Howdy, i have an 03 blaster and the header is smoking a bit (where it mounts to the engine) , its not really bad but it is at its worst when i start it up, after a few minutes it eventually goes away. but it happens every time. and there is a little bit of an oil leak from the same spot too! i did tighten the bolts as tight as i could but not tight enough to break anything, yet it still smokes and leaks. now the quad has less than 100 miles on it, i did install a UNI airfilter. is it possible the air filter is causing this?? i never did change the jetting, every thing else is all stock! if someone could help me out here i would be very thankfull.

 

i had a blaster with the same problem the only thing wrong wit urs is your exhaust gasket its nothin much very cheap that the only thing wrong

 

maybee its just the exhaust gases.. its probobly just a small leak, when u first start 2-strokes you can see the smoke alot, when it warms up you dont really see it, change the exhaust gasket if their isnt one, get one their like 4$ at car shops.

 

yeah sounds like a exhaust gasket to me to , it wont take much time or $ to replace it , does the blasters exhaust held on w/ springs or bolts at the heads ? if springs like the banshee it will take less than 5 mins to do it , good luck man

 

I was thinking there for a minute that it might be a gasket. my father said that too, but i wanted to be sure before i take it apart. the head-pipe is held by 2 bolts, no problem for a wrench. atleast i hope the gasket fixes it.

well thanks alot for the very QUICK replies i appreciate it a bunch. thats why i like this site so much! so now i dont have to freak out about my quads engine, its just a simple fix lol. (i hope). thanks again!