Post by tsimi on Apr 29, 2016 23:44:26 GMT -5
So today was the moment of truth.
I got the right air valve and installed the big reed block with paper gasket only and intake.
Then I attached the leak tester and pumped air into it.
It doesn't hold air at all. The moment air goes in it comes out right away.
Then I started to put my ear over the intake and near the paper gasket of the reed block but no sound of air leaking. Then I checked the CVT side crank seal and I am not sure but I think it leaks a tiny bit but not on the outer lib but on the inner lib where it touches the crank. Then I also checked the stator side seal, same there. It doesn't leak from the outer lib but from the inner lib where the crank touches.
So I called the bike shop guy and asked him if that is normal and he said not all crank seals are there to vacuum seal sometimes they are there to avoid dust and dirt from going into the bearing from the outside.
Right now I don't know what to think... if what he says is true then I just wasted $30 for a leak tester that was not needed. LoL The good thing is the CVT seal was not leaking air from the spot that I thought it would so I guess it sits good.
Next week I will get a complete gear assembly from a friend of mine and he owns a 4t press so we will install the necessary bearings and gears and I just continue to build the engine as far I can and hope that it will run/start when finished.
I got the right air valve and installed the big reed block with paper gasket only and intake.
Then I attached the leak tester and pumped air into it.
It doesn't hold air at all. The moment air goes in it comes out right away.
Then I started to put my ear over the intake and near the paper gasket of the reed block but no sound of air leaking. Then I checked the CVT side crank seal and I am not sure but I think it leaks a tiny bit but not on the outer lib but on the inner lib where it touches the crank. Then I also checked the stator side seal, same there. It doesn't leak from the outer lib but from the inner lib where the crank touches.
So I called the bike shop guy and asked him if that is normal and he said not all crank seals are there to vacuum seal sometimes they are there to avoid dust and dirt from going into the bearing from the outside.
Right now I don't know what to think... if what he says is true then I just wasted $30 for a leak tester that was not needed. LoL The good thing is the CVT seal was not leaking air from the spot that I thought it would so I guess it sits good.
Next week I will get a complete gear assembly from a friend of mine and he owns a 4t press so we will install the necessary bearings and gears and I just continue to build the engine as far I can and hope that it will run/start when finished.
