Re: 1100 zxi winterizing

Congratulation Steve. Glad to see sharp tuner in this self proclaimed expert
two stroke rapist group.
I remove seals from  inside of front and rear bearings, in addition I
counter bore front seal pocket deeper and install extra aluminum front seal,
this mod offers added protection for rubber seal from high water pressure
entering inside the pump.
I also re machine impeller O.D. and impeller housing to exact same angle,
and re machine all mating surfaces.

George Ski
HPT Sport USA
www.hpt-sport.com
270-898-2617

"Steve Tec" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Scott,
> I have been removing the seals from the cone side bearing in all magnum
pumps and
> putting oil in since 96 I have yet to have any bearing Failures.
> Steve
>
> Scottspjs wrote:
>
> > George,i think we can agree that skat -trak builds the best aftermarket
pumps
> > available.If there was big hp and speed gains to be had from using a
system
> > like yours dont you think they would have adopted a wet system by now?
my ski
> > puts out 225+ hp with the triple pipe motor installed and has not had a
bearing
> > failure since i have owned it.How many times have i repacked the
"sealed"
> > bearings? not once.Most kawasaki pump related problems i have seen are
salt
> > water damage.mostly the wear ring being pushed into the impeller by a
buildup
> > of salt deposits between the ss wear ring and the pump housing.It has a
name
> > but i dont remember it.Giz would know.Maybe you do.It is caused by two
> > different metals not getting along.I have seen much better reliability
from the
> > kawasaki pumps than the sea-doo plastic ones.The o-rings on the sea-doo
pump
> > cones fail often letting water in and taking out everything.I have also
seen
> > them crack across the stator section for no reason.It is just not
feasable to
> > pull the pumps out of each ski just to check the bearings.It would
double the
> > cost of winterizing a kawasaki or yamaha.I do change the pump oil in the
> > sea-doo's as part of the service and install a new o-ring.
>