Hi all,
I'm replacing the engine in my 02 Kawi 1200 STX-R with a new SBT Premium engine (can't beat a 2 year no-fault warranty). Since I have the old engine out I was wondering if there is anything else I should be replacing on a 3 year old ski with 70 hours of use. I just bought this ski a few weeks ago for my 18 year old daughter and it will be stored an hour away from home at the lake near her college so I would like to head off any potential future problems now while I have it opened up. Seems that I have read on this or another forum that a bearing having to do with the shaft or pump goes out after 100 hrs or so...Does anyone have any knowledge about this? Are there any pump related items I should change out? I am taking the fuel tank out and emtying it out into a jar to make sure I didn't have water in the gas. I'm going to change out the fuel filter while I'm at it. I was thinking of swapping out the oil lines and possibly the fuel and water lines.
I am disassembling and cleaning the CV carb at the moment. It looks very good, the only thing that looks a little worn is the gasket (Parts Diagram calls it the Jet Case Packing) between the carb body and the Jet Case. Is there anything that I should definitely change out while I have the carb opened up?
I am replacing 2 of the main jets back to stock 165 from the 155 that the previous owner installed. I have found a great deal of difference in price for these from different dealers. One wanted $9 each another wanted $12.49 each and then I found a site that sold parts for motocycle Keihin CV carbs and they only wanted $3.25 for the round 165 main jet. Does anyone have a reliable/affordable source for these parts?
Any suggestions will be appreciated.
Thanks,
I'm replacing the engine in my 02 Kawi 1200 STX-R with a new SBT Premium engine (can't beat a 2 year no-fault warranty). Since I have the old engine out I was wondering if there is anything else I should be replacing on a 3 year old ski with 70 hours of use. I just bought this ski a few weeks ago for my 18 year old daughter and it will be stored an hour away from home at the lake near her college so I would like to head off any potential future problems now while I have it opened up. Seems that I have read on this or another forum that a bearing having to do with the shaft or pump goes out after 100 hrs or so...Does anyone have any knowledge about this? Are there any pump related items I should change out? I am taking the fuel tank out and emtying it out into a jar to make sure I didn't have water in the gas. I'm going to change out the fuel filter while I'm at it. I was thinking of swapping out the oil lines and possibly the fuel and water lines.
I am disassembling and cleaning the CV carb at the moment. It looks very good, the only thing that looks a little worn is the gasket (Parts Diagram calls it the Jet Case Packing) between the carb body and the Jet Case. Is there anything that I should definitely change out while I have the carb opened up?
I am replacing 2 of the main jets back to stock 165 from the 155 that the previous owner installed. I have found a great deal of difference in price for these from different dealers. One wanted $9 each another wanted $12.49 each and then I found a site that sold parts for motocycle Keihin CV carbs and they only wanted $3.25 for the round 165 main jet. Does anyone have a reliable/affordable source for these parts?
Any suggestions will be appreciated.
Thanks,
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