Congrats, Andy.
It certainly is a major accomplishment to totally rebuild an engine and
have it run just great. Job well done. Enjoy it for many years to come.
Paul
PAsgeirsson@juno.com
On Sun, 12 Sep 1999 15:54:18 GMT "Andy Webster" <trunkie@hotmail.com>
writes:
>greetings,
>My 1100 is assembled , installed, and 14.7 miles old!
>No problems except for coolant leaking from around one of the
>thermostat
>housing fastener nuts....nothing a little silastic wont take care of.
>Its remarkable how much the oil level drops as all those nooks and
>crannies
>fill up....dropped to just above the 'min' mark....(hope nobody is
>going to
>tell me I have an oil heammorhage somewhere.)
>Its tempting to wind it out but I restrained myself and will endeavour
>to
>keep the revs down for a few hundred miles. I was surprised at how
>nicely it
>runs....I expected it to be ...I dunno..'tight' and hesitant somehow,
>but it
>runs great...its nice to see my oil pressure up where it belongs too.
>Its
>rewarding to build an engine yourself and hear it purr away (for many
>years
>to come, touch wood).
>And a beautiful spring day to test it on..should be a good summer..
>Andy
>
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