Topic: What did you do to your non-motorcycle vehicle today?

[BenelliSEI]

A friend sent me this great shot of the LEXUS, last weekend. Just getting into corner 8 at Mosport, coming off the 4,000 foot back straight. Downshift to 5th gear and turn in at about 125 mph. One of my favourite spots in the universe!

[Tintop]

A friend sent me this great shot of the LEXUS, last weekend. Just getting into corner 8 at Mosport, coming off the 4,000 foot back straight. Downshift to 5th gear and turn in at about 125 mph. One of my favourite spots in the universe!

Turn 5 in the Cortina, and 2 with the sidecar always brought a smile.  Still one of the great tracks.

[Stev-o]

Was a sad day in Texas, my beloved Nissan 370Z is gone....



No, not in the flood but traded for a [GASP!] SUV!    Bought the car 8 years ago for my wife, she always wanted a Z car, and it has been absolutely perfect only requiring routine maint.  Was a blast to drive, 3.7L V-6, 333hp with paddle shifters. 

She's been hounding me for some time for something "practical?!" and good for road trips.  I stalled her as long as I could but we recently sold an investment property so was a good time to spend some money. 

Steve, my wife also said I should get something we can travel in.  But I'm thinking of going the other way, sell my Land Cruiser and get a sports car.  The LC, though reliable, is from up north and very rusty, needs some things like exhaust and shocks and only gets 13mpg max.  Not sure the wife is thinking sports car but I am.   Maybe I can also stop being the 'airport' guy.   Rich
Stuck with Nissan as they have been excellent for us, this thing has every bell and whistle and then some!

Hey Rich...If you do shop for a sports car, I'd highly recommend the 370Z.   We have taken it on a few relatively short road trips [Houston, S. Padre Island, etc] and they really is enough room for two ad you can get there quick!  Good luck in your search...

[BenelliSEI]

Despite the crazy heat, spent few hours syphoning the remain gas from the race car. We never quite get the two hours we need from a US24gal cell. Turns out there is 3.7 gallons still in there, so we should have enough…… I need to build a “surge tank” that keeps full to feed the engine ALL the fuel and adds a bit of extra capacity!

[BenelliSEI]

Surge tank ordered!

[Stev-o]

We never quite get the two hours we need from a US24gal cell. 

Hey John...are you saying you need the full 24 gal to do a two hour stint?  The fuel cell doesnt have a gauge, right?  How do you guys determine pit stop timing?  [most of my brothers races were sprints, so a full tank was enough]

[BenelliSEI]

We never quite get the two hours we need from a US24gal cell. 

Hey John...are you saying you need the full 24 gal to do a two hour stint?  The fuel cell doesnt have a gauge, right?  How do you guys determine pit stop timing?  [most of my brothers races were sprints, so a full tank was enough]

Steve….. no gauge. We fill it to the top (and then some, it has a 5” fill pipe, about 24” long, you can just see in the pic) and then have to nurse it for the last 10-15 minutes with periodic fuel starvation on fast, long corners. Hopefully the surge tank will add a few litres and stay full….. we use almost every drop, every two hours.

[BenelliSEI]

Golf cart (ancient Yamaha G1 2-stroke) was getting hard to start and backfiring. Crank seal on the clutch side was blown out and destroyed. My local cart guy doesn’t have one and wanted several days to order. Went on Amazon and will have one tomorrow! Wow…..

[BenelliSEI]

The culprit….. Truly FUBAR seal. The external 2-stroke oil pump normally retains the seal. Someone removed it years ago (we premix) so I think I will need to make a retaining ring. The pump was held in place by three equally spaced bolts, around the seal recess so a “fix” should be simple?

[Stev-o]

Crank seal on the clutch side was blown out and destroyed.

You are very lucky it did not run lean and burn a hole in the piston, it is common on two-strokes [dont bother asking how I know!]

On the Kawasaki, the inner seal requires crank removal and a rebuild if you want to do it properly.   

Good luck

[BenelliSEI]

Crank seal on the clutch side was blown out and destroyed.

You are very lucky it did not run lean and burn a hole in the piston, it is common on two-strokes [dont bother asking how I know!]

On the Kawasaki, the inner seal requires crank removal and a rebuild if you want to do it properly.   

Good luck

Thanks! These Robin engines are pretty simple. There is one on the other side too, under the flywheel and ignition plate. The tiny weep hole at the bottom of the housing looks dry, so hoping I’ll get away with just one. Fingers crossed!

[BenelliSEI]

New seal with custom keepers.....

UPDATE. All buttoned up and runs better than it has for quite a while! Judging by the amount of crud I scraped away, the old one was leaking for a long time.

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John McGiver, I know him well!

[BenelliSEI]

John McGiver, I know him well!

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[Stev-o]

John McGiver, I know him well!

HA!

[BenelliSEI]

John McGiver, I know him well!

HA!

More cart work today….. the battery was taking +16V at full speed. Spec is 14.5-14.7V. Fortunately the voltage regulator was spotless inside and adjustable. Got it set down to 14.5V and all good! These old Yamaha G1’s appear to be indestructible (despite my grandchildren’s best efforts!).