Astrid: Marathon

Solid four hours of quality garage time today.  Did a laundry list for Astrid run prep, pretty much everything leading up to adding oil and then doing the compression test.

• Added in all the gaskets, using 4 from the replacement kit.  
• Torqued the clutch nut, which actually turned into a bit of an ordeal, but learned 2 good tricks as a result.  
• First, realized that I had the perfect sized C-clamp to keep the clutch basket holder from moving as you apply force to the nut.  
• Second, on a brand new lock ring, you need to bend the tabs inward otherwise it's tough to fit a screwdriver behind the tab once it's tightened.
• Did a mini tune-up
• Set the valve clearance, using the yellow 3mm wrench for the first time
• Set the points gap.  Weird thing about the points gap is that since the whole thing rides on a spring, it seems tricky to use a feeler gauge to measure the space in between.
• Checked the timing, and realized after much confusion, that my homemade LED was not working because LED's don't dim.  Switched back to the incandescent bulb setup and found the timing was already dead on to the "F" mark.

These 2 gaskets were original, I'd just fallen into the habit of leaving them off.

These 4 gaskets came from the replacement kit.  I'm not 100% sure the o-ring for the oil galley is correct, but it seemed to fit and it was better than nothing.

 

 

 

The locking tab (before bending the tabs), the C-clamp setup, and a clean oil filter screen.