Just an FYI, you don't need an expensive gage like that. Just mark the points of the bolt on the case and socket. Rotating the bolt two flats will get you 120 degrees also.
So this is how we got the engine into the frame. We clamped the front wheel into the lift and used straps to pivot the frame upwards. The engine (sans oil pan) was put on a scissors jack with a flat plate on it for support. We would lift the engine and lower the frame till things lined up and we were able to get some of the bolts in.
Then the shock and swingarm were loosely put in place. We then torqued everything up as per the manual. Now it's all the misc parts that need to get installed such as the throttle bodies, radiators, exhaust etc etc.
I'm hoping to get it running by Sunday. I'm still waiting for my replacement Akro mid pipe that I ordered in Oct. to show up also. I'll probably have to fire it up with the Yosh system.
We worked on it last night for a bit. The exhaust is on, the radiators are installed and the electrical is pretty much all connected. I'm currently waiting for my local dealer to get some new spark plugs in. They only had one in stock.
I picked up some hose to connect the Krankvent to crankcase breather. I'll work on that a little tomorrow and post up some pics. We're going to run the breather hose to the back of the bike into a separate catch bottle instead of into the airbox.
Once that is done, I'll fill her up with coolant and oil and spin it over until the oil light goes out. I'll have the coils disconnected while I do this so I don't damage anything.
I still need to install the cleaned injectors in the throttle bodies and install the air box and TB's.
Once all that is done, she should be ready to fire up.
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Hopefully before you get everything buttoned up, can you take pictures of your crankvent system ya got there GPZ?
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We worked on it last night for a bit. The exhaust is on, the radiators are installed and the electrical is pretty much all connected. I'm currently waiting for my local dealer to get some new spark plugs in. They only had one in stock.
I picked up some hose to connect the Krankvent to crankcase breather. I'll work on that a little tomorrow and post up some pics. We're going to run the breather hose to the back of the bike into a separate catch bottle instead of into the airbox.
Once that is done, I'll fill her up with coolant and oil and spin it over until the oil light goes out. I'll have the coils disconnected while I do this so I don't damage anything.
I still need to install the cleaned injectors in the throttle bodies and install the air box and TB's.
Once all that is done, she should be ready to fire up.
Does re-routing the crank case breather really make that much of a difference? Or is it just better breathing for a heavily massaged engine??
I hate it when the dealer has only 1 plug in stock ... LOL Could drive you crazy!!! Happened to me too...
Also, did you by chance change the air horns on you're throttle bodies? If so what lengths and what did it do for you??
Well we are experimenting a bit with a product called a Krankvent (Krank-Vent.com). Pat ran one on their SV650 with good results so we're putting one on my 51.
What it does is create a vacuum in the crankcase which in turns frees up hp.
I installed it very close to the valve cover and next to the frame. I really hope it will clear the airbox. If there's time, I'll find out tomorrow.
I've left the stock air horns on the bike.
I did fill the bike up with oil and water, disconnected the coils, and cranked the motor over until the oil light went out.
So with the trickle charger on the battery, I cleaned up the throttle bodies and installed the injectors. Hopefully, I'll be able to install the airbox and TB's tomorrow.
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Originally Posted by bikeaddict
Does re-routing the crank case breather really make that much of a difference? Or is it just better breathing for a heavily massaged engine??
I hate it when the dealer has only 1 plug in stock ... LOL Could drive you crazy!!! Happened to me too...
Also, did you by chance change the air horns on you're throttle bodies? If so what lengths and what did it do for you??
... LOL Could drive you crazy!!! Happened to me too...
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