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Page    8     1986       GasGas       Halley       restoration

So, this is how she is looking at the moment. After all of that grinding and steel cutting making the exhaust, my workshop was in a right mess, so getting it swept out was the priority.
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The other side. 
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The cylinder head was loose, missing bolts and the engine was seized. I didn't know if it was a piston or bearing seize, so it was time to dig in.
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The lower 14mm bolts came off without to much trouble and looking down the steel liner bore it was in good shape with no scores. I then started to pull the head up and she came up with out any trouble.
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My first glimpse of the aged piston. It was coated in what can only be described as oily mud.
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If fact everything in the area of the crank was covered in the same thick gooey mess that bore no relation to carbon. 
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You can see the piston clearly here.
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