Lucky Phil

Well I just bought a brand new V11 oil cooler for $93AU plus shipping off ebay. TLM also have one on ebay,brand new.Their price $621AU plus shipping. I really dont understand their pricing policy but its a free market and you can ask what you want I guess. Its a shame really as they seem to have a lot of older stock and I'd buy from them as its nice to have a stock of spares for us long term committed owners but their pricing is just not competitive on the older stuff. Ciao

Their ebay store is the same. You look at their prices and just wonder who would be prepared to pay in a lot of cases 10X the going rate. The owner of TLM now has a property and lives here in Australia I believe. Ciao

I wonder if this might be a group project to design a full aluminium CNC replacement. Looks pretty basic to me. The knob on the end would need to be different and incorporated into the body but but apart from that. Ciao

Yes a straight forward build up repair. Finding the original hole centre and the final aesthetics are the main challenges here. Ciao

Just be aware that the prices TLM charge are eye watering in comparison to just about every other seller. I look at Guzzi second hand parts every day on a world wide basis and the money TLM ask for new and second hand parts borders on the ridiculous. Personally I'd try HMB Guzzi in Germany first and keep an eye out on Ebay if your're not in a hurry. Ciao

Not that you'd notice much Ciao

Part number 01103030 Ciao

Thanks Chuck Ciao

What brand was the Amazon one Chuck, for future reference? Ciao

Big call:) Ciao

Yes an aircraft welder would be a good start. Mounts on the cover are a good thing, I've had a few Ducati engine mounts repaired and they are part of the main case. I'd rather just replace a removable cover than weld the cases. The Ford Ecoboost 4 cylinder engine has one engine mount incorporated in the timing chain cover and is no problem as does quite a few 4 cylinder FWD engines. Ciao

There always seems to be lots of new ones on ebay. Cant comment on their quality but they are readily available. Seems an intermittent solenoid would be fixable.I would imagine a toasted solenoid would just not work period. Kiwi Roy will have some ideas I'm sure. Ciao

Yes I saw that on ebay when I was having a look for the OP. Some people will try to make a dollar from anything. I've seen clowns selling Ducati matched crankcase pairs as separate listings. Ciao

Well the wall thickness on the outside of the mount looks a bit thin for an insert but they are quite deep so thats good. Generally the item needs to be designed for the insert. I'd just flatten the mounting faces off on a plate if possible then screw it down without too much force with some blue loctite. When you bolt it down look to see if it tends to distort and load up the mounts too much. When this happens I usually use some small thin homemade rubber washers under the mounts and then torque up lightly with the loctite. Ciao

The main advantage of the fine wire platinum plugs is longevity. Modern engines with these plugs often have change out intervals of 80,000 klms. Old style plugs wont go this sort of mileage without maintenance. Of course there's also all the other supposed advantages but for an old Guzzi engine I am happy to stick with the old style plugs. One thing I dont like about the fine wire plugs is once they are fouled they are generally done. Almost never clear and dont respond well to cleaning either. If you do manage to recover a fouled plug they seem far more susceptible to it happening again and in a modern engine where plug access is often quite painful I just bin them and fit a new one. Old style plugs dont seem to be an issue though, clean em up and there're good to go again. Ciao

Thats an annoying break to repair as its also broken through or adjacent to one of the 6 mm mount holes. Its really 2 repairs, one for the cracking near the small mount hole and another for the major mount. From the images I think I'd be inclined to remove the mount repair the smaller crack then refit the main mount back in the correct position and weld repair it. As usual the devil's in the detail and all the cracks and weld areas need to be V'ed out to get good weld penetration and expertly welded and the mounting faces machined true again. You generally heat the case to around 150 deg C before welding to minimise the distortion. It's quite a process and would probably be cheaper to buy a second hand case if you can find one. I'd exhaust all the Guzzi parts suppliers such as Reboot spares, HMB, etc that deal in second hand stuff or wait for an ebay item. I have a friend here that could repair it but he's currently out of action health wise. I'd imagine he would charge around $200US plus there would be postage on top. Just to give you an idea of the costs that someone that's expert in these things would charge. BTW if you need another front frame support I may be able to help you out for cheap. Ciao

Replaces. Ciao

An image of the damage would be helpful. Most things can be successfully repaired by the right people. Ciao

Others can chime in here but the cover your'e looking at(G5 1000) is from a Tonti framed bike and doesn't even have the front mounts your cover has broken if I understand you correctly. It also wont have the same alternator so the front of the crank nose will be different and the alternator wont fit the case. My suggestion would be without having an image of the damage would be to cut the original mount off and position it correctly and have an aircraft welder weld it back on or preferably someone well versed in welding cast crankcases until you can source a second hand unit. Ciao

I must say the mounts look quite thick and robust depth wise anyway. Others I have seen have mounts about 2mm thick. Ciao

You guys have great taste in music. I've learned a lot here. Ciao

At that price I'd be interested to know if the mount points have aluminium inserts. Cheap CF guards and such generally dont and this prevents you getting the full torque on the fastener so it doesn't loosen off all the time and if you do tighten them properly then the mounts end up cracking due to stress. If it doesn't have the inserts then I suggest you install the fasteners with blue loctite and tighten them down to a minimal torque and also use a thin rubber washer under the mounts of a mm or so thickness. Stops the non insert type mounts from fatiguing and the loctite prevents the screws backing off due to low torque installation. Ciao

Try Stein Dinse they have 3 options. The -Z part numbers are aftermarket equivalents.Outer 159.9 cm inner 144.5 cm. (62' and 61/64ths by 56' and 57/64ths ) https://www.stein-dinse.biz/advanced_search_result.php?inc_subcat=1&keywords=03093000&x=9&y=5&categories_id= Ciao

You might be able to pull the new one through attached to the end of the old one docc and avoid the tank off. Ciao

Later bikes have an eccentric adjuster instead of the roll pin. Cant really see it makes any difference to shift action unless you have the adjustment wrong. Early recall transmissions needed upgraded selector sleeves and belville washers on the output shaft damper. Acquiring the parts may be an issue these days if it hasn't been done and the entire trans need to be disassembled. Ciao