maintaining your engine

Kennedy_Power · 07-04-2009, 01:52 AM

I can’t push the point too much how important maintaining your engine is.
Here are a few pics. The top ring is almost to the point of splitting into two pieces. The second ring is locked in the ring land. Both ring lands are beat up in the piston.
Clean your air filter and replace parts as needed
Thanks
Check out the pics
Flickr: kennedy_power's Photostream

burnin'_oil_2001 · 07-04-2009, 02:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kennedy_Power

I can’t push the point too much how important maintaining your engine is.
Here are a few pics. The top ring is almost to the point of splitting into two pieces. The second ring is locked in the ring land. Both ring lands are beat up in the piston.
Clean your air filter and replace parts as needed
Thanks
Check out the pics
Flickr: kennedy_power's Photostream

I always worry about this type of damage. My question is how do you know when it is time to replace items. Could something like this be detected with a compression or leakdown test? I have 60hrs on my stock engine and have not taken off the head or cylinder. I do routine maintenance to the other parts on a regular basis. This is why I have left the quad stock for so long. I only just started to not worry when I found out that my friends daugthers Blaster has over 300hrs on the stock piston and rings. How much is sacrificed in reliability for a 35hp engine?

Cmh156 · 07-04-2009, 02:16 AM

Thats how my motor looked after it blew up,guy i got it from ran 25:1 with wallmart oil... Never cleaned the filter,jetted wrong.

Now she is new and purrrrrs.

Kennedy_Power · 07-04-2009, 02:25 AM

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.

burnin'_oil_2001 · 07-04-2009, 02:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kennedy_Power

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?

Cmh156 · 07-04-2009, 02:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kennedy_Power

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.

Yeah ive taken the exhuast and intake off to check,since its new and got like 5 hours its perfect.

Kennedy_Power · 07-04-2009, 02:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by burnin'_oil_2001

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?

Just love working on bikes
The exhaust side of the rings take more of a beating
Hot gases flow past them as the exhaust port cracks open

stinkinlincolnw/blaster · 07-04-2009, 02:41 AM

maintence def impotant, sid note that sheare pipe for the 500 is sick

Kennedy_Power · 07-04-2009, 02:51 AM

Shearer pipes KICK ASS

awk08 · 07-04-2009, 06:36 AM

as always, good info kennedy!!!!

07-04-2009, 01:52 AM	#1 (permalink)
Kennedy_Power Can't Stop, Won't Stop! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Rochester,Michigan Age: 35 Posts: 537 Rep Power: 32 Reputation:	maintaining your engine I can’t push the point too much how important maintaining your engine is. Here are a few pics. The top ring is almost to the point of splitting into two pieces. The second ring is locked in the ring land. Both ring lands are beat up in the piston. Clean your air filter and replace parts as needed Thanks Check out the pics Flickr: kennedy_power's Photostream

07-04-2009, 02:16 AM	#3 (permalink)
Cmh156 4 STROKE ARMY! Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Austintown,OHIO. Age: 17 Posts: 1,003 Rep Power: 0 Reputation:	Re: maintaining your engine Thats how my motor looked after it blew up,guy i got it from ran 25:1 with wallmart oil... Never cleaned the filter,jetted wrong. Now she is new and purrrrrs. __________________ 1992 trx205x! Undergoing a full mx build,expected time to be done is around begining of spring or mid spring.

07-04-2009, 02:25 AM	#4 (permalink)
Kennedy_Power Can't Stop, Won't Stop! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Rochester,Michigan Age: 35 Posts: 537 Rep Power: 32 Reputation:	Re: maintaining your engine 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.

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stinkinlincolnw/blaster Can't Stop, Won't Stop! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: long island, New York Age: 21 Posts: 1,143 Rep Power: 0 Reputation:	Re: maintaining your engine maintence def impotant, sid note that sheare pipe for the 500 is sick

07-04-2009, 02:51 AM	#9 (permalink)
Kennedy_Power Can't Stop, Won't Stop! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Rochester,Michigan Age: 35 Posts: 537 Rep Power: 32 Reputation:	Re: maintaining your engine Shearer pipes KICK ASS

07-04-2009, 06:36 AM	#10 (permalink)
awk08 blasted since 1996 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: johnstown, pennsylvania Age: 46 Posts: 2,111 Rep Power: 41 Reputation:	Re: maintaining your engine as always, good info kennedy!!!! __________________ '01 Blaster, complete motor rebuild.... "Factory Yamaha" bearings and seals, "Hot Rods" crank, "Wiseco" 67mm pro lite forged piston, "Ken Oconnor Racing" porting/head mod "SMS" allen head bolt kit, "Hot Shot" cdi box, "AMR" monster coil, "NGK" iridium plug, Banshee petcock, Keihin 34mm pj , "Pro Design" intake, V-force 3's, "CFM" airbox, "UNI" pod filter, "Factory7" pipe /"LRD"silencer, "Works" dual rate shocks, '05 trx450r rear shock, "DG" bumper, "Renthal" polished aluminum race bend bars, "Oury" grips, "Denton" steering stabilizer, front "Pure Sports Bandits" on "ITP's" rear 20" "Pure Sports Bandits", on 10" "ITP"s "Awk's" custom fabbed - polished airscoops, oil block off, full skidplate, double footpegs, rear hydro's banshee master/gsxr1000 dual piston caliper/ awks conversion brackets front hydro's - banshee master/rappy660 calipers/norman420 spindles

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