Hersey – Page 17 – Sportster Project

Valve Seals, Springs, and Keepers…

December 20, 2018 by Hersey

Cylinders have been honed, valves have been lapped, and the pistons and rings have been installed. Getting the valve oil seals and valves installed in the heads so I can get the 1992 Evolution motor top-end put back together.

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Pistons, Rings and Cylinders…

December 17, 2018 by Hersey

Making progress on the 1992 Evolution motor. Got the pistons installed and the wrist pins in. Installed the rings on the pistons and the cylinders installed. Starting to look like a motor again, instead of just a bunch of parts scattered about…

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Cylinder Honing…

December 15, 2018 by Hersey

The pistons seem to still be in good shape and I am replacing the rings. I measured the cylinders and pistons to make sure everything was still in specs defined in the service manual. The cylinder walls are nearly smooth. I needed…

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Cam Gear, Tappet Guides, Oil pump…

December 13, 2018 by Hersey

Did some tinkering on the EVO Motor in the evenings this week. Over a couple of chilly evenings in the garage I got the cam gears, tappet guides, and oil pump installed.

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Lapping Valves…

December 10, 2018 by Hersey

The weather sucked this weekend, but at least we did not get any snow. I did make some progress on the EVO motor. Got the heads cleaned up, as clean as I could get them, and the valves lapped.

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Parts is parts…

December 7, 2018 by Hersey

Everything has been cleaned up and ready to start putting things back together. Ordered some of the parts I need to get started with the assembly. Some of them will be here this weekend so I may get a chance to get…

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Honda Shadow Carb…

December 3, 2018 by Hersey

Had to do a little work on the wife’s 1999 Honda Shadow. It has been setting awhile. Thanksgiving weekend the weather was great and she wanted to take it out for a ride, it started and idled just fine but would not…

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Valve Removal…

November 26, 2018 by Hersey

Removed the valves from the EVO motor heads. The valve springs are held with keepers on the valve stems. To remove the valves the springs need to be compressed to remove the keepers.

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Wrist Pins Pulled…

November 25, 2018 by Hersey

Needed a tool to remove the piston wrist pins. The service manual says the pins are loose fit and should push out once the clips are removed, this was not so. Ordered this piston pin puller from Amazon and it got the…

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EVO Motor Teardown…

November 19, 2018 by Hersey

Started tearing down the 1992 EVO motor this past weekend. Removed the rocker boxes, cylinder heads, pushrods, tappet guides, etc. Nothing too exciting. Just getting it all stripped down to hopefully bring it back to life and use it as the base…

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Sportster Project

Cutting the Sportster in Half…

Measure 3157 times…

Hardtailing the 90 Sportster…

Registering an Antique Motorcycle

90 Sportster Leaky Fork Seal…

Rebuilding the carb for the 90 Sportster…

Cleaning the carb for the 90 Sportster…

Sportster Project YouTube Channel…

How to Build a Motorcycle…

Sportster Project Decals…

Author: Hersey

Valve Seals, Springs, and Keepers…

Pistons, Rings and Cylinders…

Cylinder Honing…

Cam Gear, Tappet Guides, Oil pump…

Lapping Valves…

Parts is parts…

Honda Shadow Carb…

Valve Removal…

Wrist Pins Pulled…

EVO Motor Teardown…