Ok, its Sunday night and you said the body work would be on this weekend. Don't leave us hanging.
....and final fitting of the body work. Assuming of course, its ready as promised for today.
Now that my blood pressure has returned to some resemblance of normal. - The Good / the Bad / the Ugly And to keep my blood pressure lower, I'll deal with the ugly 1st.
As the quotes above would indicate the body work was not ready.
The only thing handy to throw was a TransAm, so nothing got thrown.
However, it would seem the threat (in a very load voice
) of physical harm to both person & property did light a fire. We'll have to see if it keeps burning.
And then there is the good/bad. Got my drain bolt back from its safe place in Quebec.
Even returned with a nice new washer, thanks bwaller.
Installed it and filled the oil filter. That was the very good part. Removed the 3 allen's, swung everything out, undid the filter, filled the filter, installed filter, did up bolts. Not a drop, and the filter is pre-filled to the brim.
Added the balance of the can to the crank case, and waited to see if the drain bolt leaked. Installed the Helix Racing clear fuel line, and prepared the clear drain line. Put the battery on the tender to top up. No leaks at the drain so added oil to the sump, to prepare to pre-oil before startup.
Now the bad. Went to crank the engine over, to get oil into it. Nothing.
Double checked that I had all the right things switched on, since mine is not a stock system. Still nothing. So off came the headlight, out came the multimeter, and the testing began. After 3 hours, I know what it isn't.
The kill switch / starter button / clutch switch / solenoid / starter all work. That only leaves the starter relay, which is electronic.
Sent an email to my wiring guru.
Of course you will have noted above, that the solenoid & starter tested OK. How was that you ask. Jumped the solenoid straight to the battery (very briefly).
The engine turned over, so I did it twice more for about 5 seconds each. Must have got some pressure, as the other not so great thing appeared. Started checking for leaks, could only find one. Weeping at the washer/bolt that holds the adapter to the engine. An alloy crush washer instead of the stainless one should fix the problem. Will have to have a word with my machinist though, about the o-ring that isn't working.
So, all in all, by far not the best day I've spent on this project, but the reality, is its very close. Now all I need is for the Keihin gods to cooperate, and not give me any carb issues.