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    Engine over reving

    Sometimes the engine runs wide open full rev without touching the throttle. The only way to stop it is to upshift. Turning the switch off will not kill it at this point. Get the engine slowed down, the switch will work. It has a new piston and reed valve. It did the same thing before the new...
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    Obligatory Wont start thread - Reed valve function

    I just fully assembled an engine that I disassembled because it was froze up. Apparently literally, because I emptied about a pint and a half of water from the fuel flow area of the crankcase. I found a single flap of the reed valve broken. I don't remember which side, because I wasn't paying...
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    Locked up blaster

    I went to look at one from craigslist. When I got there the guy said he came out to start it and after 5 minutes of running, it shut down and locked up. Said it was maybe cause of the oil injector gummed up. I figured a bad piston or something. I wasn't sure where to start so I took the head...
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    My big fat intro

    Hello folks. I picked up a Blaster and found my way here. It is locked up and I need to fix it so ya'll be hearing from me real soon. I'm an all around engine nut. Everyone brings me their junk and I fix it. This is the first 4 wheeler I have ever worked on so will be fun. My friends call me...