kicker Posted October 20, 2017 Author Share Posted October 20, 2017 Wow, that starter gear was a pain in the gooch to get off, diy puller would just bend so I bought some m6 threaded rod to use with my bearing puller. First go pulled a nut straight off the thread but came off with a bang on the second attempt. But 2 steps forward then 2 steps back. Turns out the seal is leaky as fuck, all good, I have a replacement ready to go but it's being a real shit to get out. Any tips? Have been drilling some holes in it and screwing in a wood screw then giving it a yank but not much is happening, it's as bad as doing old fork seals so far. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kicker Posted November 5, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 5, 2017 I finally got the seal out, my first attempt went a bit shit, I was drilling the seal and screwing in a wood screw to give me something to pull on but the screw kept pulling through with no movement of the seal, then the drill bit snapped so I left it hoping it would fall out by itself. Youtube videos only seem to show removal of cranks seals that were installed 5 mins before and not 35 years ago. I gave it another crack this morning after getting home from work, something about staying up all night really numbs your brain and helps you not to overthink things so 2 mins and a small right angled pick through one of the drilled holes helped me lever it out from behind. Yeah I need to clean up the seat then can bang the new one in. Once it's in I'll do another vac test and see what the mag side seal is like. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kicker Posted January 23, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 23, 2018 Woah, has been a while. Crank seal replacement was all good, sucker held constant vac for 10+ minutes till I got bored and wanged it all back together. Haven't done a plug chop since earlier but it is running nicer, doesn't bog after idling for a period of time, I'll pick up a new plug tomorrow and do a chop. I noticed it was getting a bit hot so I pulled the rad which had a bit of shit in it and washed it out then let it sit with some white vinegar in it, seems to be clean now but I should check the pump and thermostat again. Quick hoon today it got to 50% on the temp gauge, I'll take it for a longer ride to test if the plug chop looks all good. Beat Life 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicker Posted January 25, 2018 Author Share Posted January 25, 2018 Latest chop, still lean, cbf cutting the thread off for this So I now have no air leaks, pressure test was done blocking the exhaust port and at the carb flange, but still lean so I have bumped the MJ to 105 which was the next step up I had from the factory 102, should I up the Pilot Jet too? I haven't bothered for the moment, stock is 35. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizer Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Where's your idle mix screw set? if it's between about 1 to 2 turns out the pilot is ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicker Posted January 25, 2018 Author Share Posted January 25, 2018 Oh yeah, forgot about about that, it's 1.5 out from memory but need to run through it again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicker Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 I have been riding this to work lately which has been fun. I'm still confused about the jetting situation, I did a plug chop at 105 mj which looked the same as the 102, so I bumped it to 108. It is definitely 4 stroking now at wot (and under heavy load) so I'm starting to wonder if cleaner burning fuel+oil plus relatively short tests (1.2k) plus heavy load at wot (uphill, capital lyfe) is causing it to not show much on the plug. Once I find my O2 sensor bosses I think I'll weld one on the exhaust and see what my wideband says. In the meantime I'll go back to 105 and see if it 4 strokes (should have noticed when I had it in originally) then try the original 102 again, which theoretically should be the right one as this is completely stock as far as I know. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlownCorona Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 wideband will probably read pretty weird on an oil burning two stroke? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicker Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 From what I read on some FI snowmobile forum the main concern with burning oil has been related to sensor life. Short term tuning seemed to be ok but another consideration was the location of the sensor in the pipe, too close to the exhaust port could cause erratic readings from the fresh charge that blows through into the exhaust before it's stuffed back into the cylinder by the expansion chamber pressure wave. Some people reckon that unburnt o2 from scavenging will throw the readings out no matter where the sensor is in the pipe and the best way to get the afr is to measure fuel and air flow and work it out from that. So that combined with riding it to work lately and it running well, I think I'll just drop the main back down and ride as is. One thing I really like about riding the Beat is the "glovebox" area under the screen, I keep my garage door remote in there, can fit a jersey easy as and have my sunnies in there too which I can grab and put on while riding if needed. I should keep some snap bands and fluro zinc in there too 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicker Posted March 20, 2018 Author Share Posted March 20, 2018 I have been out and about around South Wellington today, a nice day for a Beat. All legal now too, yay 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My name is Russell Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Nice! We should do a little Makara ride sometime / before winter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicker Posted March 27, 2018 Author Share Posted March 27, 2018 Fo sho, should get a few dudes from different broods on board Just clocked up 100k's since owning it 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicker Posted March 27, 2018 Author Share Posted March 27, 2018 Hey @Herbamaster @classic scoot @earthcubed You guys keen for a Beat meetup? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicker Posted April 6, 2018 Author Share Posted April 6, 2018 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Needs more beat in inappropriate places photos Bonus points for a beat off on a beat 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicker Posted April 8, 2018 Author Share Posted April 8, 2018 I'm keen to get a high speed pulley for the Beat but they are hard to find, I know some exist as I have found evidence on an old Yahoo Japan blog. The Beat has a 15mm shaft the variator sits on and the sleeve is 21.95mm OD and 41mm long, Dio is 14mm shaft with a 20mm OD sleeve which is 36.5mm long. QUESTION: If I sourced a Dio variator, could I bore it's sleeve to 15mm then add a spacer behind the variator to make up for the shorter sleeve and it would work? Am I correct in thinking the sleeve gets clamped onto the crankshaft which also locks the ramp plate and the pulley is free to slide? I would need to account for belt width I assume, Beat is 16.8mm, early Dio looks to be 15.5mm and late is 18mm. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizer Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Should be able to get away with either turning the Beat one down or having a new one made. Only thing to watch is that you don't end up with too much travel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElMatto Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Larger variator pulley? What's the limitations of sizing with the casing? I've got a beat too but it's lead 80 powered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizer Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 11 minutes ago, ElMatto said: Larger variator pulley? What's the limitations of sizing with the casing? I've got a beat too but it's lead 80 powered Was meaning to ask you in messenger if you could measure your variatior, I've got a suspicion Honda may have used a variatior from a Lead or other bigger scoot in the Beat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicker Posted April 9, 2018 Author Share Posted April 9, 2018 There is definitely a little bit of room for a larger variator, probably not much more than 100mm though and there is less room on the cover side. Stock variator pulley face is 82mm in diameter, outer pulley is 88mm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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