Monday turned out to be the usual frustration. Fisher's did not carry a spring compressor (I know really) and when I asked about honing the cylinder they told me that the engine shop closed years ago! NAPA were polite but useless so once again I was back at Advance Autos. They only had a crappy Chinese compressor for $20 so I bought it along with some lapping sticks and paste. The compressor of course didn't work and I ended up removing the fork on the end and taping it to a C clamp. If you ever see one of these run, don't walk.
On the much more positive side I got the valves out and cleaned them up nicely. I washed the head and cylinder with kerosene and everything now looks good.
I found a honing tool on Amazon for $12 and as they are $32 in town that is a bargain. I also ordered a complete gasket set which is on its way. Talking of gaskets it looks like Suzuki stick them on with mastic. I know this because I spent the better half of the afternoon trying to peel them off while not scratching the super soft aluminum.
I'm going to keep account of the money put into this project just because I can. So far we have $50.49 in tools and stuff and $62.99 for gaskets and the honing tool, so a grand total of $113.48.
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