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Old 14-12-14, 03:36 PM   #23
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Default Re: CBX550 Restoration Project

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Originally Posted by andrewsmith View Post
Col a friends vtr did exactly the same thing and it was a case of the head bedding in, took about 2k before it started to settle
I'll get back into it shortly. A mate has offered me his trade plates to take it for a blast, but need a chain & sprocket kit 1st. It can wait till after Christmas now.
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Hopefully it is just from the build and that smoke will sort itself out. But might be worth doing a compression/ leak down test to see if there is anything amiss. Interesting to see some stuff I've not tried before with the heads.
If I'm honest, I kept putting it off because the thought of it scared me to death, but once I got into the mindset that it was 4 individual engines, I was fine. The camchain was probably the hardest part of the job
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