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Workshop Walkthrough
A four-stage preview of a 1967-2024 Moto Guzzi V7 generation restoration. The teardown stage walks the separated oil drain, the loop-frame head-bolt marking, and the two-stage reverse-torque head lift. The engine stage plays the full loop-frame top-end service on-canvas with cross-era V7 III fuel-injection bands. The wiring stage previews the V7 / V7 Sport pre-T3 / pre-twin-fire electrical work plus the V7 III Marelli IAW 5AM ECU fuel-injection + ride-by-wire service. The reassembly stage ends at the cold valve clearance set, with V7 III balancer-shaft alignment as the cross-era sub-band.
Teardown: Drain engine oil and the primary-case lubricant separately on the V7 700 / V7 Sport loop-frame longitudinal crank (and the V7 III transverse engine for the III-buyers), mark the rocker-cover bolts by their loop-frame short vs. long location, and lift the cylinder head in the two-stage reverse-torque sequence (32 -> 18 -> 0 N.m on the loop-frame, 38 -> 22 -> 0 N.m on the V7 III transverse). Cap both intake and exhaust ports before any pushrod service.
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