XT600E 1991 Ex Aust Army Project

[Mezo]

Theres an arrow on the top of the piston Danny, it points forward (direction of travel) clean the crud & you should see it.

Mezo.

[Danjet600]

Theres an arrow on the top of the piston Danny, it points forward (direction of travel) clean the crud & you should see it.

Mezo.

oh shit thats right i'll have a look, have i got those engines right?

[Danjet600]

Theres an arrow on the top of the piston Danny, it points forward (direction of travel) clean the crud & you should see it.

Mezo.

the cracks are on the back of the piston, wonder what would cause it

[mjoneill82]

hay, dan hows it coming along man ? i posted a pic on the old site as i not sure how to do it here? im going to have a xt600 for the road and one for the bush.. big knobby s.. break pieces off like lager pieces of chocolate .. as mezo would say .. have to get that xt of yours out there soon man

[Danjet600]

transalp will be the first one on the road, then i can start the double motor rebuilds 1 for the army bike and 1 for the 3AJ

[mjoneill82]

to easy.. let us know if ya need any thing.. im wrecking another 1

[Danjet600]

Operation Pull your finger out and finish 1 project
i've decided the army bike will be the easiest to finish as all the parts are there so i finally split the cases







then remove the gears



checked them thoroughly and found only 2 teeth on 1 cog with damage



5th gear as usual, will order new cog tonight, hope to get the crank into the shop to have the new conrod fitted this week, went to use my degreasing tub and the pump has crapped out
so i'll need a new pump or tub

[Mezo]

Use my one Danny, or is that the one that has crapped out?

Mezo.

[Danjet600]

got the crank into the shop today
friday pickup
and i dismantled the parts washer gave it a good clean and shes all go

[Danjet600]

So loooong story on the ex army bike, I had stored engine parts in plastic storage boxes, brand new 5th gear, cams, ect ect anyway the shed leaked and filled up the box with water, the whole lot sat in water then slowly evaporated over a long dry summer ruining everything, so when I went back to restart the project I was pissed , salvaged what I could and just didn't want to look at it so stored it away, anyway I was given a 2001 xt600 that was almost written off, so I took a chance and fitted the motor as is and bugger me it's sweet, so hopefully get a roadworthy for the bike this week and it will be finished after 10 years I believe