Lower flywheel teeth look brand new. I have not inspected the reeds yet, is there a way to do so that wouldn’t involve 95 percent of the work of replacing them? I figure if I do this, I might as well be ready to upgrade to carbon reeds while I’m at it. If nothing else, considering I’ll need an oil pump prime, it’ll give me a chance to replace the inline oil filter. I know there is atleast one gasket that will need replaced in get to the reeds, is that it? Are there multiple gaskets worth replacing in addition to new reeds?
On the off chance the engine swallowed a reed piece, would it be worth compression testing before tear into things? I would have to buy a compression tester to do so.
I did notice tonight while inspecting the flywheel, the bottom of oil pump bracket was wet with oil… it’s not immediately clear where it’s coming from, the inside of the cowling looks to be a little wet, but no pooling or anything crazy. Any chance I’ll get lucky and it could just be a loose or cracked line instead of a leaking pump? I know of the foot powder trick, I’ll give it a shot tomorrow and see if I can track that down.