A reversal of fortunes.

I feel that I am on the home straight as far as building goes. Of course whether it will start or not is another matter. The pile of screws and nuts and little rubber bits is getting smaller and smaller and of course the plan is to end up with 1 motorcycle and 0 parts on the bench. However this odd thing confused me, I can only describe it as a neatly folded strip of steel wool.

Eventually I asked the owners club and they told me that it was an oil strainer to prevent oil being blown down the line into the air box and that it goes inside the cylinder head. Oh dear, all that is buttoned up and the engine is in the frame. When I suggested to the club that I could try to run without it they pretty much threw up their collective hands in horror. So the head cap is coming off dammit. I am reliably informed that it can be done with the engine in the frame so it is not all bad news. First job after Thanksgiving.


Edit : Having just re-read the previous post I said that I had used the original left crankcase cover and if I had to get the seized inspection plate off I would work that out later. Well I realized that it had to come off so that I could rotate the engine to make sure it was at top dead center before removing the head cover. Yesterday the judicious use of a cold chisel and an air gun popped that little sucker right out. As the previous owner had already bought a replacement we are set to go. I can hardly wait.