I was told the 290 is a bear to work on. Any thoughts since I was thinking of doing the same conversion if I ever find any spare time.
It wasnt the easiest, but it wasnt too bad. You just have to remove almost everything to get the cylinder out, the plastics, fuel lines, wiring at a minimum need pulled loose and you have to remove the typical parts, flywheel, clutch (remember reverse threads), carb, more plastic, and I also had to loosen the oil pump because if the way I reassembled it. The bar stud was a unique challenge. I was able to get the cylinder off without removing it, as mine was stuck, but then when trying to reassemble it, I started with the crank and piston in the cylinder and could not get it to fit, so if you cant remove the stud, you will have to put the crank in the lower half first and try to fit the cylinder down over it. It's a pain, but can be done.I was told the 290 is a bear to work on. Any thoughts since I was thinking of doing the same conversion if I ever find any spare time.
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