Topic: Cb750 sohc engine build video with MReick

[Dime]

In the process of watching this video now. Very informative

[CycleRanger]

Nice! Thanks for posting that.

[Mark1976]

Enjoyed, good video...

[Alan F.]

Mike!!!

[Phoenix]

Can that video be put on the masthead?

[seanbarney41]

Guys, it's a useful video, and M Reick is THE man, but the video makers explanations of a few things are not very good.

[Dime]

Guys, it's a useful video, and M Reick is THE man, but the video makers explanations of a few things are not very good.

I only got up to the part where they were about to put the cylinders on.

Can you elaborate on your comment?

[rotortiller]

I am a plastigage man, even after using factory bearing codes. All that effort and money left to chance is not a game I play.

[Dime]

I am a plastigage man, even after using factory bearing codes. All that effort and money left to chance is not a game I play.

I can definitely agree with that. I built engines for a living once apon a time. Always measured, then plastigauge.

[seanbarney41]

Guys, it's a useful video, and M Reick is THE man, but the video makers explanations of a few things are not very good.

you can just tell that the videographer does not totally understand why Mr. Rieck does some of the things that the videographer was instructed to do.  Ring gap placement stands out in my memory...Mr Video Maker says staggering your ring gaps around the piston is to prevent oil flow.  Well, yeah, maybe that is part of it, but more important is preventing compression, and not creating a break in groove that may prevent the rings from freely rotating, which we know they do anyway.  Once the engine is running, the 3 ring gaps may randomly align, but ideally only momentarily.

I only got up to the part where they were about to put the cylinders on.

Can you elaborate on your comment?