My heart shattered today....
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guys, if you could source me out a low KM, good engine for my bike i WILL keep it and ride it till i cant ride no longer!!!!
brveagle, is the wear on the cam cavaties bad though?, will my engine not crater shortly afteri start riding again?, to me it seems as if you clean it up bit it should be fine, the guy working on my bike said that i will lose oil pressure and my engine will destroy itself....
also, in the pictures, it's not burn marks, it's actual gouges or line's in the cams and head, there were metal flakes present....
regardless, let me know about engine's you guys!!!!
brveagle, is the wear on the cam cavaties bad though?, will my engine not crater shortly afteri start riding again?, to me it seems as if you clean it up bit it should be fine, the guy working on my bike said that i will lose oil pressure and my engine will destroy itself....
also, in the pictures, it's not burn marks, it's actual gouges or line's in the cams and head, there were metal flakes present....
regardless, let me know about engine's you guys!!!!
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03-08-2008, 02:04 AM
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RE: My heart shattered today....
ORIGINAL: Takahashi
guys, if you could source me out a low KM, good engine for my bike i WILL keep it and ride it till i cant ride no longer!!!!
brveagle, is the wear on the cam cavaties bad though?, will my engine not crater shortly afteri start riding again?, to me it seems as if you clean it up bit it should be fine, the guy working on my bike said that i will lose oil pressure and my engine will destroy itself....
also, in the pictures, it's not burn marks, it's actual gouges or line's in the cams and head, there were metal flakes present....
regardless, let me know about engine's you guys!!!!
guys, if you could source me out a low KM, good engine for my bike i WILL keep it and ride it till i cant ride no longer!!!!
brveagle, is the wear on the cam cavaties bad though?, will my engine not crater shortly afteri start riding again?, to me it seems as if you clean it up bit it should be fine, the guy working on my bike said that i will lose oil pressure and my engine will destroy itself....
also, in the pictures, it's not burn marks, it's actual gouges or line's in the cams and head, there were metal flakes present....
regardless, let me know about engine's you guys!!!!
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ORIGINAL: KRUSHER F3
I would buff those areas a little, put it back together and fire it up. If it didn't make noise I'd ride it til it did! He may be trying to "scare" you into letting him fix or replace it to make a killing off you (based on your price quotes). If you put it back together and it did only last 2000km so what THEN replace it. then again it may last 2 more years. That's why I like to try to learn as much about something I own so I can work on it myself. You save money, YOU know what's bad or not, and YOU can decide what to fix or not. The ONLY vehicle I've ever had that I don't work on is my wife's '04 Celica. Only thing I've had to do to it is change a headlight bulb once that took 45 minutes, the other is only taking it to dealer for oil changes.
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ORIGINAL: Takahashi
guys, if you could source me out a low KM, good engine for my bike i WILL keep it and ride it till i cant ride no longer!!!!
brveagle, is the wear on the cam cavaties bad though?, will my engine not crater shortly afteri start riding again?, to me it seems as if you clean it up bit it should be fine, the guy working on my bike said that i will lose oil pressure and my engine will destroy itself....
also, in the pictures, it's not burn marks, it's actual gouges or line's in the cams and head, there were metal flakes present....
regardless, let me know about engine's you guys!!!!
guys, if you could source me out a low KM, good engine for my bike i WILL keep it and ride it till i cant ride no longer!!!!
brveagle, is the wear on the cam cavaties bad though?, will my engine not crater shortly afteri start riding again?, to me it seems as if you clean it up bit it should be fine, the guy working on my bike said that i will lose oil pressure and my engine will destroy itself....
also, in the pictures, it's not burn marks, it's actual gouges or line's in the cams and head, there were metal flakes present....
regardless, let me know about engine's you guys!!!!
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I just hope that he does not do something to hurt or harm the engine in the long run since he himself put the bike back together, it's a worry of mine now....
it did not make any obscene noises of any sort, no lack in power, nothing....
all it wanted to do was run hard and pull the front end up when i got on it....
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ORIGINAL: Takahashi
inspiring words, i'm from Calgary Alberta, Canada....
I just hope that he does not do something to hurt or harm the engine in the long run since he himself put the bike back together, it's a worry of mine now....
it did not make any obscene noises of any sort, no lack in power, nothing....
all it wanted to do was run hard and pull the front end up when i got on it....
inspiring words, i'm from Calgary Alberta, Canada....
I just hope that he does not do something to hurt or harm the engine in the long run since he himself put the bike back together, it's a worry of mine now....
it did not make any obscene noises of any sort, no lack in power, nothing....
all it wanted to do was run hard and pull the front end up when i got on it....
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ORIGINAL: brveagle
The gouges could just be from the cam bolts being loose. I really think that if you put it back together it's not going to give you any problems. Alot of mechanics like to use the scare tactic and tell you that can fix it all for xxxx amount of dollars.
The gouges could just be from the cam bolts being loose. I really think that if you put it back together it's not going to give you any problems. Alot of mechanics like to use the scare tactic and tell you that can fix it all for xxxx amount of dollars.
i kindly told him to shove it....
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ORIGINAL: Nauree
how the hell are you gona lose oil pressure because of gouges?
how the hell are you gona lose oil pressure because of gouges?
contridicts itself too, i asked if there was a berring or bushing holding the cam in the head and he said no, and that it floats on a layer of oil....
ismell bull****, but personally, i think if he cleaned it up as he said and put it back together, it should last me a while yet....
THIS is where i keep wondering if he did something to the engine to cause it harm, or shorten it's life....
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ORIGINAL: Takahashi
i asked him that and he gave me a total walk around and pointed to a little crevace....
contridicts itself too, i asked if there was a berring or bushing holding the cam in the head and he said no, and that it floats on a layer of oil....
ismell bull****, but personally, i think if he cleaned it up as he said and put it back together, it should last me a while yet....
THIS is where i keep wondering if he did something to the engine to cause it harm, or shorten it's life....
ORIGINAL: Nauree
how the hell are you gona lose oil pressure because of gouges?
how the hell are you gona lose oil pressure because of gouges?
contridicts itself too, i asked if there was a berring or bushing holding the cam in the head and he said no, and that it floats on a layer of oil....
ismell bull****, but personally, i think if he cleaned it up as he said and put it back together, it should last me a while yet....
THIS is where i keep wondering if he did something to the engine to cause it harm, or shorten it's life....