Heads Up...

Got the Triumph head back together, then cleaned up the rocker boxes and checked the fit,

Everything looked good until it was time to mount the head on the cylinders and noticed there was only one push-rod tube. Went thru half a dozen boxes of parts, but no luck. So had to order one on eBay.

So while waiting, started to fit other stuff, such as the tail light. The one that was on there before is now on the 650 Moto Guzzi  (Retired and Refendered...6/20/17), so dug out an original tail light from a box of 71/72 parts. Now I'm trying to straighten it out, it'd been banged up at some point, so it'll fit again. Too much fun.

Finishin' one thing, startin' another...

Almost finished splitting the wood that was hauled in last month. Should be at least a couple of cords, so that'll help keep us warm next winter.

The next project'll be putting one of the old basket case Triumphs back together. It's been more than a little while since there's been any work done on them, but hopefully can at least get one back together this summer. They've been ignored ever since the Moto Guzzi's got here, so they're way over do for some work.

The first step has been to disassemble the head, clean it, and then lap the valves. After another good cleaning, should be ready to put back together soon. It' s a real challenge, since the Triumph's have sat for over twenty years; really have to search the brain cells remembering what's to be done.

April Weather Summary...

Here's the NWS summary for April...
Mean monthly temperature was 31.3°F, which was 1.2°F below normal. The observed maximum temperature was 54.0°F on the 23rd of the month, the minimum temperature was -4.0°F on the 3rd of the month. The total monthly precipitation was 0.1", which was 0.2" below normal. Snowfall totaled about 2 inches.

Chart from Alaska Climate Research Center (http://climate.gi.alaska.edu)

The month started off cold, so was able to run dogs and haul in firewood. But then it warmed up into the fifties and softened up the trails. Eventually it cooled off enough to haul half a dozen loads of wood over the hill. Now it's still kind of cool with patches of snow and ice hanging on, so it's a good time to put the splitter on the tractor and get the logs split into firewood.