RE: another darn ryobi post (ryobi performance modification, analysis and comparison)
Sorry I dont have video capabillities. Didnt get a chance today as i had to work on other things. responsibility suks. Maybee tommorow.
What was front bearie difference you have seen on the crank seals. What I have seen is on my older engine the seal was after the inner bearing which leaves no way what so ever to lube the front bearing. the latter model has the crank seal out at the end of the shaft next to the flywheel. This allows for good lubrication of the front breaing but it also inscreases the crank case volume which is undesireable. this is a trade off either way. I think i will put the seal next to the inner bearing and use some grease in the outer bearing and see how this changes performance. I will do this in the reducing crank case volume section of the test.
If you look at the pictures you will see that my newer engine had the cast on mag sheild. You can see how i cleaned up mine and it really looks quite nice.