Too many projects! Back to the KX500 for now...so the swap seems to be a success, I have 15 hours on the yzx500 and I thought it would be time to tear it all down, double check all consumables, and put it back together. I found all part numbers either on this forum (thank you) or directly on the parts upon disassembly. PM me if you need any #'s and I can check my receipt list. These are the key points:
-all new bearings. every bearing in the case has been replaced with a new japanese bearing
-Crank rebuild (worn out on bearing pins)- repair bearing pins, vesrah rod, wiseco piston, balanced, trued
-40mm shorty lectron
-fresh reeds
-billet water pump impeller
-all new clips in transmission (between each gear)
-weld crack in clutch cover (caused by brake from crashing)
-weld crack rt side in engine case (caused by swingarm clearance issues)
-clean all casting imperfections in cylinder
-mityvac for testing
Overall this rebuild is going well. The removable shift dog pins make disassembly\case splitting very easy compared to my previous yz250.
Crank, piston, and rod back from crank works
rtv to fill space in carb boot (is this a terrible idea, it is momentive high temp RTV) I'm not sure if i want to run this or not. i don't know how well the rtv will stick to the rubber, but i wanted a smooth transition from the carb boot to the reed cage
parts
Progress:
Old bearings out
cylinder casting flash cleaned up
clean all parts
new bearings in
to do:
complete assembly. I've set aside some time this weekend so hopefully it will be enough.
leak down test. this is certainly not my first 2 stroke build, but it is my first correct build, as I will be using a vac\press tester this time. i usually have a steep, beer-influenced learning curve so we'll see how it goes.