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[XSIIE]

Hi Dave and welcome.

I have a spare duck tail  (or two) if you're still chasing one.

Eddy

[steptoe]

finally got on ay,, welcome aboard,
did you still want the ducktail I have or you going to wait,  some one that does plastic welding down there may be able to fix the cracks around the bolt holes

[dave]

Hi
success with removal
no damage
plenty of crc and some firm rubber mallet hits and off it come.
then to get over stud threads was a bit difficult but 5 or so minutes bingo.
defiantly needed a extra set of hands that would make it quicker.but managed one my own 
thanks for the reply's.
dave

[Tim]

Hi Dave and welcome to  XS heaven
 congrates on the acquisition of  piece of history you just missed a great rally    see rally pics
any way if your having  cyclinder removal dramas   go to the work shop sect and look at hand made tools   care of the XS uk forum I think

enjoy

[Eveready1100]

Hi Dave and welcome to the family!
Regarding the cylinder removal, pay particular attention to the front cylinder studs, as they are exposed near the base of the block and all sorts of crud accumulates over the years and gets baked in there which makes getting the pots off near impossible.
A common remedy is to get a something like a dental pick, and try to dig out the muck that's in there, accompanied by copious amounts of penetrating oil. Take your time and you'll get there. Once you get the barrels moving, before you try to lift them clear, make sure you get any build up from inside the stud bores, as these will get hung up on the thicker threaded section of the studs and you'll be stuck again. I have seen a chap on the UK forum actually lose patience, and cut the studs with a hacksaw, but is now faced with having to source replacement studs, which has really complicated his planned rebuild.

[dave]

Thanks guys
will have a try tomorrow
located half between gold coast and brisbane
always appreciate a extra hand or advice
thanks

[Jonesy :-)]

Hey Dave,
where are you? might be someone just a round the corner that could help with some hands on.
Hows your mechanical nouse?
as the young man who replied to you earlier suggested, a few deft blows with a rubber mallet or nylon dead blow hammer square on to the fins, not an upward or downward blow that will brake fins might help get the barrels seperated from the block.
oh yeah welcome and all that.
Jonesy.

[excess.11]

Dave........I would think some fastidious person has more than likely used gasket goo at some stage on the head gasket .....a rubber mallet  along with a rag or two to the area of persuasion .......carefully administered so as to not damage the fins ...a lot of CRC sprayed down the holes of the cylinder head bolts as well .....and......loads of patience. If the engine is still in the frame ...you could lie a reasonably strong lever on the top of the frame and tie with ropes down and around the cylinders and lever against the frame upwards ....or a combination of both.
Can you rotate the crankshaft?....do the pistons move in the bore?
Good luck.

[dave]

Hi Guys
first time member and first post.
thanks for having me
A bit about myself and my dad,
He owned a couple of Yamaha dealerships in 70s and 80s in Sydney so always had Yamaha he raced tz td3 and so on.
we started of with a xs 650 h which we love about 5 years ago, which also was a basket case at the start but we managed to get it looking very nice and reliable.
Move forward to the present and we come across a xs 1100e on gumtree fairly cheap, and was listed with engine issues but hasn't been started in 15 years 77k on the clock 98% of parts ... missing seat and ducktail!!!bugger did not relise how rare they are>lol
so very happy with everything we have found so far.
The engine problem was pretty simple ..touch wood, low compression so removed head and by the looks a couple of bent valves were the problem.
so of with head to a machine shop with some second hand valves new valve seals and so on i found on evilbay.
So my only problem is why the head is of i will do piston rings and get the cylinders honed they look a little glazed but not bad for 77k i think.
but do you think i can remove bottom cylinders No way i must be missing something do not want to break anything so any help would be appreciated.
thanks guys look forward to talking and learning a couple of things along the way.
not sure how to post pictures yet will work that out soon.
Dave