MY 1ST ENGINE REBUILD!

[05busaboy]

DON MY 1ST EVER ENGINE REBUILD ITS ALL STOCK MOTOR BUSA ANY ADVICE WOULD GREATLY APRECIATED!

[stocker]

get a manual and follow the directions

[David Taylor]

go for it and good luck

[jgc1000]

when you crank it up for the first time there's no better feeling than knowing you did it yourself.

[BATTMAN]

get a lower end gasket set. There's a small bolt under the crank balancer that is not mentioned in the manual. Make sure you take that out before you use a hammer trying to split the cases.

[dave3.4]

best advice I can give you is make sure your cases are clean,oil gallies,squirters everything!

[05busaboy]

THKS FOR THE INPUT GUYS ONLY THING IM WAITN ON IS MY CRANK TO COME BACK FROM MARINE!!

[mr_get_iton]

leave the base gasket out to bump the compression up

[StuckinIRAQ]

My advice to you:

- cut cardboard sections out for the lower case bolts, upper case bolts, oil pan bolts, and all the side covers. Draw an arrow pointing to the front and rear of the motor and punch small holes in all the cardboard sections and mark them. Take a small screwdriver and puncture holes in the cardboard and insert all the bolts exactly as they would sit in their respective positions as they would go in the motor. You cannot go wrong that way. If you get sidetracked and have to come back 6 months later, it will be MUCH easier to get things organized. Same deal with everything related to the cylinder block and head. I taped everything to a small piece of cardboard and made notes with a pen as to where everything went. Same deal with the 4 bolts that screw thru the motor into the frame. They are not the same length.

That's what I have always done and have never gotten anything lost or in the wrong position. I kept all those cardboard guides and simply use them for every busa motor i tear down.

Just stay organized - that's the whole key.

Good luck.

[woody54]

One thing to remember is when you code the crank and block for your bearings be careful of the position you install them. You build the engine upside down. I,ve built several and, after rechecking 20 times, STILL wake up at night worrying about it. Good luck Busa boy. John Woods

[07Reaper]

My advice to you:

- cut cardboard sections out for the lower case bolts, upper case bolts, oil pan bolts, and all the side covers. Draw an arrow pointing to the front and rear of the motor and punch small holes in all the cardboard sections and mark them. Take a small screwdriver and puncture holes in the cardboard and insert all the bolts exactly as they would sit in their respective positions as they would go in the motor. You cannot go wrong that way. If you get sidetracked and have to come back 6 months later, it will be MUCH easier to get things organized. Same deal with everything related to the cylinder block and head. I taped everything to a small piece of cardboard and made notes with a pen as to where everything went. Same deal with the 4 bolts that screw thru the motor into the frame. They are not the same length.

That's what I have always done and have never gotten anything lost or in the wrong position. I kept all those cardboard guides and simply use them for every busa motor i tear down.

Just stay organized - that's the whole key.

Good luck.

Hell to the yeah!! Thats the only way to do it!!
And be very...VERY careful when installing the cams. You CAN fracture the cam bearing(s)........dont ask how I know that.

[slowboy]

My advice to you:

- cut cardboard sections out for the lower case bolts, upper case bolts, oil pan bolts, and all the side covers. Draw an arrow pointing to the front and rear of the motor and punch small holes in all the cardboard sections and mark them. Take a small screwdriver and puncture holes in the cardboard and insert all the bolts exactly as they would sit in their respective positions as they would go in the motor. You cannot go wrong that way. If you get sidetracked and have to come back 6 months later, it will be MUCH easier to get things organized. Same deal with everything related to the cylinder block and head. I taped everything to a small piece of cardboard and made notes with a pen as to where everything went. Same deal with the 4 bolts that screw thru the motor into the frame. They are not the same length.

That's what I have always done and have never gotten anything lost or in the wrong position. I kept all those cardboard guides and simply use them for every busa motor i tear down.

Just stay organized - that's the whole key.

Good luck.

Well I was about to start a new post asking for help on working on the motor! cause I gotta do my tranny! This was a great post!!

[05busaboy]

WELL I FINALLY GOT BIKE ON THE TRACK AFTER 9 MONTHS OF DOWN TIME 6.12 WAS THE BEST I GOT A LIL RUSTY NEED MORE SEAT TIME I WAS JUST GLAD TO BE BACK ON THE TRACK!

[C_Henry]

WELL I FINALLY GOT BIKE ON THE TRACK AFTER 9 MONTHS OF DOWN TIME 6.12 WAS THE BEST I GOT A LIL RUSTY NEED MORE SEAT TIME I WAS JUST GLAD TO BE BACK ON THE TRACK!

Congrats on tha build !

[05busaboy]

THKS!