APE CCT Install - help!
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You'll empty to cooling system..... So first drain the system (if the coolant is fairly fresh and you want to reuse it) into a clean container, or it can also be a good excuse to change the coolant. Remove the hose that is in the way. Tighten the lock-nut and then reinstall everything. Refill the cooling system and you're good to go.
Huh, I'm done, can't believe! As some say: if I did it, everyone can!
So, this last step was also completed with Lazn's help: yup, "jammed" is the word! Jammed that 14mm wrench underneth the hose, than jammed the hose, and then jammed the 16mm wrench over the top of the hose to hold the big nut, turned as much as it went (not much really) and then repeated this whole jammin' session until the nut was tight. As Calitoz would say: PATIENCE is the keyword.
Special thanks to Calitoz for that mother of all CCT threads https://www.superhawkforum.com/forum...ad.php?t=11275 , to Lazn for his PDF instructions (I actually followed his version, which is basically the same, only requires to open the rear valve cover - which is good as it gives better feeling about chain tension, and ensures that marks on the crank are properly aligned), and to all who answered my plea for help - whether with instructions, or just for entertainment.
OK, so another VTR is saved from selfdestruction. Now, on to the final test ride... Until another wrenching adventure, stay well
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Hawk, you're right, I asked, and your answer was right on money - and I truly appreciate it... but I was hoping not to get sucked into another "project". Would be too much for this weekend garage warior
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BTW Crashrat, yeah... For some reason I now have 4 more or less complete VTR engines in my workshop (not counting the one in my bike)... One of them with a CCT failure, one being rebuilt with cams/pistons/the works, and two of them I bought mostly by accident when people decided to go off-roading with their VTR's... I think my VTR parts are procreating... I also have various other parts...
Good to know as I will rebuilding my motor sometime in the future may need parts / advice LOL thanks in advance
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Just fitted manuals ccts on mine. Sounds about the same when cold, maybe a little more whirring than ticking. When I got it to temperature the 2500-3000 flapping-ticking noise from the front tensioner came back. Do you thing I should tighten it a little or I got nothing to worry about now?
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Just fitted manuals ccts on mine. Sounds about the same when cold, maybe a little more whirring than ticking. When I got it to temperature the 2500-3000 flapping-ticking noise from the front tensioner came back. Do you thing I should tighten it a little or I got nothing to worry about now?
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