Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Original
On the subject of engine work
delphipro5:
WELL... I picked up the aluminum ignition cover from boysen to keep the water out of my flywheel housing that corroded the crap out of my flywheel before!
And come to find out it does NOT FIT over the steathy flywheel weight!! I would say I need another 3/16" of depth. With a few paint stirrers it seemed to not hit. Need to do some more testing to see how much thickness it would take not to rub at all.
So I am thinking about making a spacer out of 3/16" aluminum plate. I could just copy the boysen gasket that was given with the ign. cover on 3/16" plate cut it, drill it, clean it up nice and I would be able to use this cover with the weight on. But I would need to use 2 gaskets for it. That still would not get it to stick out as far as the plastic stockie! So it won't be getting in the way of the shifter.
You should see how nice the flywheel looks now! looks like new! :-)
weymouth399:
Ok some may not belive this.
But I had a moisture problem under the mag cover a long time ago, on a brand new bike.
I replaced every thing there was to replace.
As I was washing it (something I did after every ride).
I noticed the kill button wire just sitting there, as a great big straw going all the way to my ignition. Pulled the cover and it was wet again.
Stuffed silicon up from inside, on all my new bikes since, with no water problem since either.
Bob W
Polar-Bus:
--- Quote from: weymouth399 on May 12, 2011, 03:42:15 PM ---Ok some may not belive this.
But I had a moisture problem under the mag cover a long time ago, on a brand new bike.
I replaced every thing there was to replace.
As I was washing it (something I did after every ride).
I noticed the kill button wire just sitting there, as a great big straw going all the way to my ignition. Pulled the cover and it was wet again.
Stuffed silicon up from inside, on all my new bikes since, with no water problem since either.
Bob W
--- End quote ---
The OEM plastic mag cover distorts when you crank the bolts down. Don't bother with the OEM gasket, I use Permatex black RTV instead of a gasket. Problem solved.
Polar-Bus:
--- Quote from: delphipro5 on May 12, 2011, 02:03:03 PM ---WELL... I picked up the aluminum ignition cover from boysen to keep the water out of my flywheel housing that corroded the crap out of my flywheel before!
And come to find out it does NOT FIT over the steathy flywheel weight!! I would say I need another 3/16" of depth. With a few paint stirrers it seemed to not hit. Need to do some more testing to see how much thickness it would take not to rub at all.
So I am thinking about making a spacer out of 3/16" aluminum plate. I could just copy the boysen gasket that was given with the ign. cover on 3/16" plate cut it, drill it, clean it up nice and I would be able to use this cover with the weight on. But I would need to use 2 gaskets for it. That still would not get it to stick out as far as the plastic stockie! So it won't be getting in the way of the shifter.
You should see how nice the flywheel looks now! looks like new! :-)
--- End quote ---
I seem to remember somewhere that there is a company that already makes a mag spacer for the 500 I wish I could remember where I saw that spacer... :?
delphipro5:
Thanks guys! And definitly I will stuff the wire somewhere so the water can not trickle down the sheath when you wash it!! THATS a smart guy idea right there! :-D good observation!
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