clutchcargo
04-20-2008, 09:44 PM
Ok guys, let me pick your brains and see what you think. I took the z out with a fresh engine this past weekend and it ran great until I got it up to higher speeds in 4th and 5th gear. Then it would bog and surge like the clutch was slippping, but the clutch is fine. I took it easy until it cleared up and then it was ok again for awhile. I went through a bunch of water and it started to run like crap again, so I went through all of the usual and found some water in the ignition/flywheel cover. I cleaned it out and it fired right up, so I figured that the problem was solved. It started the same problem again after somemore puddles. So I took the left side cover off and fired it up, at which point, it revved to the moon and I couldn't shut it off {engine ran away}. I tried to shut it off with the kill switch, blocking the airbox and exhaust and only shut down until I popped it into gear with the brakes locked. Is it possible that I have a bad left side crank seal and it's sucking air? Once I reinstalled the cover I was able to start it and get it back to the house and it ran ok as long as I didn't get into higher speeds. It would explain why it ran weird at high speeds, like it was leaning out. Otherwise it ran strong.