Pulled my first motor, so I’m officially a motoprude-motochick now! :woot:
I’m exhausted, for I’m guessing it was the longest…world breaking…moto mount replacement job known to man (or woman), since the beginning of moto history…the reason:
“IN the beginning”, I insisted on having the tools in MY hands, constantly asking “what is this thing…what does it do…how does it do that…oh, ok, that makes sense”, while managing not to break one single fingernail (and they’re real and super long right now…so that was a feat in itself/made the process super slow…def need a new manicure though)!!! The biggest feat was keeping the tools out of his hands, because he simply couldn’t stand not doing it himself…he lives to tinker with motostuff!!! Unfortunately, I know I won’t remember the entire lesson, but it’s a start!!! I learned not to do it on only four hours sleep though, and to have all tools/supplies on hand before starting (this was a spontaneous moto pull for sure…it just happened)!!! We started at 3:30pm and finished as 10:30pm, lol.
DC the battery, dc the choke cable, dc the throttle cable (learn how to remove zippies w/o breaking them, since I had no spares…we had limited tools, and had to stop to go get more at that point, for mine were discovered to be off-site with my other skis). I wasn’t strong enough to get the moto mounts off, and it made me SOoooo VERY MAD :rant: that I had to ask for his help…that part actually ended up being team work, like many of the other things to follow!! My Supervisor ended up having to break/chisel (whatever) something (I don’t know what) off of one of the old mounts for it being seized, while I was telling him he was doing it all wrong, lol
sneaky:this was a tactic to distract him, so he wouldn’t start throwing things, for he’s known to be a bit temperamental when working on motos…he NOW has the patience of Job though…without a doubt).
Next, I decided my hull needed cleaning inside, for I couldn’t stand putting everything back in there without a meticulous scrubdown, plus the bilge needed to be re-ran properly (my hood was always hard to get on after it was installed), and the bilge hose was too short to manage a “quick” fix. We headed off to home depot for cleaning supplies and hose around 7:30 and returned at 8:30.
Long story “short”, we got the motor back in, and I let him reconnect all since we were tired by that point, but we were still having a total blast in my garage (he sounds like he’s with a ho-ho, for real…I mean like the ski is the ho-ho when working…it was too funny, and rather embarrassing…I had to tell him to shut-up…of course that just made him worse:noevil
! I learned what you guys meant by ensuring the mounts were properly aligned.
This is where my question comes in…we did this with a small screwdriver tip:argue:!!!! First time was almost perfect, but not pristine perfect, so we did it again. All seems to be well, and it feels smooth and cool to the touch. I even stood in the tray to see if I could tell any difference. Possibly so/maybe not…it’s hard to tell out of the water, and maybe new mounts feel slightly different than the seriously old original 97 mounts. I really can’t notice any difference for sure. I hear (at that point :argue
there is a proper measuring tool.
Should I locate one of those and measure before an actual water test? Does everyone use this tool that is supposedly rather expensive for a one time job? I know I would feel better if it was measured properly, but maybe that is just me. What should I do please? Do every single last one of you use this high-priced measuring tool? I would simply think that is something which must be 100% precise without fail, even though it already looks/feels/seems correct!!!
All my hoses are now ran nicely, and it looks much better inside, so I’m VERY happy there (plus it started)! I now know my intake from my outtake, and how it all flows, but I wouldn’t wish to be quizzed for sure, for I know I won’t get an “A+”…might get a “D” or “C” hopefully! I did well enough to be told I could help with my Supervisor’s next pull though!!! I also am the proud new owner of mega multi-colored zippy ties!
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I want to do it all again next month, but hopefully you guys don’t tell me I need to do it all again right now! If so, at least I won’t have to pull the motor completely out of the hull! That part was a beast…I bet it weighs more than I do!
