Turn the engine around on the bench and start on the right side.
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Here is the head gasket in place. Note oil return hole is properly aligned.
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The reconditioned cylinder head: new exhaust valve, re-used intake valve, new valve guides. The machinist also did a bit of welding and machining to clean up a badly damaged sealing surface for the head gasket. Tricky stuff. The head gasket appeared to have been leaking for some time, exaserbating the damage.
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Cylinder head in place.
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O-rings fit to the four protruding studs.
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Rocker arm tressle fit.
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Flat washers fit above the tressle.
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Flat washer fit to the 6 o'clock stud.
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You can't see it, but a flat washer is fit to the 12 o'clock stud.
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Four nuts on the tressle studs.
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Because they are exposed to the elements, I apply antiseize to the threads of the 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock nuts.
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Then the nuts get torqued to spec.
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I fit a new O-ring to the plug for the 12 o'clock nut access hole. Again, I apply anti-seize to the threads.
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The plug tightened in place.
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Here are the parts needed to actuate the intake valve.
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Everything gets a good coating of assembly lube.
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The intake valve components in place.
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Here are the parts needed to actuate the exhaust valve.
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Everything gets a good coating of assembly lube.
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The exhaust valve components in place, torqueing the bolts that secure the rocker arm in place.
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I set the valve clearances per Moto Guzzi specifications.
