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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: cappisj1 on April 02, 2021, 10:08:00 PM
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I can’t tell you how hard it was for me to spend the money on these Gilardoni cylinders. Bike runs fine, no smoke and power seams fine. I kept reading “it’s not if but when” the chrome fails. I thought it won’t happen to me, I take care of my bikes. Took the left side off my new to me 73 Eldorado with less then 10,000 miles. Chrome looked perfect, oh man I waisted my money. Took off the right side and.... oh “shoot” look at that. Wow am I glad I bought these new ones.
(https://i.ibb.co/vBG2d0j/EE9455-ED-7751-4-A0-E-B95-D-5-DAF07705800.jpg) (https://ibb.co/vBG2d0j)
So, now I ordered another set for my T. Because now I am a believer in “it’s not if but when“ they flake.
The job, honestly, really was a piece of cake.
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Sometimes conventional wisdom is really just wisdom .
Dusty
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Many moons ago, my Ambo was the same way. One side perfect the other was just pealing off.
Glad you caught it!
Tom
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Quite a few years ago when I was brand new to the forum with a new to me 73 V7 Sport a forum member stressed that I replace the cylinders with Gilardonis. I had just emptied my wallet and then some to get the bike and abhorred the idea of laying out another large chunk of change, but I did do it. Just like you I averted disaster. Congrats on doing the right thing.
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I bought my '72 Eldo with 20k miles from the original owner in 2010, he told me the bores were fine. One of the first things I did was verify cylinder condition and of course, the bores were flaking. I pulled the engine and replaced the cylinders but was surprised by the amount of sludge in the crank sludge trap for a bike with such low mileage.
(https://i.ibb.co/Y2vrg3d/20141221-104600.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Y2vrg3d)
(https://i.ibb.co/xzr15Xz/20141221-112033.jpg) (https://ibb.co/xzr15Xz)
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When I opened up the infamous "Monte Carlo" Guzzi, the sludge trap was so packed I literally had to drill it out. :shocked: