I bought my first Blaster today, not running. A buddy of mine bought it off some kid last week but found a project truck he wants. To keep his wife happy he had to get rid of something so I am the proud owner of a $300 locked up 2001 Blaster.
The back story from the previous owner was that it got weak and had low compression. The guy installed a new cylinder and piston, rode it a few hours and it locked up.
I got it home today and pulled the head and jug. The wrist pin bearing shattered and sent chunks down into the crank. The piston was not seized, and the cylinder looks great somehow. The piston will not be reused, it has a small peice chipped off the skirt.
After messing with for a little while and getting all of the pieces I could see I can turn the crank about 270*. The inside of the rod is nice and smooth, and there is no up and down play in it. I'll have to look up what is acceptable for side to side but it feels ok.
What would be the best course of action from here? My plan is to split the case and clean it out. Should I buy a crank kit or is it possible to clean everything up and if it checks out run it?
Thanks,
Joey
The back story from the previous owner was that it got weak and had low compression. The guy installed a new cylinder and piston, rode it a few hours and it locked up.
I got it home today and pulled the head and jug. The wrist pin bearing shattered and sent chunks down into the crank. The piston was not seized, and the cylinder looks great somehow. The piston will not be reused, it has a small peice chipped off the skirt.
After messing with for a little while and getting all of the pieces I could see I can turn the crank about 270*. The inside of the rod is nice and smooth, and there is no up and down play in it. I'll have to look up what is acceptable for side to side but it feels ok.
What would be the best course of action from here? My plan is to split the case and clean it out. Should I buy a crank kit or is it possible to clean everything up and if it checks out run it?
Thanks,
Joey