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Okay so I wanted to start a thread for current goals and problems I may have with my 2 stroke X7. I made a thread that has info and solutions to problems I had assembling the rear wheel. That thread was for a few specific problems. There's plenty of other info in it - Here's the thread
So today I spent 2 hours remaking and installing a tide cap "v stack". I coulda done it alot faster but I don't have many tools at this house and when looking for the washers after the holes were drilled, I found a bigger bit that I needed for the center hole.
The 1st reason for remaking this is the bolts weren't pulled tight on the first set up because I needed washers. The 2nd reason you'll see in a picture. I found out that since it wasn't pulled tight, there was also gaps between the carb and engine.
So I put it together, still didn't pull tight with 2 washers so I found 2 nuts that had a flat side that went against the cap. They were perfect diameter so the bolts slid through. So I put the nuts first. Then washers. Then bolt heads. It pulled tight and then I got the little filter on it.
Started it up and flew around the block for 20 minutes. Runs good. More to come.

I cut the center out of the old one with a razor knife. New ones good fit.


You can see the breather I put on a few weeks ago and the finished filter.
So today I spent 2 hours remaking and installing a tide cap "v stack". I coulda done it alot faster but I don't have many tools at this house and when looking for the washers after the holes were drilled, I found a bigger bit that I needed for the center hole.
The 1st reason for remaking this is the bolts weren't pulled tight on the first set up because I needed washers. The 2nd reason you'll see in a picture. I found out that since it wasn't pulled tight, there was also gaps between the carb and engine.
So I put it together, still didn't pull tight with 2 washers so I found 2 nuts that had a flat side that went against the cap. They were perfect diameter so the bolts slid through. So I put the nuts first. Then washers. Then bolt heads. It pulled tight and then I got the little filter on it.
Started it up and flew around the block for 20 minutes. Runs good. More to come.

I cut the center out of the old one with a razor knife. New ones good fit.



You can see the breather I put on a few weeks ago and the finished filter.