1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

@wulfs dogs be like
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I'll have to look up the ride concepts. I was misremembering you recommending 5.11s but that's an entire different company lol

I just rode these with entity flat pedals and it was slippery lol

 

Hmmmmmmmmm



Well shit

 

Fortunately Bert has gotten old enough that he just steals the TP roll and gums on it for a while before giving up

 

Biggest drawback I've found is you can only fill up during business hours and some employees refuse if they haven't filled a forklift tank before even if I walk them through it

 

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Time to invest in a propane tank for the house

 

That's pretty much the idea. No matter how much I clean the pan that I have I still see glitter Want to drain the trans on the Ford and hopefully have a super clean pan to check for danger sparkles

 

Ok, let's get started.

Little Honda GX270 that apparently had rod knock. I took a chance, mainly because I've read a lot about the shit these things go through without fail.



I do have to say, after @Abeyancer told me about the parts from Japan vs Thailand, and the cost savings, I assumed I'd just buy a bunch of new parts.

Jimmie however, was just as curious as I was in seeing just how bad (or good) this thing's condition was.

Valve cover off, gasket was mostly intact and in great shape but did have a small missing piece.



Checking valve spring clearance; I couldn't even get my feeler to fit on either the intake or exhaust!





Before further disassembly, it was time to drain the fluids. The gear reduction box had already been drained, so all I had to do was the block.



Man, this oil was old as shit. Fortunately, the only surprise I got was carbon build up; no glitter here!





Before we can go further, the reduction gearbox needs removing. This thing's setup with a wet clutch, and it looks beefy as fuck.





The goodies removed.



Nice to see it even uses Koyo bearings, and a beefy as hell chain.



Now to get into the block.



This is where I expected to see the worst, but really it wasn't all too bad.





A little more draining, and a chance to see some bits of glitter. It's had a chance to really settle, and knowing that, I'm surprised with how little I actually saw.





Little wiping down to keep parts from dripping. I'll be hitting mating surfaces with a scotch pad, and everything inside with parts cleaner.



After some back and forth with Jimmie, we were thinking the engine wasn't looked at or disassembled by the previous owner. Makes sense, he never ran it as he acquired it through a motorcycle trade.

Looking behind the crankshaft and camshaft gear, you'll see why they thought it was knocking. I'm assuming they only ever cranked/turned it over.

Both freaking bolts were loose!





Keeping everything TDC as disassembly continues; look how new everything looks! Especially since, according to the serial number and all, this thing is at least 18 years old!



With that all uncovered, time to get back to the head.

Pulled off the valve springs, retainers, and pushrods. The retainers were just those single top pieces, an older design as it doesn't use valve stem seals or c clips.

Best of all? Push rods are straight!



Time for the head to come out.



I will say, Jimmie called it! He was expecting carbon build up and holy shit he was right.





Thinking tomorrow I'll pull the cam gear and check the connecting rod, clean up the piston, etc. For now, got everything set aside.

 

Convenience would be huge but bulk propane isn't that much cheaper unfortunately...also I don't think insurance would like me lol

They do make home CNG fueling stations, i wonder if I could dual fuel LPG and CNG

 

Scrap, i didnt think about that, that's a bummer :/

I keep forgetting I don't work at the Bobcat dealership anymore where we filled all manner of propane tanks, a bunch of our equipment was propane powered as well. During the summer we had a lot of commercial guys bringing their work trucks in to get filled

 

That's a pretty cool little motor, I bet it will rip once you get it all put together

Do those bolts need Loctite?

 

Jimmie and I were surprised cause he said they don't normally back out on their own.

Then again, my assumption is that they didn't wet torque everything so it wasn't properly torqued to spec.

The cover on the block was freaking tighter than bolts I've run into on a leaf pack

Yet two bolts on the reduction gearbox to the block were just finger tight.

 

Honda doesn't actually require loctite on any of their fasteners

The way he got it, it's already race spec. Balance shaft has been removed for weight savings and the governor gear has been removed ... with a 150lbs rider and right kart frame these motors will do 45-50mph easy peezy

 

Look if things don’t work out you can sell propane and propane accessories from your home

 

Sounds plenty fun

How does the governor gear setup work? I've never heard of it

 

It's wild that it didn't fall apart entirely lol

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7psi?

That's all I need brother!

 

I think a Toyota 4cyl will run forever as long as you have 5+ lol