Roxy: First Tear Down Ever

Hard to believe that after having owned Roxy for this long, still had never pulled the top end apart down to the cylinder.  Was to be the big day when we finally discovered if she had a big bore or not.  Would answer the question of why she seemed to have so much grunt or why she had the relief valve on the tappet.

She was a bit tough to get apart.  Had to knock a few covers with the screwdriver handle to jog them loose.

Toughest was the head cover.  Wouldn't budge.  And for some reason, with it still on, I couldn't get the head completely off the cylinder studs.

Ended up separating it using a Philips as a wedge (as gently as possible).  But once that was off, the head came off.  Pulled the cylinder but left the piston.

Cylinder bore actually looked great.  Still had the cross hatching.  Just a narrow rim of discoloration (corrosion?) on the outside edge.  Thought for sure it would be in much worse shape.  But if that's the case, then why the smoke?

Started this tear down as the first step to cleaning her up and putting her into Preservation Mode.