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Technical Discussion => BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 => Topic started by: Sergeant_Joe on October 06, 2010, 04:07:53 AM

Title: The recession we had to have (with Pics)
Post by: Sergeant_Joe on October 06, 2010, 04:07:53 AM

Well I got the heads back and WOW they look brand new!

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Title: Re: The recession we had to have (with Pics)
Post by: Sergeant_Joe on October 06, 2010, 04:18:38 AM

And THIS is what they looked like BEFORE...Note the sunken exhaust valves.



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Note the LHS head has had it's exhust thread cut off! we will get to that latter.

Title: Re: The recession we had to have (with Pics)
Post by: Sergeant_Joe on October 06, 2010, 04:45:05 AM

Yes the PO must have had work done as he could not undo the LHS exhust nut, so they cut it off !!!!.
It now has a neat little set up where it all just slots in and is held in by the little allen head screw you can see in the pics above.
The valves had burnt in as far as they could :o so I just got to them in time, the one one the RHS head was just starting to hit the piston recess :D.
I had to remove some of the resulting warped metal from that part of the piston with a scalple :-/.
The piston tops had tons of carbon on them, it was thickest on the bottom of the crowns.
So now I just need the gaskits to arrive from WA and I will be cruzin' 8-).

Title: Re: The recession we had to have (with Pics)
Post by: Sergeant_Joe on October 09, 2010, 05:33:49 PM

Shit! I just looked and twonk brain here went and handed over the heads to the shop with the rocker gaskits still on them :P, they came back without them. now when all the other ones come from WA I still wont be able to ride :-/.
So who thinks I'm an idiot, hands up :D ;D.

Title: Re: The recession we had to have (with Pics)
Post by: bruce_launceston on October 10, 2010, 06:08:47 AM

Hi Joe, I have one new rocker cover gasket here but that wouldn't be much help.
In my experience if you order in the morning (remember that WA are 2 hours behind us) Munich will often have the part to you the next day in a priority mail bag.

Cheers Bruce

Title: Re: The recession we had to have (with Pics)
Post by: Sergeant_Joe on October 10, 2010, 03:43:32 PM

G'day Bruce,
I could make her a single ;D.
Yes Munic MC is who I have ordered the other gaskits from, it's been a week :-?. I recon they will come today but that means I wont get to the job till next weekend.

Title: Re: The recession we had to have (with Pics)
Post by: bruce_launceston on October 11, 2010, 04:45:58 AM

I'm happy to post the one I have to you if you want to use it as a pattern to cut another one from some gasket material, I might even have some here as well.
Send me a message if I can help.

Title: Re: The recession we had to have (with Pics)
Post by: plc on October 12, 2010, 10:23:48 PM

Joe,

Who did the heads for you? They look great. I need to work out down the track who will do my LS heads when they come off.

Best wishes,
Paul

Title: Re: The recession we had to have (with Pics)
Post by: Sergeant_Joe on October 13, 2010, 03:22:22 AM

Donald Gorringe did the job, go to www.donaldgorringe.com.   ;)

Title: Re: The recession we had to have (with Pics)
Post by: Sergeant_Joe on October 16, 2010, 02:18:06 AM

Woooh ;Doooo, She is back on the road and running as smooth as honey ;D.