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26-4-2018 S1 engine rebuild , XB fuel pump trouble

29-8-2018 - What did we do Today: 26-4-2018 Buell S1 engine rebuild , Buell XB12 fuel pump troubles

S1 cases back from the machine shop.. to overhaul the crank and put new connecting rods on — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

crank is put in the cases for transport.. now to take it apart and paint the cases — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

presses flyhweels .. nice — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

keep the bearings and spacer ring to getter as these are nomaly made to size with each other — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the cases where blasted clean as the old paint was bad and corrosion formed... no to tape and pain theme in the original color — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

waiting on paint to dry.. making the first km on the rebuild XB12R engine — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

bling.... — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new bearings for the gearbox — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

some starter grease in there — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

crank in, and cleaned the case surfaces — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

drop off loctite on the case bolts — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

i use 2 gearbox bolts to to tension the case evenly— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

in the engine stand, the front backets can be mounted — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pulling on the left crank bearing.. do not pres it in !!— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and crank seal in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

some silicon gasket on the stator plug — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

oil check ball and adaptor on.. drop of loctite on the adaptor — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

main bearing in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and 5e gear pulled in the bearing — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

old style neutral switch ( tick terminal ) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and mounting the gearbox shifter drum plates — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

gear box in.. a smooth shift drum + detent plate was choisen by the customer — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

tq the bolts... drop of loctite. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

detend arm spring — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

adjusting the shifter mechinisme — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and oil line mounted ( feed from oil pump to oil filter )— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new cylinder studs.. drop of loctite and theme and tq these down — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

other bling... 1250 kit — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

check and set the piston ring gap.... wiseco telles you how much !! — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

now first clean the cylinder very good.. they look clean.. .. hot soapy watter.. rag needs to stay clean when you pull it though the cylinders !!! — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pistons in the barrels — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and on she goos... off course you first put the base gasket on ;-) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

one down , hold the cylinder on.. with nuts.. so it will not bang on the case if you turn over the crank — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

heads on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

oil the threads and flats — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

so you get the correct tq ( pre tension ) on the studs— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

lifters in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

oil pump drive gear — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pinion gear and nut on.. drop if loctite — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cams lining up — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the tdc mark on the pinion gear is hard to see.. check 2x — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

prime the crank with some squirts off oil before yu put the cover on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

other bling.... :-) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

timing cup and sensor in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pushrod covers push these through the o-rings in the heads — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pushrods in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rocker box bolts.. the old style use 2 lenghts , be aware off this — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

tighten the bolt evenly.. to hold the box flat — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

XB covers on.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and pvc valves on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

oil pump in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front belt pully on.. .will discus this with the customer.. these alumium ones wear out way to soon — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

jims mega nut ... nice — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

upgrades rotor with 8 bolts... — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and new clutch ... — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

need to remove the cover to get to the mainshaft nut— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pressure plate back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

will turn the "locknut"around — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the nylon piece is there to seal the threads so the oil douse not leak — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cover on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

setting the chain tension.. this need to be checken when the engine is in the bike — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

for transport the clutch mechanism on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

oil pressure switch on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

plug off the spark plug holes — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and mounting the new front mount — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and setting this to TQ specs — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

nice this engine will be mounted in a S1WL.. and is rebuild to new condition.. will be a show stopper , very nice project — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

XB12ss runs very bad.. back fire — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

checking the fuel pressure .. non what so ever.. but fuel pump is running... — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

very little pressure and bleeding of right away.. i suspect the seals in the fuel pump are leaking — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

so draining te frame — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

using the fuel pump test function, or connect the fuel pump so it will pump the tank empty — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

low light sensor workss. customer tought this was broken — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

covers off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

just looking.. old side stand pivot.. check these always — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

left peg plate off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and fuel line loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear wheel out , check the bearings — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pinch bolt loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and loosen the swing arm axle — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and fuel pump bolts can come out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

use 1 of the bolts in the center and lever point to pull out the pump — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

soem protection , as there will still come some fuel out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

i think i see the problem ;-) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

high pressure seals are rupted , will replace these — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

wire harnes is showing signs off rubbing,, — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

to make it better — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and need new o-rings ans these will swell from the fuel — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new o-rings.. nice an tight — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pump back in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and swing arm back in place — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

tighten to 66 Nm — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

now first check .. working — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

wheel and covers back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

after 10 minutes the pressure is still there.. all good— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and low level light burns.. but the bike douse not run nice.. need to check more — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.