on a scale from 1 to 10 how hard is it to rebuild a 05 rancher 350 and do you need any special tools to do it the honda shop wants $1500 to do it but i am 17 with a part time job

 

why do u want to rebuild it, what did you do to it????

 

i want to rebuild it becaus i have sunk it many times over the handle bars and now it is smoking i went through 1.5q of oil in 3 hr and also has developed a ticking

 

How much an hour does your dealer charge. How much is the average rebuild?

 

The top end on the rancher is simple to rebuild but and you need no special tools but you also say you have developed a ticking that could be valves or timing chain and if it is timing chain you are in for a healthy job since you will have to have a puller to get the flywheel off and if i remember correctly to even get to it you have to pull the motor from the frame. Good luck.

 

when does it smoke??? under load or on hard deceleration?

under load means rings, deceleration is worn valve guides and seals.

i would do a compression test, record the pressure, then put a tablespoon of oil down the spark plug hole, then do it again, and if the pressure rises considerably, then the rings are bad. if NOT, then the valve seals and valve guides are probably bad.

 

You need to pull the pull rope cover off and check and see if you got mud in there and took out the seal.
Getting mud and junk into your motor from this seal going bad will toast a motor........just rebuilding the top end may not be enough.

 

that for the advice guys i hope that i can do it my self but i am not a motor head it is at the shop now and they are going to tell me what is wrong hope it is the rings thanks