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  1. Easy to do, just drain the coolant via the drain screw on the water pump housing. Remove the housing (you may need to get a new gasket but I did re-use mine), remove the circlip that holds on the impeller, remove the old water seal (small terminal screwdriver), check the drive shaft for wear, it should be ok, fit the new seal with the wire spring side of the seal facing out. I used a socket of the same size or slightly smaller to press the seal into position.

    If the water boiled you should check that the thermostat is working and that the fan will run!!

    Also if the clutch/gearbox oil is not milky then the water pump seal may be ok and you need to look at fan and thermostat first.

    We use silkolene Pro-cool for coolant.

    Hope this helps

    John

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  2. Mark

    We had the same problem with a 2008 Rev 80, we repacked the tail pipe and the problem went away. possibly it has oiled up since you replaced the tail pipe.

    We also had a misfire on a 2010 Evo 80, this time it was the cdi unit, water had got into the cdi up through the 60mm long outer cable cover.

    we have now sealed the end of this so water can not enter the cdi.

    Hope this helps

    JFC

  3. A Beta 80 would be more than powerful enough and size wise much more manageable than a 125. My sons have Beta Rev80's and they pull my 12 stone up and over banks and rocks.

    The Beta Rev 80 from 2008 onward is a very capable bike from the first ride up to youth C national trials.

    Hope this helps

    JFC :P

  4. Just checked the valves. Spoke to an owner at the weekend who managed it without disturbing the engine - but I can't imagine how on earth he did it?

    I rocked the engine forward in the frame (see picture) exposing valve covers and did the business with the clearances. A bit fiddly and I would recommend getting individual feeler gauges (mine are by WURTH) which you have to modify by bending the ends slightly (again see picture)

    Clearances from Lampkins are INLET 0.10 and EXHAUST 0.15 metric.

    Anyone not familiar with the procedure can view a tutorial on adv rider website - http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55445

    What did you find, were the clearances out of spec?

  5. Have you checked the throttle cable is not sticking / binding or that the slide is dirty and causing the slide to close slowly.

    (when the engine is off can you hear the throttle snap shut when you release the twist grip) :thumbup:

  6. I Removed the swinging arm and linkage today, lubed all the bearings and reassembled, the results were well worth all the effort (smooooth squeak free action :dunce: ).

    It has been mentioned in the beta forum that bearings have been found dry, mine were not dry but needed more grease than I found.

  7. Evo 300 4T, has anyone noticed a backfire on over-run (long downhill with throttle shut),

    my bike will backfire several times while in over-run but is running well in every other situation.

  8. 1. Check several hours from new for bedding in changes then check every 60 hours.

    2. Reduced performance / poor starting / increased mechanical wear.

    3. They don't change a lot generally, but performance as above can be affected dramatically by even small maladjustments. They can change through use by wear and tear / vibration / general mechanical movement etc.

    Thanks Fivemeister :dunce:

 
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