Chuck

I don't do that, either. I have to guess it was the original owner. BTW, he disabled the sidestand safety. What's up with that? All it does is stop the engine if you drop it in gear with the engine running and the sidestand down. I re enabled it. That vent hose is putting a pretty good load on the starter cover when tucked in behind. I'll see if I can tie it down somehow.

I thought you said you didn't have the crankshaft out of the engine?

Springs too heavy?

Uhh, this isn't "cornering grind" it's not being careful and sliding the extended sidestand on the pavement while pushing the bike backwards. No, it's not me. I know how vulnerable to damage those suckers are. I'll reroute the hoses tomorrow. Thanks..

Yes.

I'll bet your mains are as bad as the rod bearings. As I mentioned at the start, "something" has gone through the engine. The crank "may" polish out, but without standing there, measuring tools in hand..it's hard to say. You're there. Pull the crank and start measuring. If you can't, take it to a machine shop. If you aren't fairly well versed in engine building, you won't know what is bad and what is not. Sorry, but that's the best advice I can give you, and certainly no offense intended.

Ok, ok.. don't hit me again. I'll see if they'll tuck under that super light cover. Guzzis are all about lightness, you know.

I thought about making the sidestand mount black, too.. but I felt one foot sliding on the slippery slope. I'll see if they'll go behind the cover.. no doubt will. It was cold out in the hanger when I put it together after going through the preselector, and I did it in a hurry, not even thinking about those hoses. They *are* unsightly, now that you mention it. I did a bunch of shop tips in the Lario Rehab thread on WG. I *am* trying to pass some of it along when I think of it. There aren't too many of us old farts left..

Ok, here's the repaired sidestand. The file is called a Vixen file..they are used for aluminum to keep from loading up (pinning) the teeth. 2017-03-09_12-50-40 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr This is a file card. It's used to keep files from pinning. If you keep your files clean, they'll last a lifetime. 2017-03-09_12-50-30 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr That pretty much does it. Everything back together, 6years of rust and corrosion at bay. 2017-03-09_12-50-15 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr Nice day today, 55f, and not blowing 50 like it was yesterday. Kicked the tires and lit the fires. Hoo wee! New tires, serviced forks and steering head bearings transformed it from "Hmmm, wonder what is wrong.. it feels a little strange to Yowzaa!

Weather man in Sandy Eggo.. "Look out the window. Sunny and 70? It'll be that tomorrow." That job's about as close to stealin as it gets.

To me, it seems as if there is abnormal wear for a low mileage engine. I was only guessing oil pump, especially when you said it had a lot of radial play. 5 bar should be *plenty* of oil pressure. *something* has gone through the bearings, though.. I'd look and measure pretty carefully before just putting it together.

Thanks for the description, knumbnutz. Sounds pretty straight forward.

Continued with corrosion control on the Mighty Scura. Liberally sprayed aerokroil all over and let it sit over night. Tapped on all the fasteners with my copper hammer and sprayed it again. Everything just about fell apart. 2017-03-08_12-12-31 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr Looks as if I caught this just in time. 2017-03-08_03-18-16 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr Made up a hard aluminum shoe and stuck it on with Metal set A4. We'll see how that turns out after curing overnight.

Hopefully it will be nice when finished. Nothing much to look at at the moment Sent from my D6503 using Tapatalk I would have liked to look at the inside of the transmission. Are there any gotchas?

I'll be interested to see what you learn. The Kid put (I think) that clutch in his Spot along with new springs. The clutch pull was so heavy, we took it apart again thinking maybe a spring had come out of the spring well. Nope. It takes a gorilla hand right back to the lever to release it.

No,as far as I know, the greenie never came with red wheels. Naturally, I could have forgotten. I was still in my "honeymoon" stage with the Centauro when I rode to Mid Ohio and Guzzi had a brand new greenie there. I was instantly in lust, but not enough to do anything about it. My Kid eventually bought a pristine example as his first Guzzi, and molested it himself. Lowryter has it now. I still say it's one of the prettiest Guzzis ever.

Rod to crank. (easy) Crank to case. (not so easy) To me, without actually looking/measuring, maybe the oil pump is toast, and has been for a while. I *think* you are looking at a complete overhaul, though.

Uhh, on particularly onerous tires, I wrap a piece of leather on the rim and a 1 inch C clamp. That Dunlop probably qualifies. I doubt that you'll need air in it.

That was the easiest tire to mount I've ever done. Now, I see what those guys at the bike shows that are hawking tire changers are using. They make it look so easy because it is.

Pay my expenses, and I'll bring my bear rattle out..

I'm guessing carbon. Not unusual. It helps to rotate them each time you adjust the valves. Have you miked it to see how much wear there is? Hard to see in a picture. Again, you need to measure how much it is worn. Shirley, there are tolerances in the shop manual? I haven't looked.. Cam bearing looks rough to me. You need to measure it. I've never seen that, so I'd say no. Yes. There is a fair amount, and I've never seen a spec for it. No, there shouldn't be any radial play at all. It's supported by two caged needle bearings. Have you looked at the rod and main bearings?

From my Scura records.. For future reference on brake howl, rear brake side bearing problems, the rear spacer is 113.2mm. Some were short by 1mm.

Thanks for the pix, Scud.. like I said, I'd *never* get anything done. In all the years I've been going out there, I've never seen it so green. That rain dance I did in December was a little more effective than I had planned. Must have had something to do with the bear and California. 2017-03-05_07-29-14 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr I *assume* you've been on 33? It's fairly nice.

I said that about my Centauro many years ago.

Woke up this morning and ... 2017-03-04_08-10-47 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr Good. I can get something done on the Scura today. I don't know how Scud does it. I'd never get anything done if it was sunny and 70 every day. Back to work. Moved the vise on the HF lift. It was too far forward. Repaired the RF turnsignal. Installed a new front tire. I'll install the real Lucky Phil shifter extender ™ (instead of the original prototype) yet this afternoon, and that'll do it for the day.