74 MG Eldorado - Page 3

F_Sahms · 06-17-2012, 06:11 AM

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Originally Posted by ADV8

Very nice Eldorado

Its amazing how many are posted in the various threads.

Does anyone know what sizes the double ended ring spanner that comes in the tool kit is by any chance ?

24mm and 22mm I believe. 24 fits the axles; 22mm fits the dipstick and trans and rear drive fillers.

ADV8 · 06-17-2012, 03:37 PM

sjc56 · 06-17-2012, 03:51 PM

Yes they are Road King shocks. I had them on my 850 Lemans but that was so wrong. A better fit on the Eldo.

sjc56 · 01-05-2013, 10:13 AM

Well it took awhile, I finally got my gearbox back from my friend who went through it for me and got my friend Tom a long time loop owner to help me install it, a bit differnt from a Tonti (I can do that solo) got a few dings on the frame.
So motor has new seals, timing chain and tensioner, new rings. Amal carbs rebuilt, new wiring by Greg Bender he does great work, u joint rebuilt, new u joint bearing, tires etc. My friend Tom was looking through my parts and notised the new set of head pipes that came with it aren't for a Guzzi, I never looked at them to closely they look like they are for w Triumph or BSA, rats a couple of hundred bucks I was going to spend on some new crash bars.[IMG]

P1030498 by steven_j_cote, on Flickr[/IMG]

danedg · 01-05-2013, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by F_Sahms

24mm and 22mm I believe. 24 fits the axles; 22mm fits the dipstick and trans and rear drive fillers.

I'm pretty sure it's 27 - 22mm.

I've been using it a lot to spin the crank nut as motor comes apart.

Your progress is inspiring!

woodly1069 · 02-08-2013, 12:43 PM

Hey SJC did you say you had the lifters refinished? If so I was wondering about the process, and how did the cam look? I thought the cam and lifters had a special silicon carbide coating or something that makes them wear a long time...please enlighten me!

F_Sahms · 02-08-2013, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by danedg

I'm pretty sure it's 27 - 22mm.

I've been using it a lot to spin the crank nut as motor comes apart.

You are correct. Loops had the 27mm version and the Tontis had a 24mm version:

http://www.thisoldtractor.com/gtbend...ok_v7sport.pdf

baloneyskin daddy · 02-08-2013, 04:12 PM

I've never seen handlebars set so far backfrom the forktubes! Seems it would steer like a wheelbarrow.

MZRider · 02-08-2013, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by baloneyskin daddy

I've never seen handlebars set so far backfrom the forktubes! Seems it would steer like a wheelbarrow.

Loopframe Guzzis don't "steer like a wheelbarrow" at all. Try one sometime.

F_Sahms · 02-08-2013, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MZRider

Loopframe Guzzis don't "steer like a wheelbarrow" at all. Try one sometime.

With the civilian bars, mine steers pretty well. Not any slower than a tonti.

F_Sahms · 02-08-2013, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sjc56

Well it took awhile, I finally got my gearbox back from my friend who went through it for me and got my friend Tom a long time loop owner to help me install it, a bit differnt from a Tonti (I can do that solo) got a few dings on the frame.
So motor has new seals, timing chain and tensioner, new rings. Amal carbs rebuilt, new wiring by Greg Bender he does great work, u joint rebuilt, new u joint bearing, tires etc. My friend Tom was looking through my parts and notised the new set of head pipes that came with it aren't for a Guzzi, I never looked at them to closely they look like they are for w Triumph or BSA, rats a couple of hundred bucks I was going to spend on some new crash bars.[IMG]

P1030498 by steven_j_cote, on Flickr[/IMG]

That is a great looking front brake.

sjc56 · 03-23-2013, 12:35 PM

Eldo running kind of.

Kind of.
http://youtu.be/pDpWbU1-DvA
It's spitting back through the right carb
Runs best with mixture screws all the way in
Rattling from timing cover. It goes away if I touch if I just touch it with a screw driver, maybe pulley is rubbing.
The strange thing is, watch the video and you will see what looks like gold sparks around the header, but they are to slow for sparks.
Steve

danedg · 03-23-2013, 01:12 PM

Love your new gas tank.

What are those doohickeys on your headers? The golden sparks are really strange., might just be your digital camera. Plugs and wires all tight?

sjc56 · 03-24-2013, 08:29 AM

Progress! The sparks where from the fact my manifold nuts where lose the sparks where coming from the exhaust by the head.

danedg · 03-24-2013, 09:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sjc56

Progress! The sparks where from the fact my manifold nuts where lose the sparks where coming from the exhaust by the head.

Those aren't sparks...they're Flames!!!

Nicholas Cage would be proud!

06-17-2012, 03:37 PM	#32
ADV8 Taumarunui..Darwin.. Joined: Nov 2007 Location: North of Sydney. Oddometer: 2,110	__________________ Les .. 1968 Husqvarna MF250 and MF360 - 1971 Norton Commando Fastback - 1973 Kawasaki H2A - 1973 Ducati 750 GT - 1973 Moto Guzzi Eldorado - 1974 Kawasaki H2B - 1974 Triumph TR5T Trophy Trail - 1981 Ducati 900 SD - 1986 Husqvarna 400 WR - 1998 Suzuki TL1000S - 1998 Suzuki TL1000S - 2007 Ducati Hypermotard 1100S - 2008 Suzuki DR780.

06-17-2012, 03:51 PM	#33
sjc56 ^OP Studly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Broad Brook CT USA Oddometer: 820	Yes they are Road King shocks. I had them on my 850 Lemans but that was so wrong. A better fit on the Eldo. __________________ Steve

01-05-2013, 10:13 AM	#34
sjc56 ^OP Studly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Broad Brook CT USA Oddometer: 820	Well it took awhile, I finally got my gearbox back from my friend who went through it for me and got my friend Tom a long time loop owner to help me install it, a bit differnt from a Tonti (I can do that solo) got a few dings on the frame. So motor has new seals, timing chain and tensioner, new rings. Amal carbs rebuilt, new wiring by Greg Bender he does great work, u joint rebuilt, new u joint bearing, tires etc. My friend Tom was looking through my parts and notised the new set of head pipes that came with it aren't for a Guzzi, I never looked at them to closely they look like they are for w Triumph or BSA, rats a couple of hundred bucks I was going to spend on some new crash bars.[IMG] P1030498 by steven_j_cote, on Flickr[/IMG] __________________ Steve

02-08-2013, 12:43 PM	#36
woodly1069 Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Louisville, KY...really too far from the hills! Oddometer: 1,093	Hey SJC did you say you had the lifters refinished? If so I was wondering about the process, and how did the cam look? I thought the cam and lifters had a special silicon carbide coating or something that makes them wear a long time...please enlighten me! __________________ If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem!

03-23-2013, 12:35 PM	#42
sjc56 ^OP Studly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Broad Brook CT USA Oddometer: 820	Eldo running kind of. Kind of. http://youtu.be/pDpWbU1-DvA It's spitting back through the right carb Runs best with mixture screws all the way in Rattling from timing cover. It goes away if I touch if I just touch it with a screw driver, maybe pulley is rubbing. The strange thing is, watch the video and you will see what looks like gold sparks around the header, but they are to slow for sparks. Steve __________________ Steve

02-08-2013, 04:12 PM	#38
baloneyskin daddy bikaholic Joined: Oct 2009 Location: southcentral PA. Oddometer: 1,536	I've never seen handlebars set so far backfrom the forktubes! Seems it would steer like a wheelbarrow.

03-23-2013, 01:12 PM	#43
danedg Horizontally Opposed Joined: May 2008 Location: U-puku-ipi-sing Oddometer: 5,293	Love your new gas tank. What are those doohickeys on your headers? The golden sparks are really strange., might just be your digital camera. Plugs and wires all tight? __________________ '65 R60/2 '68 R60US '74 MG Eldorado '95 R100M danedg screwed with this post 03-23-2013 at 01:22 PM

03-24-2013, 08:29 AM	#44
sjc56 ^OP Studly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Broad Brook CT USA Oddometer: 820	Progress! The sparks where from the fact my manifold nuts where lose the sparks where coming from the exhaust by the head. __________________ Steve

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