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Re: maintaining your engine
Old 07-04-2009, 02:30 AM   #5 (permalink)
 
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Default Re: maintaining your engine

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Originally Posted by Kennedy_Power View Post
Cranking compression checks and leak down tests
Also pull the exhaust pipe off the cylinder and roll the engine over so you can look at the rings.
you are a genius-----I would never have thought about taking off the pipe to look at the rings. is the exhaust side the side most likely to have problems with the piston and rings?
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Blaster #1 is a 2001 and has Elka's all around, EHS airbox lid w/K&N and outerwear, Shearer exhaust, Nology ignition kit, vf3 reeds,Klotz SuperTechniplate -32:1 110 leaded race fuel, Belray 80w in the transmission, and is
jetted: +1 pilot jet, 2nd clip from bottom-needle, 320 main-- still working on fine tuning it though!

Blaster #2 is also a 2001 that is totally stock.

Blaster #3 is a 2004 with +2 a-arms, 28mm pwk, FMF exhaust, Works shocks all around, and is going to get a ported 240 big bore 3mm stroker when I get back to work.

My last beast is a 2009 Kawasaki Brute Force 750i

need info on how to tune your carb.- go here--http://www.blasterforum.com/engine-13/copy-how-jet-article-link-excellent-site-17371/

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