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Post by lykos23 on Jun 7, 2013 7:41:33 GMT -5
I thought they were supposed to be wobbly and loose...  |
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Post by lykos23 on Jun 7, 2013 7:38:41 GMT -5
Stupid, stupid me...  I was looking for something like this:  What I found inside my old head was this:  I installed the gasket and all is well  |
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Post by lykos23 on Jun 6, 2013 23:58:35 GMT -5
Your on your way, can do all your repairs and personalize your ride yourself its a great feeling, i knew nothing when i started, now i repair scoots as a job When I googled BBK threads on scootdawg I saw postings of your progress; from your first bbk to now, it's really impressive! That must be an awesome job, like that confucius saying that if you work doing something you love you never work a day in your life kind of thing. When I started with the zook I had no prior experience. When I started working on my Peace Sports 50 I had no prior experience with chinese motors, but lots of experience with the zook and figuring out how to get it running smooth. First thing I did was get an ngk sparkplug, which until now I thought was iridium - the guy who sold it to me told me it was (shame on me for believing a salesman). In only 5 months I've made quite a bit of progress! |
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Post by lykos23 on Jun 6, 2013 23:53:38 GMT -5
Send me money for shipping and gas (c'mon, it's a scooter ;D) to the post office, and any of the following is yours:
8.6g roller weights
6g roller weights
GY6 150 Variator V-slides
stock ignition coil
stock rev limited cdi
finicky speedo puck
new oil pump
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Post by lykos23 on Jun 6, 2013 23:44:04 GMT -5
ride away and faster than before its a great feeling  This scooter is now my pride and joy after all the hard work I put into it. I think that's the greatest feeling about it all, the fact that I did all the work on it; it makes it personal. I haven't even put the brakes back on yet, but I definitely have a great feeling about this already ;D |
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Post by lykos23 on Jun 6, 2013 23:41:31 GMT -5
Be gentle at first and try to ride in the midrange while going up and down on the throttle to do a midrange break in . This is how I do mine rather than a hard break in like some do . My Echarm has over 16k miles and does not leak nor use any oil . I used a  MJ on my 50mm BBK with airbox and stock pipe Thanks, Skuttadawg. I guess I should be be upjetting too, soon I'm definitely going to avoid WOT. I'll be taking the back roads where I only have to go 25mph and after I break it in and set the rings I'll be cruising on to places I couldn't go to before  |
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Post by lykos23 on Jun 6, 2013 23:37:42 GMT -5
Congrats on gettin the BBK and installed!!!!!!!!!!  Thanks, Domindart! It was quite a rewarding experience ;D |
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Post by lykos23 on Jun 6, 2013 23:36:11 GMT -5
If it is sealed and it doesn't show carbon build up around the mating area you might be ok. The main thing is to make sure all the HOT exhaust is leaving the area so it doesn't burn up your head. If alley and millsc say it sounds fine it likely is ok. Keep an eye on it... Thank you. I'm worried about my scoot, and I'll be sure to take it easy and order a gasket, but I have no choice but to ride it here and there in the mean time. |
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Post by lykos23 on Jun 6, 2013 23:34:52 GMT -5
it sounds great now, did you put a gasket in it and did you change the head? I still can't find a gasket for it anywhere. I didn't have one to begin with and I can't seem to find one in my set of gaskets, nor did one come with the performance exhaust. I'm stumped and I guess I'll have to order one from somewhere. |
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Post by lykos23 on Jun 6, 2013 23:32:49 GMT -5
Very nice with the performance muffler, sounds great GOOD JOB. The first one had a leak that was obvious. Now break it in right do not rod the heck out of it right off the bat put some miles on it varying the speeds every couple of minutes to let the rings seat good and not at wot. You can run it up after 50miles or so and see what it can do and if you are ruuning lean at Wide Open Throttle. Alleyoop Thanks for the tip, Alley! I upjetted to a  jet and am hoping that was good enough, if not I'm prepared to order another set of jets. I'm happy to hear your advice that I only have to wait 50 miles and not 500 like I've read elsewhere, I'm prepared to change my oil frequently as well, I hear there might be metal chunks. It's my only ride so I'll be sure to treat it as good as I can and follow your advice. My BBK was surpisingly decent quality. I tested the whole thing with a magnet and the only thing that was steel was the cylinder wall. |
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Post by lykos23 on Jun 6, 2013 23:28:36 GMT -5
Awesome estimation, Millsc. Now, what do I do about not having the exhaust gasket? Am I in danger of ruining my engine without it? I never had one to begin with, so I'm confuzzled. |
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Post by lykos23 on Jun 6, 2013 23:08:02 GMT -5
that sounds awesome the way it should sound Thank you for your guidance, couldn't have done it without you By the way, if it isn't blatantly obvious, it turns out I had the 64mm valves ;D |
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Post by lykos23 on Jun 6, 2013 22:51:09 GMT -5
DO NOT run it without the exhaust gasket do whatever it takes to make it work. Good job so far don't throw it all away by running without a gasket I still can't find a gasket for it, but I will order one Can I make a pseudo-gasket in the meantime? Here's a video of running with the performance exhaust (thanks to Millsc's tip), I wasn't afraid of breaking it this time, I just got fed up and bent the things in a frustrated manner until it finally fit. It was way more difficult than it should have been. |
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Post by lykos23 on Jun 6, 2013 21:39:26 GMT -5
put a exhaust gasket on it and you can bend the tabs on your performance exhaust to make it fit Alright, MillsC, I'll try again. Just for you, but damn am I exhausted  First I didn't think I'd have to take the engine out so I never looked up how to do so. So it took about three hours struggling with that. The rest was pretty easy. |
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Post by lykos23 on Jun 6, 2013 21:34:06 GMT -5
sounds like the exhaust is missing. check see if gaskets on there. or tightened down, good enough. look for black crap if it looks tight, around it, if it was clean. Apparently I never had a gasket there to begin with, and the gasket from my gasket set won't fit. Is it really that bad sounding for a new bbk? |
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jet and am hoping that was good enough, if not I'm prepared to order another set of jets. I'm happy to hear your advice that I only have to wait 50 miles and not 500 like I've read elsewhere, I'm prepared to change my oil frequently as well, I hear there might be metal chunks. It's my only ride so I'll be sure to treat it as good as I can and follow your advice.