HEY GUYS THANKS FOR THE IMPUT ON THE WHOLE WATER PUMP LEAK I HAD IN THE 02 VIPER... AS YOU GUYS SUGGESTED IT WAS THE MECHANICAL SEAL. I ORDERED THE SEAL AND REPLACED IT WITH NO PROBLEM. JUST TO LET POEPLE KNOW THE NEW SEAL AND COMES WITH A NEW IMPELLER SEAL WHICH ALSO MUST BE REPLACED. UPON INITAL START UP THE SEAL WILL STILL LEAK FLUID PAST THE WEEP HOLE UNTILL WARMED UP AND BROKEN IN. I STARTED THE SLED AND RAN IT FOR 10 MINUTES AT IDLE I LEAKED HEAVY AT FIRST AND THEN TAPERD OFF. I WAS ALSO BLEEDING THE COOLANT AT THIS TIME. I THEN LET IT COOL AND RESTARTED IT FOR 20 MINUTES I DRIPPED ONCE OR TWICE IN THE BEGINING BUT SEALED UP SHORTLY AFTER. BECAUSE THAT SEAL IS SPRING LOADED AND MECHANICAL YOU HAVE TO BREAK IT IN WITH HEAT AND FRICTION ON THE CERAMIC. IF YOU REBUILD AND SEE LEAKS DONT STRESS UNTILL YOU HAVE RUN IT AND GOT IT UP TO TEMP. P.S. I DID THE SEAL IN THE SLED NO PROBLEMS AT ALL JUST REMOVE THE PIPE AND HAVE AT IT. ANY ONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS I WOULD LOVE TO HELP DROP ME A LINE!!!!!!!!!!!
undefined ALSO THE YAMAHA PART USED FOR THE SEAL CROSSES OVER TO A YAMAHA STREET BIKE SO IF YOUR HAVING A HARD TIME FINDING THE PART GET THE NUMBER AND CALL ALL YAMAHA DEALERS IN YOUR AREA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THANKS AGAIN FOR THE HELP!!!
undefined ALSO THE YAMAHA PART USED FOR THE SEAL CROSSES OVER TO A YAMAHA STREET BIKE SO IF YOUR HAVING A HARD TIME FINDING THE PART GET THE NUMBER AND CALL ALL YAMAHA DEALERS IN YOUR AREA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THANKS AGAIN FOR THE HELP!!!
