QUOTE(need2snow @ Feb 18 2008, 06:35 PM)

A picture of the pipes or flanges installed on a 1999 XCR 800, would really help me out. Anyone?
2 out of 3 pipes leak at the donut, and silicone didn't hold. I have no idea if the flanges are on the right cylinders and have tried 3 combinations so far, how many would there be, six? I hate to start cutting pipes to get them to fit, man they are a tight fit in there.
Also, anyone know if the 1999 water pump will fit the 1997 bottom end? The rebuilt pump leaks, and I don't see anything wrong. $200 in new parts, and the new impeller seams to be a real loose fit on the new shaft and I'm sick of screwing with this POS after working on it up in Cable, Wi last week in the below zero cold, not fun.
It ran 200 miles with no loss of coolant, then a quart every 20 miles out the front of the pump.
It did accomplish it's main purpose this trip, "sleeper", LOL, it beat my buddies XC700 with a 120 lb handicap. It is way down on power though, probably pipe leak and too fat on mains so far.
Thanks,
Randy
The '99's and 2000-up motors use the same exhaust manifolds. They need to be positioned like shown in the picture....but then your pipe won't fit over the pump housing. The '99-up XCR 700 or 800 pump will work in your bottom end.
You are using '99 XCR VES pipes right??? The non-VES pipes will also cause a fit problem.