This is normal

I purchased mine from http://www.suzukiperformancespares.co.uk/spares/viton-valve-stem-seals/155/

Yes you have first dibs if I decide to sell them Will.

Undecided atm - Turbo, nos, supercharger or just a vanilla normally asperated so preparing the engine for all eventuallities

Cheers Andy. Just collecting parts for the engine build atm. Here is a small selection of what I have so far but more stuff on order :D http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/y429/zpower-images/Zed-Project/SDC12352_zps2540f9af.jpg Ran a tap down every thread. http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/y429/zp...

Today was quite a nice day so I got on with spraying the engine casings, head, barrels and cam cover... This is the paint I used. I had four cans but three was more than enough. http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/y429/zpower-images/Zed-Project/SDC12316_zpsd1af82e4.jpg Applied thin coats and left ab...

DogsbolloxofZ1B wrote:I'd whip that head off and take a serious look.

Mike

+1

Every suggestion has been covered.

Enough guess work it's time to strip it in my opinion.

Have you isolated which valve / area (screwdriver to ear method works well) is causing the issue? Take the cam cover off then take the cam out then pull the bucket out to make sure is not sticking / broken / doggy shim / missing valve collet and try an see if there is a broken valve spring before st...

It was a sand blaster that looked like this and it worked ok.

I kept having to shake it around as the baking soda didn't drop in and fill the space left when it was sucked through it just left a hole in the soda like a vent hole so it was just sucking in air.

hi jay,,,very very nice finish with that soda blaster ...what make is it? and did you have any problems with the soda clogging up? also what preparation work did you have to do prior to the soda blasting as I read the soda can stick to where is not real clean thanks and good work Hi yamaha341, I us...

Hi Jay,

No One of my friends has a soda / sand blaster and was going to do the crank casings etc for me but he hasn't had time to do them so he lent it to to me so I could get them done this weekend.

Cheers,
Phil.

I soda blasted the crankcases , barrels, head etc this weekend and preped them ready for spraying. Just need a good warmish day :roll: http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/y429/zpower-images/Zed-Project/crankcases1_zps3f894a34.jpg http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/y429/zpower-images/Zed-Project/cra...

Those casings look to have polished up very nicely Hinckley

z1bman wrote:if your not concerned about originality fit one of these

http://www.debben.co.uk/KT1000.html

+1

I think the A.P.E. ones are cheaper at the moment.

Dichloromethane also removes powder coating. It just peals off