New blaster owner!
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New blaster owner!
Hey guys, kinda new to the site...
Bought a blaster today that needed some work. Was told it needed a top engine rebuild, but was complete. I drove 45 mins to see it and it is a 2001, in decent to good shape. Have a couple questions for you guys...
The kid was going to rebuild it himself so he started taking the plastics off, and I noticed he removed the pipe fromthe cylinder .I am scared that it is going to need more than a bore/piston ring job, and could spiral into a whole engine now. Thoughts?
Bought a blaster today that needed some work. Was told it needed a top engine rebuild, but was complete. I drove 45 mins to see it and it is a 2001, in decent to good shape. Have a couple questions for you guys...
The kid was going to rebuild it himself so he started taking the plastics off, and I noticed he removed the pipe fromthe cylinder .I am scared that it is going to need more than a bore/piston ring job, and could spiral into a whole engine now. Thoughts?
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Ok so I was bored after I shoveled out after the big storm...
The chain is not on so I was having a hard time getting it in gear but I did. I dropped the front end down about 2 feet after having it on blocks(intentionally) onto the ground, and low and behold it kicked over. So,,,, I think it maybe semi-seized in the bore, but I am just going to take the engine out and bring it in the house, and disassemble. I'll take some pictures and you guys can tell me how bad the carnage is. I am used to taking the piston out of the hole, not the hole off the piston, lol
Cheers
The chain is not on so I was having a hard time getting it in gear but I did. I dropped the front end down about 2 feet after having it on blocks(intentionally) onto the ground, and low and behold it kicked over. So,,,, I think it maybe semi-seized in the bore, but I am just going to take the engine out and bring it in the house, and disassemble. I'll take some pictures and you guys can tell me how bad the carnage is. I am used to taking the piston out of the hole, not the hole off the piston, lol
Cheers
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i ended up pulling the engine out and disassembing it in my basement. drained the oil in crankcase, pulled head and jug and rotated crank and piston and there is ice chunks in there, wtf... i tipped it upside down and am letting it thaw out. the exhaust was off, so i am wondering if that is why it is full of water. the rod does not appear bent, by spinning it idk if you could even tell unless it was ever so slightly bent. the jug needs a little taken off, probably .010 or .020
how can it tell if the rod is bent besides the obvious bent you may or may not see
how can it tell if the rod is bent besides the obvious bent you may or may not see
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It's not a bent rod you're looking for,but ANY up and down movement on the lower rod bearing on the crank shaft. Side to side play is acceptable. Hold the rod down low when it's at tdc on the crank and pull up and down. If you feel any play it needs a new rod kit.Plus crank bearings and seals. Any good machine shop can install it and true the crank up.If mine with ice in the bottom end I wouldn't trust just doing a top end any way,but that's just me.http://www.ebay.com/itm/YAMAHA-200-BLASTER-HOT-RODS-CONNECTING-ROD-/360476910940?pt=Motors_ATV_Parts_Accessories&hash=item53ee19255c&vxp=mtr
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