Sportster-2001-951C-Stock
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Everybody loves applying sealer on everything despite what the factory procedure calls for.
Please need help !!!!!!!
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CReynoldsMIZ
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I feel bad for the O.P......jSG you know how much the poor guy paid to have the engine rebuilt by the hack?
Jetskigoodies
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No, I did not ask. The motor also was not aligned, nor did it have sealant between the case halves. He put it everywhere else though.
Jetskigoodies
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All the holes were cleaned out with taps
All the bolts were wire wheeled
All cleaned up
The case halves had sealant applied, the crank and counterbalancer were aligned
All seals and orings replaced
The cases were torqued to spec in the pattern shown in the manual.
All the bolts were wire wheeled
All cleaned up
The case halves had sealant applied, the crank and counterbalancer were aligned
All seals and orings replaced
The cases were torqued to spec in the pattern shown in the manual.
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96spxpos
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Wow. I'm not a perfectionist by any means (you should see how I fixed my leaky toilet last nite) but that is a straight up sin.. So just by the bendix missing the bracket alone, the ski probably wouldn't have even started/engaged? Wow the owner would've spent tons of time and possibly money with no results on why this thing wouldn't have run or lasted.. Kudos to you JSG for stepping in.. Seriously. You have no idea how much time and trouble you've saved him.. Regardless of the cost..
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Jetskigoodies
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No the crank was not rebuilt. The only new parts are the pistons and gasket kit. Looks like someone was just attempting to freshen up the motor. The cylinders were honed too. Alot of things were done wrong. The biggest issues so far have been the bendix plate missing. The pickup covered in goo and the sealant and gasket issues.
The crank was in good condition, the rods were tight, the bearings sound good with no movement side to side or up and down. The counterbalancer is in perfect shape.
The crank was in good condition, the rods were tight, the bearings sound good with no movement side to side or up and down. The counterbalancer is in perfect shape.
Jetskigoodies
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More motor work.
The pickup was covered in caulk
Cleaned up
Cylinders covered in goop
All cleaned up
All this came off of them
Pistons and rings installed, with a new base gasket not a reused one lol
Make sure to have the arrows pointing towards the exhaust outlet.
Cylinders on
Studs going in, with blue lock tite
To torque the studs take 2 nuts and tighten them up to each other and torque
After the studs are in coat the orings with grease and slide them over the studs into the cavity. Make sure to wipe the grease off the threads when done
The head was filthy but no pitting
Looks great after a scotchbrite and degrease
The pickup was covered in caulk
Cleaned up
Cylinders covered in goop
All cleaned up
All this came off of them
Pistons and rings installed, with a new base gasket not a reused one lol
Make sure to have the arrows pointing towards the exhaust outlet.
Cylinders on
Studs going in, with blue lock tite
To torque the studs take 2 nuts and tighten them up to each other and torque
After the studs are in coat the orings with grease and slide them over the studs into the cavity. Make sure to wipe the grease off the threads when done
The head was filthy but no pitting
Looks great after a scotchbrite and degrease
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Jetskigoodies
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Base gasket on, now we put synthetic grease and blue locktite on the nuts and bolts
Flywheel, pto and bendix installed
This is the part that was missing. I ordered one from Nick but we used the one off my 98xpl.
Then we put sae 30 oil in the counterbalancer cavity. 1.3 oz is called for.
The motor is back togethor and now will be prepped and painted. Hopefully next weekend it will be going back in.
Flywheel, pto and bendix installed
This is the part that was missing. I ordered one from Nick but we used the one off my 98xpl.
Then we put sae 30 oil in the counterbalancer cavity. 1.3 oz is called for.
The motor is back togethor and now will be prepped and painted. Hopefully next weekend it will be going back in.
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CReynoldsMIZ
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Doing a great job. Can't wait to see how the motor turns out, gunna do some custom paint on it to match the body? Shoot you should let the guy come back and paint the motor, I know your good but that guy seems to know what he's doing as well!
Jetskigoodies
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Lol, he is picking up the motor and painting it. We decided on that the first night. We have just been playing the waiting game on gaskets and parts. Now that the motor is done he is going to take it and paint it. When we get it back we should have it back togethor in 1 day.
There's no way it would have started, the Bendix would have kicked to one side and the starter would spin or grind gears.
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Spimothy Leary
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that appears to be the worse assembly job I've ever seen, top to bottom, It's almost as if he intentionally butchered it.
Jetskigoodies
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Plus with the pickup covered it would not have had spark
Prob good that they coated the pickup, that motor wouldnt have lasted 10-15mins. Ive pulled apart some motors that looked similar. They at least used RTV though...not bathtub caulk.
On the front mag cover....obviously this one was done insanely bad, but I do put a light coat of RTV on the seal on the mag cover. Just a little...and a little on the starter when that gets installed. It will keep water from getting inside if it has a moment with a bunch of water in the hull.
On the front mag cover....obviously this one was done insanely bad, but I do put a light coat of RTV on the seal on the mag cover. Just a little...and a little on the starter when that gets installed. It will keep water from getting inside if it has a moment with a bunch of water in the hull.
96spxpos
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Makes sense. I think some of the people who use a ton of that stuff are probably from the old school car era of where they'd use gasket maker in lieu of the actual gasket that is called for. I've NEVER used just gasket maker. I've used it in CONJUCTION WITH the intended gasket (just a tiny bit to HOLD the gasket in place, especially if you're installing something from a top position where the gasket can fall off or misalign) but NEVER by itself.
I'll go one step further and say that I love the new spray on gasket maker to hold gaskets in position! Just makes it easier to get everything lined up. I don't use it as a sealer but just to hold gasket in place when necessary
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That's what I'm talking about, they make it in a spray can too!
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No that stuff with the brush is the devil... That shit is so hard to clean up. The spray on copper is sticky but is easy to clean up.
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Yup just used some the other day on one I went thru. Love it too.
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