KIPs valves lubrication.

Post by **500bernie** » Fri Dec 23, 2011 1:31 pm

Hi Guys n Galls,
What lube should I use on the valves during assembly?
I presume they should rotate nice and smoothly with almost no effort required?
Cheers
Bernie

Luders · Post by **Luders** » Fri Dec 23, 2011 2:30 pm

Just wipe a bit of 2 stroke oil on them

Luders · Post by **Luders** » Fri Dec 23, 2011 2:34 pm

Yes they should rotate with the finger nice and freely.

How's your knee doing?

Post by **500bernie** » Fri Dec 23, 2011 3:09 pm

Hi Ben,
Twisted it the other day and put my recovery back about 3 weeks, getting better though, just came in from a limp with the dogs.

Luders · Post by **Luders** » Fri Dec 23, 2011 6:44 pm

take it easy with them

Post by **500bernie** » Fri Dec 23, 2011 9:12 pm

Luders wrote:take it easy with them

Wot... the KIPs or the hell hounds?

Cheers
Bernie

Luders · Post by **Luders** » Fri Dec 23, 2011 9:43 pm

your knees

JanBros · Post by **JanBros** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 12:47 am

I use copper-grease

Bikemike · Post by **Bikemike** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 9:42 am

JanBros wrote:I use copper-grease

For your knees?

Post by **500bernie** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 9:44 am

Bikemike wrote:
JanBros wrote:I use copper-grease
For your knees?

Being the wrong side of 50 I will try anything (except the 5 spoke gay thing

)

Cheers,
Bernie

Luders · Post by **Luders** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 10:37 am

You could try some durex play, the tingle one works best!

Post by **500bernie** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 11:48 am

Luders wrote:You could try some durex play, the tingle one works best!

On my knees

or on the KIPs

Post by **500bernie** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 3:39 pm

JanBros wrote:I use copper-grease

Hi Jan,

Do you put it on the spiggot at the bottom of the valve and on the stem where it goes through the head?

Cheers,
Bernie

JanBros · Post by **JanBros** » Sun Dec 25, 2011 2:50 pm

just at the bottom actually.

on top there is too much play, I believe the only thing that is keeping the valve in place on top is the seal.

Now with my new head with changeable inserts and lowered cylinders, I also had to take some material from the top ring off the valves, because they were sticking out above the cylindres. Now they have just the minimal clearance and no longer jump up and down, so I putted some grease on them to.

Post by **500bernie** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 9:52 am

Thanks Jan,

I have watched your post about the head inserts with great interest

I am using a set of F3 valves from Charles I think they will be a good fit with only a small clearance between the top shoulder and the underneath of the head, so I may put some grease there as well.

Cheers Bernie