Recent content by CrankyBrit

That is what I'm thinking. There's so much wrong on this bike. It's very hard to fix it when I don't know how things are supposed to be. :(

There is another hole, further forward from this one, that has a bolt and would empty the crankcase. :)

One thing I have now confirmed is that I do have the correct stator, ...at least I have the same one that RockerfellerGG's friend has in his 250, as seen in this photo: from this post: http://www.gasgasrider.org/forum/showpost.php?p=165504&postcount=12 However his engine is different to...

Ok, next question. Should the power valve bearings be airtight? If not, or if so and they've failed, that could be how the pressure from my engine pressure test was coming out behind the clutch slave; not through the crank seal, but through the power valve. I may have simply needed to tighten...

OK, so I now have the answer to a previous question of mine; what is the third hole (between the two drain plugs) in the bottom of the engine for, and should it have a bolt in it? ...mine did when I got it, but it let a load of water out when I removed it. The hole, indicated here: ...is a...

I figured there was no good reason the thread should have been smashed. :confused: Here's a picture of the smashed thread... ...you can see the outer two rings of thread are hardly visible where they've been flattened. :mad: I couldn't make a puller for the outside work, so resorted to the...

I got the full clutch cover off and have been having fun removing the various parts in order to split the engine. I'm glad I had my father-in-laws pneumatic impact driver because my electric one wasn't able to undo the crank nut. ...I wasn't sure the air one is was going to get it either, it...

My home made kick start puller worked a treat.... ...and yes, I put a washer on the end of the shaft to avoid damaging it with the bolt. =) I now have the full clutch cover removed. ...is the nut for the clutch basket, the one with the fold-over lock washer, supposed to only be finger tight...

Yes, odd indeed, but based on what I've seen so far not terribly surprising. :rolleyes: I'm sure I can make some. I have a sheet aluminium that should do it, it's fairly thick. ...I won't even have to worry about painting them, I don't want to end up with a rusty mess. :) I haven't got far in...

another missing part, the cylinder head brace. :rolleyes: It appears to be a couple of lengths of flat bar that bolt through either side of the frame at the top end and the cylinder head at the bottom. Part 18 in this low quality CPD diagram: Is this something everyone else has? I assume it...

I have another question regarding parts in the diagrams that I'm missing. I seem to be missing the reed valve spacer, part 3 here ...and of course one of the 4's: Is the diagram right that I should have that spacer? ...is it important? ...I assume so, or why would they add it? :eek: Maybe...

Sweet! That's saved me some time and money already! :cool: Excellent advice, thank-you! ...and those videos look like they'll be very helpful to! I haven't confirmed all of them, but it looks like I can get all the bearings & seals through CPD. If they don't have the OEM part, they usually...

I hope I'm getting there, this has been a very long journey so far (since September 15th, not that I'm counting the days), on a bike I thought was good to ride! :) I had a growing suspicion that I should rebuild the lower end, so being forced to do it is not a terrible thing. I'm kind of scared...

Thanks guys! That's both great and annoying. It's nice that not having that part isn't an issue, but it means I still don't know what the issue is. ...well apart from the engine leaking air. :D I spent the whole day today tidying my shed ready for my big engine rebuild. ...I had to make space...

I was thinking about this some more, and it occurs to me that there isn't a direct connection between the combustion areas and the clutch slave. I tried looking at the parts diagrams to confirm this, but they were no real help. However, in this video...