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  • #180471
    Samuel Phelps
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      US Member - 2 Years

      I have a heard about having too much play in the flywheel . Is this too much on the Speeditwin ..
      https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pE7OEPRai3Y

      #180474
      Anonymous

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        #180481
        Samuel Phelps
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          US Member - 2 Years

          Sorry if this is a stupid question .. Complete newb here just going by what I have read here on this sight .. I’m talking about the free spin of the flywheel .
          If what I have looks normal forget I posted it . I have heard about it shearing the key or something with to much slop in the wheel ?

          #180484
          Buccaneer
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            Take the spark plugs out and check for slop in the piston pin and rod journals, one
            at a time, but rotating engine so the piston you’re checking is on the “down stroke”,
            and take a wood dowel rod and push in on the piston sharply.
            If you feel and hear a “clunk” you know you have play somewhere that should be
            addressed.

            Prepare to be boarded!

            #180490
            Tom
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              US Member

              I hear two different sounds, one when you start to turn the flywheel, and one at the end.

              The first one MAY be rods or wrist pins, but is likely the connection between the crank and the driveshaft. To figure that out you would have to do what Buccaneer mentioned. Alternatively, remove the powerhead from the tower and retest OR have someone put a little back pressure on the rotating prop shaft while you do that test OR just wiggle the prop back and forth a little and see if you hear the same noise.

              The second noise needs to be explored, I can’t determine what that is. Is it possible that the flywheel magnets are hitting the mag plate? Does that sound always occur in the same location of the flywheel rotation? Does it correspond to prop shaft position?

              T

              #180492
              Samuel Phelps
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                US Member - 2 Years

                Sorry that noise you hear is where I took the carb off and covered the intake port with blue tape . The compression is making the tape pop back and forth …

                #180496
                Tom
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                  US Member

                  LOL, well, one mystery solved…

                  #180510
                  outbdnut2
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                    I think you are defining “play” as the distance between being able to feel compression on one cylinder vs the other. It looks pretty normal to me, but I don’t have one of those like yours. Do a compression check. I would define “play” as the amount the flywheel moves before a piston moves.
                    Dave

                    #180519
                    Samuel Phelps
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                      US Member - 2 Years

                      Yes the amount of distance before I feel compression is what I was referring to .. I did the wooden dowel thing and the pistons seemed pretty tight to me with no chatter or anything . Maybe I did that wrong after re-reading Buccaneer’s post .
                      I have checked the compression before I got it running and it was 80 on both cylinders ..

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