Okay, so I was dorking around where I shouldn't have on the blaster and cased it on a rather large stump. Bent shifter, shifter shaft, pegs, and my case is leaking from 2 seals. Luckily its not cracked from what I have seen so far, anyways I ordered a full gasket kit since this engine will need a rebuild this winter. What am I getting myself into, is it easily doable in a weekend to replace all the main gaskets and re install it. Also where should I look for cracks on the case, like the most common area a crack will appear on it or not easily seen areas. Thanks in advance for any help
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- Thread starter BiggieSOMD
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Well, I'd say that first, there are relatively few gaskets on a blaster to begin with, there isnt one between the two main cases, so get some hondabond for that if you plan on splitting the cases (if that is where one of the leaks is), theres the clutch cover gasket and thats it (right?) for the bottom end. If you are careful not to dissasemble more than necessary, and dont mess up any of the bearings in the process, and have a Clymer manual handy, I would say you should likely be able to do it over a weekend. I would also advise having all tools necessary which would include a flywheel puller (again, if you plan on splitting cases and/or are going to replace the crank seals), and its helpful to have a way to hold the clutch basket in place in order to remove the nut, I actually use an oil filter wrench, otherwise, remove the clutch basket nut before taking the motor out of the frame and put the bike in gear if you still can and use an impact.
in the words of ken oconnor, there is no benefit to a budjet build. After a 10 minute phone call he sounds like THE man to go to he has methods of finding hairline fractures which may be possible in your case, he can also lap your cases to make sure the are matched perfectly
I was planning on getting it ported or a 240cc ported from him this winter anyways, I will keep him in mind. Thanks
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