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KIPs valves lubrication.
Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 1:31 pm
by 500bernie
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
Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 2:30 pm
by Luders
Just wipe a bit of 2 stroke oil on them
Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 2:34 pm
by Luders
Yes they should rotate with the finger nice and freely.
How's your knee doing?
Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 3:09 pm
by 500bernie
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.
Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 6:44 pm
by Luders
take it easy with them
Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 9:12 pm
by 500bernie
Luders wrote:take it easy with them
Wot... the KIPs or the hell hounds?
Cheers
Bernie
Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 9:43 pm
by Luders
your knees
Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 12:47 am
by JanBros
I use copper-grease
Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 9:42 am
by Bikemike
JanBros wrote:I use copper-grease
For your knees?
Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 9:44 am
by 500bernie
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
Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 10:37 am
by Luders
You could try some durex play, the tingle one works best!
Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 11:48 am
by 500bernie
Luders wrote:You could try some durex play, the tingle one works best!
On my knees
or on the KIPs
Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 3:39 pm
by 500bernie
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
Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2011 2:50 pm
by JanBros
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.
Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2011 9:52 am
by 500bernie
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