Nothing is easy!

Just finished testing the second engine.

Also not great news, though not quite as bad as engine #1. (I tested both engines cold since they're both out of the frame)

Results:
Cylinder 1: 60 psi
Cylinder 2: 135 psi
Cylinder 3: 40 psi
Cylinder 4: 145 psi

I think I have a bad head gasket on this one as there's a visible oil leak (once I got to cranking) coming from between the head block and the cylinder block.

So... do I have one good engine between the two? I guess I need to tear into Engine #1 and see if I can figure out what's up with cylinder 2. I'm a bit worried about cylinder 3 on this one. What special tools do I need?

I guess nothing is easy, but at least I should learn a bunch!

Progress to share

3 pics of my progress at cleaning up the engine cases. It's a slow work in progress and the PO (previous owner) really went to town with the Krylon, but it's working. The combination of elbow grease, Tal Stripper (that's aircraft paint stripper, mind you), and brake cleaner is making my cases pretty.

Onward and... onward?

No pics to show yet. I've started stripping the engine to get all that nasty paint off of it. It's quite the chore. I managed to pull some from various sections but as I'm doing so I'm realizing that all of the exposed rubber on the motor will need replaced. Shouldn't be a huge deal, but I am a little concerned about all that crap maybe being in the engine. Still haven't decided whether or not to break the seal on the engine block - maybe a top end.

Wait - getting ahead of myself. Do one thing at a time. I'm focused on the case right now. Then on to the frame and maybe work on the front forks at the same time.

Man I have too much blue paint to remove!