So yesterday I messed with the spare 61x motor. I did a compression test it had 150/155 psi. in the cylinders. I would take apart and redo seals and gaskets when I find the next ski. So I took off the exhaust and pulled the starter to get ready to rebuild it also. Was going to order an AM one but since the casing on this was still good, I've decided to rebuild it myself.
Rebuilt or cleaned up the starter today. First it was pulled totally apart. Everything was either wire wheeled or wire brushed and scraped to get any crud off. Sprayed all down with electrical cleaner and air blown to dry. A excellent video on YouTube to watch is by "theoverengineer". He walks through the steps very well. Put back together and sealed it up with permatex ultra black and gave it a few coats of appliance epoxy black paint. I ended up using razor blades to hold the springs out to reinstall the armature. Be careful if you do this. It's what I had best laying around.
Got started yesterday on some painting. Finished them up today. Now I'll put them to the side and make room for the set to be painted.
Engine is starting to get some color. Still has to get a couple more coats. Then flip it and get the bottom. Hardware is going to be black, so it should pop out pretty good off the white.
Here's another pic of the engine. Coming along smoothly. Still taking a little longer than I thought . Hoping to get some more parts soon to start putting pieces together. Almost time to start on the hull.
Pump is all together. New Oem bearings, seals and WSM housing. Impeller is the stocker. Everyone was stating the 08+ ones were very good, so I stayed with it for now so I can spend the cash somewhere else. Also the reeds are switched out for some Carbon Tech "low tension" ones. Engine parts are all painted. Cylinders are bored for the new Pro-X pistons. Mild exhaust porting to clean up the high spots on the cyl to sleeve area. All engine parts came in except for crank. Had to take apart an engine for a core but John "little franny" helped me out with that so I can get the ball rolling faster. It's on order, so when that comes in, it's engine building time. Once that is done, I will start on the body. Getting there.
