. Now before I really get myself into trouble I am going to crawl back in my corner. But do understand I state my opinion only because I care about you guys and do not want to see or hear of any of you getting sick because I hope to once again be able to rub elbows with you all laughing and joking in person like we were able to do before this tragedy struck.

Hard to tell from the pictures but that one cam lobe looks as though it may be starting to wear through the hard facing. If that is the case then it would not be long and pieces of cam lobe will start breaking out. Some pretty much holds true if the lobe overheated as Marcarl suggested possible due to lack of lubrication in which case there too pieces of cam may start to break away. This is because once the metal in the cam overheats its temper will have changed. Again as Carl suggest unless you just want the joy of rebuilding the engine I would more than likely be more economical to find another engine or bike.