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GTrida4life
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GT750 Repair

Post by GTrida4life »

Hello my name is Ron and I live in Clarksville TN. If you live within 50 miles of me and saw a red streak blowing smoke that was me on my 73 GT750. I need a trustworthy mechanic with the "old school" knowledge that will pull my crank for shipping to BB for seal replacement....my right cylinder is smoking bad and I'm burning gear oil. Willing to travel 100+ miles if needed. Surely someone on this site needs a project :up: Thanks.
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Re: GT750 Repair

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I just pulled my crankshaft and need to get it rebuilt. I'm in Richmond, VA. Does anyone have any advice?
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Re: GT750 Repair

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Im lucky i've a real old school local mechanic who was fixing these when i was 20 and he sorts mine. I'm in England if you get stuck.
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Re: GT750 Repair

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There are a few people around the US that can rebuild a crank. I have had several stripped and rebuilt by Bill Bune in Anoka MN and they are excellent.

I have also bought cranks or motors from people who claimed they were just rebuilt by someone local and they were all a disaster in one way or another.

Bill Bune is the go to man.
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Re: GT750 Repair

Post by Alan H »

twittemann wrote:I just pulled my crankshaft and need to get it rebuilt. I'm in Richmond, VA. Does anyone have any advice?
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GTrida4life
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Re: GT750 Repair

Post by GTrida4life »

News update GT family, I just completed a compression test on my GT750 and the reading on all cylinders is 120. Now waiting for leak down kit to check the condition of the bottom end.... fingers crossed please :up:
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Re: GT750 Repair

Post by GTrida4life »

Hey gang, what is the best way to block the SRIS ports for the leak test? Building my own leak tool using youtube instructions :up:
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Re: GT750 Repair

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Hey gang, what is the best way to block the SRIS ports for the leak test? Building my own leak tool using youtube instructions :up:
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Re: GT750 Repair

Post by dollydog »

hi mate, the ones on the front of the engine are just normal m8 thread, so a m8 bolt with some ptfe round the threads should make a gas tight joint. when you take them out though, just make sure you haven't left any slivers of ptfe tape in the holes. i presume the ones on the back of the engine are the same? gt250 oil lines are only m6 :D
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Re: GT750 Repair

Post by GTandcbr »

Just one word of warning don't pump more than 4 to 6 psi into the cylinder if you do you may tear the seals or displace them
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Re: GT750 Repair

Post by dorT500 »

GTrida4life wrote:....... Building my own leak tool using youtube instructions :up:
Cool. Got pics?

Here's an inexpensive intake/engine out of bike version I threw together years ago. Never got around to using it though. Never even taped up the threads or tested the nice low pressure gauge I bought in a small re-sale shop for $3.00 or $4.00 :) ....it looked brand new though. Just wound up storing the set up away.

Made an extra block off plate. They are 1/8" thick 304 stainless steel plate. Sheared them out of some scrap at a small manufacturing company I worked for at one time, then just trimmed some rubber membrane I got in the plumbing department of a Home Depot.

Schrader valve for a hand air pump.

Anyway, just something thrown together for the fun of it years back but never used.

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I agree with member GTandcbr suggestion about not pumping more than 4 - 6 psi

Old rule of thumb is hold 6 psi for six minutes and 6 inches vacuum for six minutes but I could live with testing at 4 - 5 max.






As you probably know, this is the what a lot of people go at it with

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MityVac. On this model....pressure or vacuum at the flip of a knob......
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Here is a great, serious, concise video on leak down testing.... pressure and vacuum. Same basic steps as would be done on our two stroke motorcycle engines.

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Re: GT750 Repair

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Hello. My name is Todd. Nice looking gauge.
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Re: GT750 Repair

Post by GTrida4life »

Leak tester looks good, you have given me some design ideas :clap:
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Re: GT750 Repair

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GTrida4life
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Re: GT750 Repair

Post by GTrida4life »

Change of plans, I bought a leak down tester on Amazon. Results of testing soon to be posted. Stay tuned......
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