The Resurrection of the Americo J. Policarpo; a '76 GL1000
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Re: The Resurrection of the Americo J. Policarpo; a '76 GL1000
Randakk's site has a good breakdown of which engines and carbs. For the 1000's EVERY year is different
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all it takes for evil to prosper is the want of a few good men to do nothing-Edmund Burke
The question is not how much time do you have, it is what you do with the time that you have Gandalf
"One of the greatest dignities of humankind is that each successive generation is invested in the welfare of each new generation." Fred Rodgers
"it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert" ancient saying
78 constantly modified/customized since 1978, BOTM June 2015 de-evolving this very moment viewtopic.php?f=30&t=65511
76 Ltd "cookies bike" ALMOST DONE
79 project, finished, FOR SALE
'86 1200 (Beth's)(FOR SALE) with motorvation sidecar (sidecar sold) , July 2017 BOTM
'17 HD Road king and 08 HD Heritage softail (Beth's) (FOR SALE). I guess you can say we have MBS
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Re: The Resurrection of the Americo J. Policarpo; a '76 GL1000
Alight, some progress. I have three engines, the Policarpo’s original motor, another ‘76, and a ‘78. I thought the ‘78 was seized, but once I got a wrench on the crank it spun freely. So I decided I would swap the heads (or at least the cams) from the original engine onto the ‘78 case and move it over to the Policarpo.
After pulling the heads, I found the issue. #4 piston rusted in place. The other side wasn’t as bad. And the head: They cleaned up surprisingly well. A couple of smacks with a wooden block against the piston and things freed right up. Like, really smoothly. So now I’m wondering. This engine has the least mileage of the three, and it would be nice to keep the original engine.
I cleaned up the inside of the bad cylinder and while it’s still stained, it feels smooth enough. Do I clean and lap the valves and slap the heads back on? Or is this cylinder too far gone?
I don’t want to split the cases on this engine, especially since I have other options.
Oh, and there was this strange pink fuzzy slime in the water jackets. Is this a normal thing to find in a water cooled engine that’s been sitting for 30+ years??
After pulling the heads, I found the issue. #4 piston rusted in place. The other side wasn’t as bad. And the head: They cleaned up surprisingly well. A couple of smacks with a wooden block against the piston and things freed right up. Like, really smoothly. So now I’m wondering. This engine has the least mileage of the three, and it would be nice to keep the original engine.
I cleaned up the inside of the bad cylinder and while it’s still stained, it feels smooth enough. Do I clean and lap the valves and slap the heads back on? Or is this cylinder too far gone?
I don’t want to split the cases on this engine, especially since I have other options.
Oh, and there was this strange pink fuzzy slime in the water jackets. Is this a normal thing to find in a water cooled engine that’s been sitting for 30+ years??
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1976 GL1000 - Future project (maybe a rat cafe...)
1978 GL1000 - Parts bike
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1985 GL1200 - Two-up camping bike
1976 GL1000 - Future project (maybe a rat cafe...)
1978 GL1000 - Parts bike
Lots of other non-GL Hondas
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Re: The Resurrection of the Americo J. Policarpo; a '76 GL1000
Just bit cleaner! Haha. This should be a fun build!
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Re: The Resurrection of the Americo J. Policarpo; a '76 GL1000
I'b be concerned about denonition from hot spots on top of that #4 piston..it looks really ugly..
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1986 Yamaha FJ1200
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1976 GoldWing. running but not on the road
1978 Goldwing. future cafe project.
2019 Can-Am ryker (boss's new ride)
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