OnAWingandaPrayer.....Mike.

[John Schmidt]

You have a PM.

[OnaWingandaPrayer]

reply sent .

[John Schmidt]

Mike, I got the engine, should be here by end of the week. I called about it this morning after getting the OK on and actually talked to the guy that checked out the old bike before pulling it apart, said it was a "sweet running" motor. So....$499.99 including shipping. Not bad! 

I believe it uses a different tank for FI, if so then I'll simply change it over to a carbed engine. Now I have to figure out how to get it from the trucking terminal in south Orlando to my place in Winter Park.

[OnaWingandaPrayer]

Thats cool John .  I do not know if the tank is different. The electric fuel pump and filter are external to the tank . So perhaps only a return fuel line would need to be ported to the tank,  possibly the pickup tube is a larger diameter . Sorry I cant offer a more positive answer.

[John Schmidt]

Mike, picked up the motor this afternoon, they really crated it up snug. Took Jeff Parker and me nearly an hour just to uncrate it and lift it onto my hydraulic table. I'll remove everything having to do with FI that's on the engine, I noticed it has a different water pump cover and the t'stat housing is also different. I'll lay it all out when I get it off and take some pictures for you....that is if you're still interested. 

[OnaWingandaPrayer]

Good morning John . Its good they packed it well. A few times I have had ebay deliveries with the package in sad shape by the time I receive it.
 I had no idea the water pump was different, intake cooling lines ? I suppose the thermostat housing could have an extra sensor port? I guess I have a lot to learn on the 86 SEI when I begin to work on it and hopefully get it to run correctly.
  If  you have decided not to try the FI on your bike I am interested . When your ready let me know a $ amount and I'll see how it fits my stash money. I've been looking at the DigiSynch but I can put that off a while longer.
  It's been pretty hot an humid . I hope you have a cool place to do your work, installing the new engine.

mike

[John Schmidt]

.....(snip)If  you have decided not to try the FI on your bike I am interested .
  It's been pretty hot an humid . I hope you have a cool place to do your work, installing the new engine.

mike

I've definitely decided to not use the FI setup on my bike so all of it is available. There are a number of extra hoses attached to the cooling system, where possible I left them hooked up for reference. When I removed it, I left all the wiring in place as well....as much as possible and still be able to remove the system. The only thing I have left to pull as I recall is the device on the back of the rt. head, an afterthought....might be removing the single pulse generator under the belts and install my two. I haven't looked at the trigger wheel yet so don't know if that's different. Whatever comes off re. the FI will be included, quite a collection of stuff. I'll be taking some pictures today.

Shoot me your email, I have some pictures of the stuff I pulled off. My email: stuffy402@aol.com
I'm pretty much done with the changeover, still a couple minor things then will be ordering some gaskets. Still have to clean it up, out of curiosity I pulled the dipstick....found they didn't drain the oil before shipping.  I was relieved to find it has a good alternator, I'll probably pull the rear cover off and remove the good one on the old engine. The first thing I did with this engine was to turn it over by hand a number of times. Thank goodness nothing was hitting internally. 

As for comfort in this weather, I have an a/c & heat vent going into the garage. Comes right off the air handler plenum, I cut into it maybe 15 yrs. ago and ran a line about six feet over to the garage wall. Cut a hole in that wall for the vent and mounted it. When the temps are in the 90's I can work out there all day with a couple fans running. Same in the winter, keeps it warm enough to work in shirtsleeves.