Oh good, repairs needed
#1
Oh good, repairs needed
Crap, my water pump seal has failed. Ordered the parts this morning. The question I have is there a risk of coolant getting into the crankcase? As I recall coolant isn't a reliable lubricant. Oil in sight glass still looks fine, but....
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When the water pump coolant seal fails, coolant will drain out of a weep hole before it can get to the oil seal. Have you had coolant coming out of the weep hole?
When you have your water pump removed, you'll see how it works.
Regarding the seals, take a look at a parts diagram.
https://www.partzilla.com/catalog/ho...awk/water-pump
When you have your water pump removed, you'll see how it works.
Regarding the seals, take a look at a parts diagram.
https://www.partzilla.com/catalog/ho...awk/water-pump
Last edited by CruxGNZ; 12-03-2017 at 08:23 AM. Reason: Info bro
#4
It could be brown from long coolant flush intervals. FYI- there are steel components inside the cooling system of our bikes, and steel rusts. That's just one of the reasons why it's not a good idea to use only water inside the cooling system on a street bike.
Last edited by CruxGNZ; 12-03-2017 at 08:32 AM.
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as has been said, its the outside seal thats went, pretty common... just make sure if you strip the impeller shaft that you put the impeller back properly. measure it before you strip it. the seals and shaft have a little end float in them.
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No offense intend, but I would not measure what is..
A it failed, so who knows what is where.
B: who knows if it was correct.//or at the end of the spec, middle, beginning...
The Service manual has the specs. and fabiostar is dead on....it has to be installed to the correct depth or the impeller chews up the cover or case...So use the manual Specs
A it failed, so who knows what is where.
B: who knows if it was correct.//or at the end of the spec, middle, beginning...
The Service manual has the specs. and fabiostar is dead on....it has to be installed to the correct depth or the impeller chews up the cover or case...So use the manual Specs
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No offense intend, but I would not measure what is..
A it failed, so who knows what is where.
B: who knows if it was correct.//or at the end of the spec, middle, beginning...
The Service manual has the specs. and fabiostar is dead on....it has to be installed to the correct depth or the impeller chews up the cover or case...So use the manual Specs
A it failed, so who knows what is where.
B: who knows if it was correct.//or at the end of the spec, middle, beginning...
The Service manual has the specs. and fabiostar is dead on....it has to be installed to the correct depth or the impeller chews up the cover or case...So use the manual Specs
Don't own a press, so I .will have to rig a substitute. Since neither cover is available new, I sure don't want to damage them. At .010" variance, not much room for mistakes there either. Really though, how hard can it be? I've f'ed simpler projects in the past, so...
I would ask the machinist that did some other work for me, but he is retired and really does work as favors, and I've used up all of mine.
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