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<blockquote data-quote="Martyn Goodwin" data-source="post: 57392" data-attributes="member: 2433"><p>Wow Ken! Great to see that you have well and truly embarked on your Vincent adventure. You simply cannot take too many photos - when it comes to reassembly and or subsequent review you will be glad you did. Likewise it is impossible to over label any parts you remove from the bike. We have all been there, done that and wished we had done better.</p><p></p><p>I recommend you fit the full set of upgraded seals to your Comet that are available from V3 - see the advert in the back of most editions of MPH. Of course, no matter what you think of the base gasket you removed - fit a new one. Judicious of a sealant like Loctite 510 is also highly recommended on both the primary side cases and also the timing side case - if you disturb them. The good part of 510 is that any excess that's on the inside of the motor does NOT set into a rock hard mass that's just waiting to break free and play havoc with the oilways.</p><p></p><p>Not sure if I mentioned earlier - my Comet was a massive smoker not long after I purchased it: The issue was that even though a "head job" had been done on it , the valve guides had not been installed correctly nor had the upper and lower valve guides been honed into alignment - for my Comet it meant new seats, new valves, new guides and new springs. I added valve stem seals just to complete the set! Hope you have better luck.</p><p></p><p>One final recommendation - you may want to keep all of the receipts for the parts and the work you have done on your Comet - but do not fall into the trap of maintaining a running total of the amount spent - Ignorance in this case is bliss.</p><p></p><p>Martyn</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Martyn Goodwin, post: 57392, member: 2433"] Wow Ken! Great to see that you have well and truly embarked on your Vincent adventure. You simply cannot take too many photos - when it comes to reassembly and or subsequent review you will be glad you did. Likewise it is impossible to over label any parts you remove from the bike. We have all been there, done that and wished we had done better. I recommend you fit the full set of upgraded seals to your Comet that are available from V3 - see the advert in the back of most editions of MPH. Of course, no matter what you think of the base gasket you removed - fit a new one. Judicious of a sealant like Loctite 510 is also highly recommended on both the primary side cases and also the timing side case - if you disturb them. The good part of 510 is that any excess that's on the inside of the motor does NOT set into a rock hard mass that's just waiting to break free and play havoc with the oilways. Not sure if I mentioned earlier - my Comet was a massive smoker not long after I purchased it: The issue was that even though a "head job" had been done on it , the valve guides had not been installed correctly nor had the upper and lower valve guides been honed into alignment - for my Comet it meant new seats, new valves, new guides and new springs. I added valve stem seals just to complete the set! Hope you have better luck. One final recommendation - you may want to keep all of the receipts for the parts and the work you have done on your Comet - but do not fall into the trap of maintaining a running total of the amount spent - Ignorance in this case is bliss. Martyn [/QUOTE]
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