Chuck

Because it's a cylinder head temp gauge. Never believe everything you read in a Guzzi manual.

No kidding. What a beauty.

Step two. Take it off. It's not rocket science.

Very true..

Nice work, Docc.. and thanks!

I'm still betting on hammering causing it from too loose a valve adjustment. Either set too loose, or set properly, and rapid cam wear. It takes a *lot* to mar a hardened surface..

I'd get it resurfaced or put a new/different one on there. Not knowing the history of the engine.. maybe someone gapped it way too wide and ran it that way a while? Maybe the cam is starting to wipe a lobe? Or already has? I'll take door number 1.

Guzzis are all about lightness.. that's why there is so much carbon fiber on the Scura.

Scud, it's hard to tell from that picture, but it looks like there is a dimple or something on the rocker face. That ain't rat. The second question to me would be why is it there? I'd catch up on my other maintenance chores and ruminate on it a bit. The *last* thing I'd do is take it to a dealer and have that kid that cross threads your spark plugs trouble shoot it.

I'm not even sure what we're looking at there.

Good tutorial, Docc. I guess the obvious question is how long before your battery goes down with the gps on all the time?

Yes, it *does* look fantastic. I've never run one with the valve covers off, either. Does it look like the left side oil flow is the same as the right? I don't suppose a right side rocker arm is grooved over the valve and giving you a false reading with the feeler gauge?

No. Trickle chargers and AGMs have bad ju ju..

Woo hee. Those and some Atomic Buffalo Turds would finish off the evening. Put the ABTs on a rack under the pork when it's smoking/rendering off the fat..

FWIW, when I am putting an engine together, I have a squirt bottle of STP/synthetic 20-50 mix that I liberally squirt on rotating parts. I use assembly lube on all the high load things like cam/lifter/pushrod/rockers. I've always set big blocks at .006 and .008, though. The Mighty Scura with titanium pushrods runs .002 and .003.

Ok, so I did the above which are commented, the rest will be done tomorrow. I found one thing out of the ordinary with the relay boxes: one relay had clearly been hot on the contact, which leads to a thick black/red wire. It was the second from the tail of the bike for me, but you can easily swap the last two boxes around. Does anyone know (based on the wire color) what relay that is? Pic: According to the drawing I have.. fuel pump.

Ace Mallot told me about using radial bearings instead of springs on the shaft. He said you should see how the shaft bounces back and forth when the engine is running. No doubt it's kinda messy to do that. FWIW, the Kid did that to his Spot. I dunno if that is your problem or not.. just bouncing it off you.

Hmmmm. Have you seen the "Mr. Sparky" cartoon by Larson with the dogs in the meeting? I had it posted in my shop for years..

All you need to know right here. Driver info is on page one.. http://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=69168.0

When we went to the international BBQ festival down south, I learned that BBQ sauce isn't what you put on them. It's dip. Two syllables, as in "Dee ip."

Rocker says when he worked at a dealer, they had sales brochures, etc. for the Ippo. Needless to say, they never made any.

Stilettos, it is..

kool..

Yeah, me, too. I've had one unexpected get off in.. uh.. 50 some years of riding, and was basically unhurt. The skin grafts from sliding 50-60 feet on chip and seal might have been a bit painful.