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76 Sprint V, 63 GL, 62 VBB, 05 Stella, 66 Smallstate, 08 Stella (for now)
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62 VBB1T Round Tail W/ leaner sidecar
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Last day of the big Texas roadie… We did the Palo Duro canyon loop twice. 16 miles of the best scooter views/rides in the entire state. Just stellar.
Plan on one more run before we leave. ![]() Last edited by Birdsnest on Fri Sep 24, 2021 5:15 pm; edited 1 time in total
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62 VBB1T Round Tail W/ leaner sidecar
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76 Sprint V, 63 GL, 62 VBB, 05 Stella, 66 Smallstate, 08 Stella (for now)
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This looks like it's been an awesome trip!
Did you make a side trip to Carlsbad Caverns while you were out in Big Bend? I haven't been there in a lot of years, but always remember it being pretty amazing. My dad's family moved to Amarillo when he was about to start high school (prior to that, they were itinerant teachers in tiny West Texas farm communities) and we would go to Palo Duro pretty much every visit. It was always amazing to me how that enormous hole could exist in the middle of what was otherwise a completely flat and arid place. And seeing it from the air (you'd see it flying from Dallas to Amarillo) was also pretty damn cool. You've covered (will cover) a LOT of miles if you've gone Houston->Big Bend-> Amarillo and still have to get home.
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I decided to ride my 63 GL to work last week, it was a nice day, a 7 mile ride. Scooter was running fine. I stopped at a church parking lot 5 blocks from my job for a smoke and I noticed fuel leaking near the rear wheel…damn I said to myself. I shut off the fuel and the leak stopped.
I walked the scooter the rest of the way to work and parked it, I decided that I would catch a ride home after work and get my trailer. Probably a stuck float I figured or something else with the carb. I had my mask and my water bottle stored in the cowl, so I grabbed those before going into the school where I work (part time). The mask was wet….the water bottle was empty! Then it dawned on me, I didn't have fuel leak at all, the water bottle had leaked. I'm a dummy! ![]()
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Got the idea from Ginch. https://modernvespa.com/forum/topic151152 but a cheap alternative.
So I made this with a sock in a pickle jar soaked with mineral oil, two pens drilled in the top and held with epoxy, tubing and a soldering iron. All from stuff laying around. Stole some play doe from my daughter's room for the high tech intake seal and other sealing solutions. Found a leak on a new fly side seal. The leak is coming from the crank to seal and not from the seal against the cases. There is sleeve sealant on the seal against the cases and it seems the sealant is holding. Strange to have that leak because the seal was greased up before putting the cases back together. ![]() Smoke machine? ![]() Leak from crank to seal.
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Molto Verboso
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2007 Stella 225
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Christopher_55934 wrote: But I didn't inhale, I just had smoke in my mouth and blew smoke into my motor. 😁 What's the sock for? It's almost a necessity to check for leaks after putting a motor back together. You think you're doing everything right, put sealant on the seal, grease up the lip of the seals, torque everything down to spec and still get a leak. I think I got a bad seal or the seal maybe in too far since it is leaking from the crank side of the seal but better to know now then later. I'll fumble with it some more to make sure all is good before getting another seal. It's a cheap setup for a lot of insurance. Had only to buy an expansion plug to close up the exhaust flange. |
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2007 Stella 225
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Why would a seal be leaking there? Is the crankshaft OD to small? What's behind that seal? I'm used to seeing them with a spring on the backside pulling tight against the shaft.
Would one of these work on there? https://www.skf.com/us/products/industrial-seals/power-transmission-seals/wear-sleeves/skf-speedi-sleeve ![]() |
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Lucky
76 Sprint V, 63 GL, 62 VBB, 05 Stella, 66 Smallstate, 08 Stella (for now)
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These are actually up for grabs. Not mine but are at a local modern shop sort of on consignment I think. I took a bunch of pics and have the engine numbers. Inspected them to the best of my novice ability. Will compile and post in the next couple days. Pm me if you need more info. Engine on the blue one turns, the other one seems to be stuck.
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modkuo wrote: These are actually up for grabs. Not mine but are at a local modern shop sort of on consignment I think. I took a bunch of pics and have the engine numbers. Inspected them to the best of my novice ability. Will compile and post in the next couple days. Pm me if you need more info. Engine on the blue one turns, the other one seems to be stuck. |
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76 Sprint V, 63 GL, 62 VBB, 05 Stella, 66 Smallstate, 08 Stella (for now)
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76 Sprint V, 63 GL, 62 VBB, 05 Stella, 66 Smallstate, 08 Stella (for now)
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76 Sprint V, 63 GL, 62 VBB, 05 Stella, 66 Smallstate, 08 Stella (for now)
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a not so normal vbb2 '64, a weirdo vbx '86, a not so normal pts100 '82 and a yellow sunshine '74 sprint
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76 Sprint V, 63 GL, 62 VBB, 05 Stella, 66 Smallstate, 08 Stella (for now)
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I don't know what it is with me and burning vehicles, but this is how I started my morning...
Jumped up, got dressed, ran outside and that car burning awaited me. I had my hose, which was really about ten feet too short, but I started wetting down the leaves in the alley to try and keep it from spreading until the fire department got there. Turns out the car was stolen this morning, then dumped and torched behind my house. Fortunately, the city is dealing with towing it, and then it's all over but the insurance claim. And as an added bummer for the owner, he had an outstanding felony warrant, so in addition to having a bunch of his tools burnt up (they were in the back of the car), he's going to jail this morning. My next update will hopefully be scooter-related. ![]() Believe it or not, this was totally ineffective!
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76 Sprint V, 63 GL, 62 VBB, 05 Stella, 66 Smallstate, 08 Stella (for now)
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