2012-03-08 Engine Arrives!

published by dcarver on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 12:56

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2006 Yamaha FJR1300 - KrZy8

The UPS dispatcher is a total dork. First he was routing a 57 foot long semi to the Hondarosa, at then end of a 3 mile long dirt road with no turn-around. I talked the disptcher into me meeting big truck with my little truck, Ol Blue, told him 5 or 6 times I needed a 2 hour advance notice. So the idjit dispatcher calls and wonders if I can meet the truck not in Atascadero as planned but rather at the Home Depot in Templeton, in an hour?

"No I can't."

"OK, we'll set up a time later in the afternoon".

30 minutes later, the driver calls.

"Can I meet him in 30 minutes, at the junction of x and y, near my house?"

"Sure I can, just wait for me."

..and we're off on a high speed motobike run, hauling ass.

Long of short, here's the crate in Ol Blue. (click pix for better image)

The dismantler, Joe Skelton, at http://stores.ebay.com/jws-cycles did a good job on crating the engine, although the oil drain plug actually did wear through the wood.

Back at the Hondarosa, can't wait to get the box open. I tried to lift the crate, no freaking way, even if my already sore back wasn't tweaked.

Christmas arrives early, and Harley D Dawg approves.

So far, so good. Visually, the engine looks like a young one. the rubber hoses still very flexible, the paint still shiny, not much engine grime either. I like the fact the engine had not been power washed or cleaned prior to shipping.

Pretty intake valves. I wonder if they seal or just look good?

The engine arrived with the master cylinder still connected to slave cylinder. I had been told by Joe that the PO crashed into a dirt ditch avoiding a deer. It was good to see this dirt then.. kind of strengthens the story line.