Recent content by Zenedge

Haha, that’s absolutely true... I suppose I should take Mrs Z to the dealers and just point at a price tag. On the plus side, we already have this lovely little 2007 searay bowrider for the family days out, so we already have the wetsuits, life vests etc... at least we can save a bit there lol...

Don’t get me wrong Ankeneyou, I think at the money I’ll have spent by the end, I’ll have a value for money ski, I don’t doubt that. I’ll be sitting on a ski with a freshly rebuilt engine for under 1500, with receipts, nice and clean and fresh in the bilge. I have everything I need to freshen...

My plan wasn’t to sell straight away but I hadn’t factored quite as much outlay as this. My plan at the start was a starter and throttle cable and knew there would be more but didn’t expect, battery, carb kits, fuel lines, jugs, head, head cover, seal kit, 2 flywheel pullers, crankshaft...

I definitely get what you’re saying noviceskier and if I was advising anybody else, I’d be saying exactly the same thing, you’ve come this far so finish it properly. I know It’d be a bigger waste of my time if put it back together the way it is, I’m pretty sure the inner seals are bad. I...

Oh man, this is turning into a massive regret. Really wishing I had walked away from this ski now I’m at the point where I don’t know if I can keep throwing money at it but don’t think I’ll get anywhere near my cash back breaking it. I keep thinking it’s just a few more bits to buy, then...

Sorry, last post just before I noticed your reply. Does this mean I should be thinking about replacing crankshaft and balance shaft for the sake of new seals???

I take it that’s the same for the bearings in there too? There’s a little noise from one of them but it’s not bad. One of the outer bearings (PTO side) that’s really noisy and the PTO side bearing on the counterbalance shaft is noisy too but I’m sure I can cope replacing them. The rest are...

I feel like I’ve bitten off more than I can chew here. I’ve split the crankcase now but haven’t yet received my seal kit so not quite sure what I’m looking at. Outer seals are pretty obvious but I’m not sure about the inner seals. Are they the black and green ones that are sitting either side...

Hey all, I’m about finished with all the cleaning and painting and I’m about to tackle the crankcase rebuild. I’ll be honest, I’ve been around cars and bikes all my life but I’ve never really done anything as major as this and it’s scaring me a little. Things like removing flywheel and PTO...

I’m in the uk so getting that paint here would be quite expensive, I’m completely changing the colour scheme anyway but thanks folks .

Awesome, that means I can keep the whole engine scheme the way I want it. It is looking pretty good, even if I do say so myself lol Thanks for the reply noviceskier

I checked the paint and it’s ok on aluminium Another question which I think I’ve already answered but want to double check anyway... I assumed that this manifold would need high temp paint, is that correct? The regular temp metal paint would be a better colour option if I can get away with...

Ah, ok, I didn’t know that... will check the details before I go painting. I’ve spent too much time stripping paint to mess it up with a bad job. Thanks for the warning.

Hey folks, as I said earlier, I’m now doing a full rebuild and stripping painting parts as I go. I’m now on to exhaust parts, obviously the exhaust manifold that bolts directly onto the jugs will need painted in heat resistant paint but what about the rest? The pipe that comes in 2 parts, does...

Are you saying I can use a brake fluid reservoir with a tee under it leading to both oil inlets??? I thought they were a flow and return on the crankcase, so I’ve been looking for an oil tank with an outlet at the bottom and a return inlet at the top of the tank (haven’t found one after hours...