Kawasaki Triples Club

I finally got round to stripping my h2



yet another rebuild in prospect

this will be this cranks 2nd rebuild in less than 10,000 miles

Chris are you doing cranks again yet?

Gary T

bit of liquid metal and hammer would sort that

simonh wrote:bit of liquid metal and hammer would sort that

Nah you'll need a bit of heat as well

Sorry Gary

Wolfie wrote:That's a bummer Gary, you'll have a spare somewhere I'm sure.

yes I have 3 other h2 cranks all needing work, but this is the one I had rebuilt and then less than 1,000 miles after ,
this happened

rebuilt again with a new rod and then it hydrolocked, since this pic was taken I have done 8,000 miles

Gary T

i think u have taken my crown off me gazza thanks

Kin ell .....no wonder your nicknames not....Lucky

kinell - I thought I had problems ....

How did it get locked gary ? too much fuel pissin thru ? or water when sitting ? with trumpet off airbox.

blackhat400 wrote:How did it get locked gary ? too much fuel pissin thru ? or water when sitting ? with trumpet off airbox.

fuel problem, the crankcase was full, not sure why, as I have never had a problem before ?

the bike had not been sat long maybe a week or 2

the tap was on on, so I need to check the tap after the rebuild or before even

Gary T

Hi Gary,

yes I'm up & doing cranks again. As the rod is on the end it would be easy to pop it off and fit a good, serviceable used rod if that's any help to you. I have a few good used rods in stock that people have donated when having new rods fitted so they are free of charge.

Mr Tangoman had just the same problem with his bike with fuel filling up the cylinder. I still find it amazing how the rod bends so much.

Flipping unlucky with that crank though!

Chris.

So does having/using a center stand get over this, or give you three bent rods.

Yeh interesting topic vince "

Is it float valves not closing ? But then fuel should run out overflow ?
How does it run into crank / cylnders

blackhat400 wrote:Yeh interesting topic vince "

Is it float valves not closing ? But then fuel should run out overflow ?
How does it run into crank / cylnders

yeah, whats the process for shutting bike down when it wont turn off at the key,..symptom of hydro-locking with mega over-revving,

press panic button but wheres that

heard to check your oil tank after long lay up, (might have run/ dribbled into engine) as pump is usually slightly open ?

you need a good fuel tap and dont leave it on
also there is the two stroke hydrolock problem as well when the banjos let by [have not done that yet though ]

downpipe3 wrote:you need a good fuel tap and dont leave it on
also there is the two stroke hydrolock problem as well when the banjos let by [have not done that yet though ]

don't fancy a pingle tap as I like to have a reserve, heard some bad reports about the pattern ones available

Gary T

i have heard that pingel do a tap with a reserve setting

mark sav wrote:gary,that looks like you had case welded in picture? if so it could be porous and letting the usual leaking fuel from carbs go straight into crankcase.because with the carb overflows and breathers i cant understand flooding getting down inlet.

The crackcases have not been welded, I have heard it happening to other people too, Alan Smith for one, I can only presume that the diaphragm in the tap failed ?


Gary T

I have one of those chrome pattern taps. It has a reserve and I've had no probs with it.

ståle wrote:I have one of those chrome pattern taps. It has a reserve and I've had no probs with it.

+1

If I remember correctly I think Alan did it as he was running 34's without a vacuum pipe so rode it on prime, and forgot to turn the tap off
TWICE

scouse wrote:

downpipe3 wrote:you need a good fuel tap and dont leave it on
also there is the two stroke hydrolock problem as well when the banjos let by [have not done that yet though ]

don't fancy a pingle tap as I like to have a reserve, heard some bad reports about the pattern ones available

Gary T

Gary, The 2 outlet pingle does have a reserve, I have just fitted one on my special and will just put a tee on one to split it between 2 carbs, when you look at the bore size of the outlets they must be 3 times as big as a standard tap so I don't see any issue, especially for a road bike.