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Old 11-21-2016, 12:42 PM   #6
Ariel Red Hunter   Ariel Red Hunter is offline
 
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connectig rod failure

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Originally Posted by wilserchinarider View Post
I lost a motor with a broken connecting rod. I think it may have been from the abuse of submerging the engine in a big puddle. The motor ran after the event, but seemed a bit off and never ran the same after flooding the crank case with water. I'm thinking the connecting rod may have been stressed or cracked during the hydro lock, and broke a few months after idk....just a hunch

http://chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=10003

And you guys thought ole ARH was senile, crazy, or both when he told you guys he always set up his carb so it shut completely off when you let go of the throttle. NOW you know why!


 
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